I was going to give this a 4.5 rather than a full 5, but the game is just full of so much love that it'd feel awful to do that.

Tunic is the game that's given me the most authentic and raw feeling of discovery I've felt since I was a kid. It feels scientifically generated to trigger that childlike sense of wonder, and is so inventive and interesting. Full of so many puzzles and so much intrigue, every single thing in the game is interesting, and every new object you find comes with questions and solutions.

I have some issues with some gameplay things- towards the end of the game there's questionable choices regarding combat that I didn't like, and it CAN be quite difficult (accessibility options available), but the core of the game is exploration, and it's perfected.

There's really not a lot to say without spoiling such an incredible experience (I think if you're going to play this game, it should absolutely be blind), but I can highly recommend it to anyone who wants to feel the feeling that made them fall in love with gaming as a child. And after you beat the game and do everything you can find to do, you might want to google the more deeper level secrets the community found- it's really amazing what's in this game.

Reviewed on Jan 22, 2023


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