Developer: Odd Bug Games
Steam Deck Compatibility?: Verified
Rrp: £21.99 (Humble, Steam and Epic)
How best to sum this game up succinctly? Well the opening line on the games Steam page covers it pretty well “Tails of Iron is an epic RPG adventure with punishingly brutal combat.” Having played this game, yeah I can very much agree with that statement.
In this Redwall-esq world, you play as a rat named Redgi. Redgi is no simple rat though, he’s a prince and he’s prince that’s on a mission to take back his kingdom from the invading forces of the Frog clans.
It has to be said that this game takes a lot of cues from Hollow Knight, originally I was going to say Dark Souls series but after much consideration I believe this game takes more inspiration from Hollow Knight than any of the Fromsoft games. Such as using benches to rest at and the equipment system being very easy to understand.
The combat is a much more considered affair, requiring you to pay attention to the enemies cues to work out when to dodge, parry or strike. Doing any one of these too late or too early can result in very dire circumstances very quickly.
I love the artstyle the developers have used to give the game the look of an illuminated manuscript. I especially like the Clangers style whistle used by the characters to communicate while the symbolic speech bubble appears. Of course, not all the conversation is like that, thoughout the game you’ll hear a narrator speak what’s on Redgis mind in English. I suppose it was too much to ask for the game to stick to the speech bubbles and clanger whistles.
Definitely a great game, a bit short when compared to the likes of Hollow Knight but absolutely well worth it.
