Tails of Iron Review | Best Adventure Game This Year?

[@oddbugstudio]

This was great! You just get the game, was a pleasure to watch! Thanks for reviewing!

[@IndieGamePulse]

Those are the kindest words a developer could write on a review. I feel like my dad is proud of me 😊 Long live Kind Redgi!

[@BlackJim]

@@IndieGamePulse and also King Redgi! 🤟🏻

[@IndieGamePulse]

@@BlackJim I'm gonna leave it XD

[@FlowerAngelRave]

I think I’d prefer watching a playthrough rather than play it myself, if only because souls-like combat is something I tend to find frustrating. I won’t deny that this does look and sound absolutely amazing though and that a lot of people will get a lot of enjoyment out of it. It seems fantastic in many ways. Thanks for the review.

[@IndieGamePulse]

That's fair! Souls-like combat seems to be one of the most divisive game mechanics, either you love it or you hate it. Maybe equally as divisive as the roguelike/lite genre lol.

[@s1lent_gr]

Skill issue lol

[@discobacon5160]

Just finished it. It was really good! I will be on the lookout for the next thing these guys make

[@IndieGamePulse]

Agreed, I'm very excited for future developments! Thanks for watching and commenting 😊

[@sfbsfb]

Cody this was a great review. Excellent discussion of the combat. Ironically, this is the opposite of your Amazing Circus video, where you didn’t like the game so much - but I happened to see another reviewer who (somewhat) liked that game. For Tails of Iron, I happened to see another review last week that was decidedly negative. I think he had some criticisms of the combat and movement. Anyway, it really demonstrates how subjective all these reviews are; we all react so differently to the same things. As for me, I haven’t tried this yet, but the aesthetics are absolutely compelling. The heavy outline reminds me of stained glass. But the muted color palette is something else entirely.

[@IndieGamePulse]

Scott, I 100% agree! Reviews are subjective to the reviewers preferences and personal experiences and connections. Sometimes a game just click, some take a bit to warm up to, and other just never take flight. But again, a lot of that comes down to personal opinions. In my experience, if you've found a reviewer that recommends games that you've enjoyed, or helped you find one that you enjoy, then you can start to trust them a little better :) In a game like Tails of Iron, the beautiful art like you mentioned doesn't hurt its chances of players falling in love with it. The stained glass is an excellent comparison too! I hope you get a chance to try it someday so you can let me know what you think :)

[@markracer3281]

Subscribed and just ordered a PS4 copy from Amazon!!! Thank you for a most comprehensive review, you are awesome!!!

[@IndieGamePulse]

Happy I could help Mark! Let me know how you enjoy it. Thanks too for your kind words and support 😊

[@generaljohnston501st]

Hey my man, heard of this game and found your breakdown, exactly what I was looking for! The video is actually really good! Great pace, poignant and informative. I left a like, this comment, AND a SUB. Also love the channel name! Keep it up!

[@IndieGamePulse]

Wow, thank you so much for your kind words, and for helping support the channel in every way possible! Your comment has brightened my day 😊 I hope you enjoy the game if you get the time to play it. I really cannot say enough good things about it!

[@patriciodorime]

People say that this game its too hard but how?, I'm a very bad player at every single game and im not dying over and over again on the bosses, the only one that made me frustrate was Green Wart

[@Dillon1561]

Stumbled on this review after seeing it offered for PS+ and seeing your enthusiasm for this game sold it for me. I look forward to your channel blowing up one day. 2.61k subs on the way to a Million

[@benjamindover7936]

Love this game! Felt the backtracking and sewer sidequests a bit tedious and absurd boss hitboxes but beside that amazing mini adventure for sure

[@EricShoe]

What a time for indies. I’m finishing up Psychonauts 2 and then I’ll move on to either Eastward, Tails of Iron, or Twelve Minutes. I sort of consider Psychonauts to be an indie given that it was crowdfunded haha. Thanks for the review!

[@IndieGamePulse]

What a time indeed! Just between yesterday and today, Tails of Iron, TOEM, Severed Steel, Eastward, and even more came out! Obviously I highly recommend Tails of Iron, but from what I've heard, you can't go wrong with Eastward either. Twelve Minutes...I've heard some complaints of being overly repetitive and a slog later in the game, but I can't speak to that personally. Thankfully next week looks a little quieter, and we'll finally get a full look at Sable :)

[@EricShoe]

@@IndieGamePulse Seriously! There’s been a lull in AAA games these recent years, which has really allowed me to delve into indies. I haven’t looked at any reviews for Twelve Minutes yet, but that does make me a bit more wary to try it out. I haven’t seen much about Sable but it looks promising!

