Darker Tides
Valkyria Games · 2023 · RPG, JRPG, Party-Based RPG, CRPG, 2D
PC
3 user reviews67% · 3
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About Darker Tides
SUMMARY
This is a 2D old-school RPG in the vein of Last Heroes and Skyfall.
Aala is a curious and dedicated young woman living with her brother in the peaceful village of Whitehollow. With an ever increasing curiousity for stories, she found a great source of them in an older villager named Dagon. A seasoned pirate who sailed all four corners of the world in his youth. One day, Aala hears from Dagon a different story, one that will change her life forever, one in which she is the hero.
A beast of unmeasurable power is rising from the depths of the sea, it seeks to engulf the world with it's dark tentacles, it's up to Aala to stop the Kraken.
FEATURES
- Mythological storyline taking reference from the greath myths and fairy tales
- A vast and varied world to explore, from snowy places, to green and desertic ones
- Sidequests to complete that adds to the world's lore
- A quest journal to keep track of your objectives
- Mouse support
- Over 15 hours of gameplay
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Fun, but a little on the short side.2 found this helpful
Good game. Story: A simple story about Aala's role to head out and prevent the Kraken's awakening. System: Definitely added onto the rpmaker system, with more variety with the skills. Art Style: Good. Music: Really good. Maps: Decently large, well detailed, and some additional maps. Overall: Pretty good game, it is short as well, but well deserved time.1 found this helpful
Darker Tides looks and plays like an early RPG Maker game. And I don't mean that in a good way. It has all the usual suspects: Undefined boundaries that let you wander off-screen. A quest log that's pretty much useless. No map. No way to move around. Virtually deserted areas where even the NPCs just stand around and don't react. I'm sure I've forgotten some of the things that annoyed me while playing. Well, at least there's no grinding. All enemies are visible and, once defeated, disappear forever. And, as is typical for games from this publisher, the enemies have a homing missile effect. There's no escape unless you start running early. Well, running isn't really an option either. Which brings us to the biggest problem. The battles barely yield any gold. Just enough to equip yourself with better weapons. But the enemy groups hit hard, and your own party is more of a petting zoo than a fighting force. Consequently, you'll usually find yourself with no mana points left after just two or three battles. And as I said, using potions is simply far too expensive. So you end up having to return to the nearest town a good dozen times in each dungeon... which is incredibly time-consuming …
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