I come away from TUNIC feeling a bit sour that it wasn't exactly what I was hoping it would be. Or what I expected it to be based on the opinions of others. The combat and world exploration just don't do it for me, but they are held up by some really enjoyable puzzle-solving and the incredible use of the in-game instruction booklet.

For being a game so many compared to Zelda 1, it shines its brightest when it wants the player to do one of the activities that personally helped me the most during Zelda 1: taking actual notes with pen and paper.

(more in-depth review on my neocities)