[@IndieGamePulse]

@@EricShoe it just feels like the AAA games are running out of ideas, at least the shooters I used to spend a lot of time playing, and that's why I started playing so many indies. So many great ideas coming to fruition, it's a great time to be a gamer 😊

[@EricShoe]

@@IndieGamePulse Absolutely! Even AAA single-player games have been playing it too safe. Indie’s are a win-win; Cheaper and usually a better experience imo.

[@IndieGamePulse]

@@EricShoe plus, as much as I love.games like The Witcher 3 or Mass Effect, I just don't have 50+ hours to put into games anymore lol indies really help with that too! How did you like Psychonauts 2 btw?

[@geminisundone]

Great review. Just downloaded it as it's free on PS+ this month. Hope it looks n plays nice on my ps5! Love dark souls so I think I'll fall in love with this. Subbed. ✌️

[@idanshilv3565]

I saw gameplay at Geoffrey's stream, and I wasn't too impressed. But after hearing your opinion I might try the game myself! Thank you for reviewing.

[@IndieGamePulse]

I'll let my video do the talking since I discussed it at length, but I think it's a wonderful game! 😄

[@hellhunter9478]

Got the game and it was love at first sight. One of my favorites games so far and with the voice of geralt of rivia as a narator it makes the story even more compleling. The art style is pure pleasure for my eyes and it keeps me wondering how they managed to draw like that

[@IndieGamePulse]

100% agree, the visual style and details kept me coming back! Great gameplay too, but such wonderful artwork 🤙

[@AntiWhiteOut]

We didn't have bug juice in my day. We had hi C and these plastic barrels of juice, can't remember the name.

[@IndieGamePulse]

We called those bad boys Huggies, can't remember if that was the real name though 😅

[@asphyxiafeeling]

On sale for $9.99 on switch until October 31st. Your review got me to pull the trigger and purchase, thanks!

[@IndieGamePulse]

Enjoy mate! Feel free to let me know what you think after playing 😀

[@MrKakibuy]

Thank you for the review, Im going to play now!

[@IndieGamePulse]

Do it! And let me know what you think after you've played a bit :)

[@Dknightxs]

Just got this game on switch oled, i am amazed at how polished it is.

[@Vladimirledeux]

Awesome review! Loved your thoughts about the combat. I was thinking of maybe a different fix (not sure what) but just using their posturing would be good.

[@IndieGamePulse]

Thank you Vlad! Yeah, more emphasis on the enemy posture would have made it playable without the signals, I think. Although the combat being a little easier for a souls-like game helped me get to the story and world a lot faster than usual, so I can't complain too much!

[@D0ctorCool]

Another fantastic review. I love me a good boss fight!

[@IndieGamePulse]

Thanks mate! This is the rare case where I wished they were a little more difficult, but for the most part they are great 👍

[@AsadAnjum]

Wait, there's a real life juice called bug juice? Who the hell thought that sounded appetizing lmao Also, great review dude, I was excited when you mentioned it on the discord but this definitely sealed the deal, I'm absolutely swamped with games rn but I'll etch out some time for this one

[@IndieGamePulse]

lmao dude! You've never had Bug Juice? It's not good, total sugar rush, but if there's nothing else around, I would drink one. I firmly believe that you will enjoy this whenever you get the time to play it. It's souls-like, but cute and humorous too. Quite a lethal combination in my opinion.

[@AsadAnjum]

@@IndieGamePulse yeah honestly sounds right up my alley. The game, not the juice. I'll never drink something called bug juice idc if I'm dying of thirst in the middle of a desert 😂

[@JerBearGaming90]

Just bought while it's on sale. I grabbed the switch version. Thank you for the review and getting me off the fence.

[@IndieGamePulse]

I hope you enjoy it! Would love to hear your thoughts after playing it 😁

[@microdavid7098]

nice. I expected this game to be too dark and gritty but I guess it's a regular soulslike. I guess I might check this out

[@IndieGamePulse]

It has dark moments, but overall the premise is charming and the story pretty funny and enjoyable!

