Cris Tales

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Summary

Discover a unique combination of branching stories, innovative combat, and classic RPG gameplay in Cris Tales’ exciting and unforgettable exploration of how our actions echo through time. Join the newly awakened Time Mage, Crisbell, and her fantastical companions in a fantasy world facing a grim future. The powerful Time Empress and her forces threaten to bring about a cataclysm tearing apart Crystallis and the other four Kingdoms of the region.

Storyline

To stop the Time Empress and rewrite the future of the land, you will embark on a harrowing journey across the kingdoms, meeting and recruiting powerful allies to aid in the fight. Master their abilities and Crisbell’s unique Time Magic to overcome mighty foes: send them into the past to face their weaker, younger selves; to the future where they’ve succumbed to all the damage of a poison applied in the present; or create your own strategies in this one-of-a-kind combat system. Your choices in this world will have far-reaching consequences for everyone you meet. Peer into the past, act in the present, and watch as your choices dynamically change the future -- all on one screen as you play!


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Cris Tales Reviews & Ratings

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Review by annualblooms [user]
July 30, 2022

The game has some flaws that can be expected from a smaller development team with less resources but it’s a great love letter to the genre.The game has some flaws that can be expected from a smaller development team with less resources but it’s a great love letter to the genre. The overall aesthetics such as character designs and environments are exceptional and there is a lot of heart behind the protagonist. The issues come in with the battle system where enemies are extremely inconsistent, and tapping the reaction buttons can be tedious for a turn-based system. The voice acting and plot were also all over the place. 8/10 based on my experience and not on technical achievements

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Review by Nebby [user]
February 23, 2022

I like this game, it's really pretty and the gameplay is unique and fun. My only problem is that the loading time takes forever and there is aI like this game, it's really pretty and the gameplay is unique and fun. My only problem is that the loading time takes forever and there is a loading screen every time you get in to a battle, and battles are random encounters.

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Review by GameCritics
January 21, 2022

Overall, this is an impressive first title from a young indie studio. An enjoyable cast of characters with great designs combined with an incredibly solid battle system facilitate an engaging story full of twists and turns. It may not win any awards for pure originality, but we do stand on the shoulders of giants, and in this sense Cris Tales rises higher because of it.

80
Review by tom974 [user]
November 28, 2021

Given you like old school classic turn based RPG, this is a must play. Beautiful arttistic direction and OST, characters are well built, theGiven you like old school classic turn based RPG, this is a must play. Beautiful arttistic direction and OST, characters are well built, the story is deeper than the artistic direction would let you think. The mechanic of time powers could have been deeper too but there are some nice ideas and the main bosses will ask some reflexion from you. I didn't experience any bugs. And this is rare enough to mention it : every dialogs are (nicely) voiced.

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Review by S1LVERSurfer93 [user]
October 28, 2021

What a lovely journey Cris Tales is. The art style is beautiful. The story is fun and heartwarming. The gameplay is entertaining andWhat a lovely journey Cris Tales is. The art style is beautiful. The story is fun and heartwarming. The gameplay is entertaining and nostalgic. Shoutout to the active timing mechanic for scoring bonus attacks and critical hits that I’ve always dreamed of in a turn based combat system. Also the time power mechanic brings a wonderful additional strategic layer to combat and exploration. Best of all, gamepass makes a game like this so much more discoverable and enjoyable. I highly recommend anyone with gamepass go and check out Cris Tales.

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Game Information
Release Date July 19, 2021
Publisher SYCK, Dreams Uncorporated, Modus Games
Content Rated T (Teen)
Game Modes Single player
Player Perspectives Side view
Genres Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Themes Action, Fantasy
Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Google Stadia