This game embodies the feeling older gamers have told me they felt in the OG Zelda games. Feelings that I never connected with due to how those adventures have aged. But playing Tunic, I feel like I finally get it. Tunic is an addicting, exciting quest. Discovering and decoding its world is as satisfying as slowly unraveling a complicated knot, pull by pull.
The only obtuse moments come in the post-game, where the game becomes most ambiguous both in plot and progression. You REALLY have to think outside the box to deduce the final endgame elements. I myself had to turn to the internet for clues, and given how few complete walk-throughs there are to date, I imagine many players are still figuring this all out.
Having defeated the primary foe, relished its beautiful world and SUBLIME soundtrack, and made my own guesses about the overall narrative, I'm fine stepping away from this without the "real ending" and declaring it one of the best indie games I've ever played.
The only obtuse moments come in the post-game, where the game becomes most ambiguous both in plot and progression. You REALLY have to think outside the box to deduce the final endgame elements. I myself had to turn to the internet for clues, and given how few complete walk-throughs there are to date, I imagine many players are still figuring this all out.
Having defeated the primary foe, relished its beautiful world and SUBLIME soundtrack, and made my own guesses about the overall narrative, I'm fine stepping away from this without the "real ending" and declaring it one of the best indie games I've ever played.