[@hoppoehlathan6705]

Awesome video man. The game indeed looks amazing. This is one of those game i know i will play down the line. Personally, not a fan of souls-like games because of the difficulty and frustration but if this game is, as you said, easier than most, i'm definitely down for it. I really like you have different resistances against different types of enemies as well.

[@IndieGamePulse]

You're an experienced gamer, I'm sure you could hold your own here 😉 Enter my giveaway if you're on Twitter! It's pretty empty so far, and ends tomorrow, so you might be able to play it sooner rather than later.

[@hoppoehlathan6705]

@@IndieGamePulse Lol. Cheers for the reminder. Forgot all about it. Entered it with the account that i use to follow NBA trade deals :D

[@IndieGamePulse]

@@hoppoehlathan6705 haha who is your team? I'm embarrassed to tell you mine...it's Orlando 😒

[@hoppoehlathan6705]

@@IndieGamePulse Oof. You guys have it rough. Hope they will draft good enough in the next years that it will be fun to watch. I'm still very excited to see how Jonathan Isaac and Mo Bamba will develop. Me, I'm a Heat fan. Optimistic about our chances this year. Hopefully, we won't choke like last year, lol. That was brutal.

[@IndieGamePulse]

Sadly, I've only followed the NBA loosely after Dwight Howard left Orlando (yes, it's been a while. It still hurts) At least the Heat have won a championship within recent memory! But yeah, choking never feels good. I'm a big baseball fan, and am just waiting for the Yankees to narrowly miss the playoffs this year (or get cheated out of a World Series appearance by the Astros again xD)

[@marksantory410]

This is on sale right now on ps4 store for only 9$ so im downloading it now. Great video! Has me pumped to play this in. FEw minutes.

[@IndieGamePulse]

I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

[@marksantory410]

@@IndieGamePulse i love it. I wasnt expecting the big moment to happen to start the war when it happend lol. I dont wanna spoil it incase anyone is reading comments before they buy.. so SPOILERS.... when you are about to recieve the crown and a spear flies out of nowhere to kill the king and war breaks out, man i was like woah wtf lol. I actually flinced bc i as so into these adorable mice squeaking at each other them BAM murder and fire everywhere lol. I love this game and have been looking for something like this since prob hollowknight.

[@IndieGamePulse]

@@marksantory410 Yes!! That moment got me so good, and set the stage for how brutal the war was going to be throughout the game. I'm so glad you enjoyed it mate 🤙

[@GoodTalkHQ]

Heyo Cody, great review my friend! This game does look cool

[@IndieGamePulse]

Thanks JP!

[@duskyazure2398]

Great review, not the biggest fan of rats but you definitely made it sound like a game I need to play 😊 so good to see a few games out this week where the devs have released the finished game and that the hype has been justified

[@IndieGamePulse]

Absolutely man, this week actually surprised me bc I was looking ahead to Sable! But Eastward and Tails of Iron both have been getting really positive reviews! And TOEM is another one, if you like more casual adventures :)

[@duskyazure2398]

@@IndieGamePulse yeah picked up Eastward on launch and caught some of your TOEM stream too - this is looking like an expensive month for indie games for me

[@IndieGamePulse]

Expensive indeed! Right now, at least on my calendar, October looks to be a little slower, but we're still a week and a half away, and who knows what else will be announced.

[@amatmulisha2978]

Gonna get this soon. Just bought eastward for switch. This game look damn nice. Yeah other review i read give it a high score. It’s tough but fair. Sound good to me

[@IndieGamePulse]

Hey Amat, thanks for watching! What a week for indie games huh? How are you enjoying Eastward? Between Tails of Iron and a couple other reviews I'm working on, I haven't had a chance yet to play.

[@amatmulisha2978]

@@IndieGamePulse you should review it. Amazing beautiful game. Definitely 10/10 from me. Amazing soundtrack,nice and hilarious dialogue,very funny and unique dozens of NPC characters and the best part is that gorgeous pixel art style. So gorgeous. There’s also lot of pop culture in the game.

