#TAILS OF IRON GERALT SERIES#

RedgiвЂ™s design and character animations combined with the hand drawn backgrounds allow us to feel as though weвЂ™re interacting with a piece of art itself opposed to simply another character within a game.

There are beautiful, vibrant colors that truly make the backgrounds stand out for the entire game. The absence of spoken dialogue forces players to focus on the pictures and hand drawn backgrounds, further immersing us into the story of the game. OddBug Studios did a great job, however, of making this an addition by subtraction. On the other hand, the sound they make can be incredibly squeaky and unpleasant. The sounds are pretty funny to be honest, reminiscent of Charlie BrownвЂ™s teacher in the cartoon. DonвЂ™t worry though, because if you forget the proper order, the in-game map does a great job of showing you where you need to go. Instead, youвЂ™ll see four thought bubbles pop up showing castle, frog, key, dungeon rescue. If you need to travel to a castle in order to slay the frog so that you can get the key to unlock the dungeon and rescue your friend, donвЂ™t expect to hear that spoken to you.

#TAILS OF IRON GERALT SERIES#

All communication throughout the game is accomplished by a series of grunts, squeaks and thought bubble pictures which appear over the charactersвЂ™ heads. In fact, the only voice you hear is Doug Cockle, who you know as the voice of The WitcherвЂ™s Geralt of Rivia. In Tails of Iron, there is no spoken dialogue between the characters. Dialogue would be one of the first similarities you see. Those who played UbisoftвЂ™s Valiant Hearts and Child of Light will immediately see resemblance in Tails of Iron. Yes, you read that sentence correctly.Д«efore continuing, IвЂ™d be remiss if I didnвЂ™t point out the irony in the title, Tails of Iron (opposed to Tales of Iron). Developed by OddBug Studios and published by CI Games, Tails of Iron tells the story of a rat prince Redgi (pronounced Reggie) who soon becomes rat king Redgi after witnessing his father killed in front of him by the power hungry frog empire. The hand drawn 2D animation is a favorite medium of mine, so my interest was immediately perked. Tails of Iron stood out to me right away when I first saw the announce trailer on XboxвЂ™s Youtube page. Combined with the 2D hand-drawn environments and strategy that it employs, Tails of Iron is a welcome addition that fans of the RPG genre and newcomers alike will enjoy Tails of Iron is an RPG throwback to the classic, old school combat and strategy style seldom used that often anymore.

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