Tails of Iron 2 Whiskers of Winter Review (Steam)
Tails of Iron 2 Whiskers of Winter Review, Embark upon a vast, snow-ravaged kingdom in Tails of Iron 2, the sequel to the critically acclaimed action RPG. As Arlo, heir to the Warden of the Wastes, adventures through harsh northern lands, home to giant beasts and ragtag bandits, in an epic quest to overcome an ancient, blood-starved evil.
Tails of Iron 2 Whiskers of Winter Review Pros:
- Decent hand-drawn graphics style.
- 3.44GB download size.
- Steam achievements.
- Full controller support.
- Video settings – resolution, fullscreen, fps cap, v-sync, gamma, and screen size.
- Game settings – camera shake slider, language, vibration, attack indicators, damage values, and flashing lights.
- You can remap the controls.
- 3 save slots.
- Three game difficulties – Fairy Tail mode, Tails of Iron mode, and Bloody Whisker mode.
- Fast loading times.
- Beautiful cutscenes and character interactions.
- Great voice work.
- Loadout slots for armor, weapons, and items.
- Weapons and armor will show red and green text for anything like resistance, weight, poison damage, etc.
- A 2D game world with animated backgrounds.
- You have a weight limit and everything has a weight value attached to it.
- The Bestiary fills in as you encounter enemies and bosses.
- The map fills in as you explore and fills in points of interest.
- Action adventure gameplay.
- Tutorial pop-ups as you play along with button prompts.
- You have a central village within the castle walls where you can use the blacksmith for crafting new weapons and armour, the kitchen to cook up new meals, a shop and get missions. Or rather you did and now you have to rebuild it.
- Main story missions mixed with optional side missions.
- The world map lets you get an overview of an area and travel around.
- Full quest log menu.
- When crafting or getting reward items you can choose to equip it there and then, you even get the comparison table before doing so.
- Bladed weapons have a sharpness meter and you use whetstone to sharpen it and get a buff.
- Fruits can be collected around the world and are used to replenish health.
- Save points are everywhere and is a bench you sit on.
- Hack and slash combat, you do need to learn patterns but you can roll though enemies and attacks.
- Loot enemies for materials or gear.
- Big boss encounters.
- Fully parry system to open up attacks and counters.
- Unlock fast travel points to other lands.
- Discover new towns and villages full of shops and my memorable characters.
- Buy and sell items and gear.
- There are ranged and melee weapons.
- I love how you can create your own build and every weapon feels wildly different.
- It is a fantastic world with some beautiful locations.
- It’s a game that holds your hand early on but then let’s you go and you are free to explore and do anything you want really.
- Rebuild your kingdom and improve structures to improve and add to what you can craft.
Tails of Iron 2 Whiskers of Winter Review Cons:
- The jump is very spongy and takes some getting used to.
- No real I’m game voice it’s more a narrator over the top.
- Slow starter of a game with a lot of stop-start storytelling and world-building.
- I never felt confident as to knowing when or if the game saved automatically.
- The combat is not always great, the rolling drags fights out and I just felt like all the combat could do with being tightened up a bit.
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Tails of Iron 2 Whiskers of Winter:
Developer: Odd Bug Studio
Publisher: United Label
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