[@IndieGamePulse]

From the trailer, it's apparent how beautiful the game is, but there isn't much shown of characters or story. Glad to hear that it lives up to or even exceed expectations! I love games that include a healthy dose of humor, like Undertale, and even Tails of Iron to a degree, even though it's more subtle with the musical conversations ;)

[@amatmulisha2978]

@@IndieGamePulse haha. Agreed with you. Im guaranteed you gonna enjoyed the hilarious of the dialogue in the game. Thanks for the review. Going to get the Tails of iron tonight. 😄

[@amatmulisha2978]

@@IndieGamePulse im subscribe to you. It’s a rare for a content creator to reply to the audience community in honest way. Keep up the work dude.

[@szymonjakubowski6429]

Great opinion, mate :) Must play!

[@IndieGamePulse]

Thanks Szymon! It's your style of game then? I think most people could find one good reason or another to play 😁

[@BreakingEd1ts]

I think i might play this soon

[@IndieGamePulse]

I think you should ;)

[@IndieGamePulse]

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[@Foxhound302x]

Once this goes on sale its mine. I love the fact that the little rats speak in those cute sounds. Lets go holiday sales!!

[@IndieGamePulse]

It's great man! Fingers crossed this one will hit a sale soon 🤞

[@reggiesimon6705]

It's on sale on the playstation store in case you were still waiting on that.

[@Foxhound302x]

@@reggiesimon6705 damn it, ima wait to try n get it on my Switch cuz my wife hogs the ps4 to play Apex. Dude i also just bought Assassin Creed Valhalla for the ps4 from Gamestop for $20. Thanks anyways my itchy fingers might pull the trigger though.

[@IndieGamePulse]

@@Foxhound302x also free dlc for Tails of Iron dropping today on all platforms!

[@mobilemag6570]

There is a menu option to turn the tells off

[@IndieGamePulse]

Well, now there is 😅

[@bfpskater]

never played souls but I know I'll dig this, just bought it

[@IndieGamePulse]

I hope you enjoy it!

[@fastica]

Great review. Subscribed!

[@IndieGamePulse]

Thanks so much Federico! Glad to have you here :)

[@feeamerie5011]

Imported this from Playasia- my Metroidvania GOTY so far.

[@IndieGamePulse]

The artwork alone put it in my top 10 for the year, just a beauty to look at! And the gameplay and storytelling is excellent as well. I too put it very high on my 2021 GOTY list!

[@jeremyallen5974]

It'll do until we get an actual Redwall game

[@redbeardnj]

Switch, pc, xbox and ps4 gameplay? So any difference in performance between them?

[@evanvuohijoki]

You can turn the colours off

[@jackbaker3618]

I love this game

[@JardinDeLucioles]

I don't know if I just missed the info but on what platform have you played it?

[@IndieGamePulse]

Hi Philippe, I played on PC via Steam, and even with playing a pre-release version, I didn't experience any bugs.

[@JardinDeLucioles]

@@IndieGamePulse Thank you! :)

[@brett4741]

I turned off the rat sounds so annoying

[@knks3052]

Which will i prefer switch or ps5?!

[@IndieGamePulse]

Thanks for watching, and great question. I would say PS5, but purely for graphical reasons :)

[@joearnold6881]

Weird. “Bug juice” when I was a kid was what you called cheap fruit punch

[@IndieGamePulse]

I mean, it kind of is now too. lol Those actual Bug Juice drinks are like gatorade but 3x concentrated

[@joearnold6881]

@@IndieGamePulse oh, ew! Lol

[@franzfleur7472]

Too bad it's only 7 hrs of gameplay =/ leaving me wanting, don't pay full price get it on sale lol

[@Duh-pro-of-23]

F$&@ YEAH!!!

[@maximilienfrobespierre7683]

Great review!

[@IndieGamePulse]

Thanks!

[@issaelynuma9001]

It´s a medieval Dark Souls rat. 9.5/10

[@justanegsfan]

whoever decided to color code 2 of the attacks as red and the rest as different colors, youre a terrible developer. i give up on your game. supposed to react to the different attacks but 2 seperate attacks are color coded as red so its hard to react properly. i wanted to platinum the game but now i give up because all of the bosses are op af and the story is lame as sht

[@benjamindover7936]

Make ur own game then 😹😹

[@ramtintashakkor7311]

boring repetitive game

[@navos2003]

Very insightful

[@ramtintashakkor7311]

@@navos2003 i apologize that my comment clearly hurt your feelings.

[@navos2003]

@@ramtintashakkor7311 Well done, your parents raised a fine young gentleman.