Cris Tales

"That charming, throwaway exchange is just one of the many ways in which the game’s strong writing and character development help to mitigate the campaign’s tedious final hours. It feels like the video game equivalent of a shaggy-dog joke, and …"

"This love letter to classic JRPGs has a lot of heart &a; charm, but is a bit rough around the edges."

"Cris Tales shines with its astounding aesthetics and the way it manages the time travel elements, specially in combat. But, at the same time, it seems to be stuck on the past, bringing most of the glaring problems of the …"

"‎In this regard, the work developed by the folks of ‎‎Dreams Uncorporated,‎‎SYCK and Poppy Works focuses part of her personality on a precious appearance that makes her even more palatable in the eyes of other people. In the same way, …"

"Cris Tales never manages to build its curious premise into an entertaining tool."

"Cris Tales starts strong as a time travel RPG set in a beautiful world, but suffers from a misguided plot and combat woes"

"Cris Tales&s; number one selling point is its use of time manipulation as both a plot device and battle mechanic. It&s;s what makes the entire experience. It&s;s a solid mid-range game, great for teens and adults looking for a fairly …"

"Cris Tales is a solid RPG dragged down by a creative gimmick that never realizes its true potential"

"While Cris Tales offers a stirring adventure — packed full of wit and character — numerous mechanical shortcomings frequently put the brakes on its excitable spirit. A victim of unfulfilled ambition, Cris Tales doesn’t quite deliver on its clever premise …"

"Cris Tales is a delightful adventure, which will not fail to satisfy players looking for a fairytale and well-structured experience."

"A nice tribute to the JRPG with a personality all its own and a beautiful story, which however lacks depth and fails to give the right weight to its most peculiar mechanics."

"Cris Tales is a beautiful indie RPG that is held back by various issues, keeping it from being one of the greats. Incredible story, filled with exciting characters, areas and interesting time powers, makes it worth the play. However, held …"

"Cris Tales has an inspiring visual style with inventive mechanics, but it doesn&s;t fully flesh out its world and ideas."

"If you strip that away from Cris Tales, what you have left is a charming and serviceable RPG that is also packed with quite a few flaws and questionable design choices. Cris Tales is definitely worth a playthrough if you’re …"

"The developers of Cris Tales set out to make a love letter to the genre. When writing a love letter it&s;s easy to cloud your judgement at times. You&s;re after all so head over heels into it. Do you really …"

"The battle system is very intuitive and keeps gameplay from becoming too repetitive. The few issues like the constant loading screens and lack of autosave may frustrate players as it&s;s a very long game. However these aren&s;t deal breakers as …"

"I’m impressed with Dreams Uncorporated and Syck’s maiden effort. Cris Tales charming RPG, full of color, interesting colors, and life, and I’ve enjoyed my time with it so far. Some of the monster designs are A+ as well, such as …"

"As much as I love the aesthetics of Cris Tales, there are issues with the gameplay that affect the experience. Although fans of retro JRPGs will be able to overlook the constant random battles, lack of auto-save, and the monotonous …"

"Cris Tales embraces the old model of JRPGs, making it feel like a well-worn experience for seasoned fans of the genre. All of the charm, whimsy, and innocence of Final Fantasy and The Legend Of Zelda ooze throughout the game’s …"

"You’ll steadily gain access to new characters throughout your adventure. Not only are they wonderfully entertaining during the story, but they also have unique abilities in battle that can really mix up how you fight. It keeps the game feeling …"

"An attractive JPRG with a hugely innovative central time manipulation mechanic, it seems as though the developers behind the game fell head over heels in love with that element of Cris Tales design at the expense of crafting a world …"

"For a game so favorably-regarded and closely-monitored in its build-up to release, it&s;s hard to shake off the minor disappointment and frustrations that Cris Tales generates in its final form."

"Though it doesn&s;t quite stick the landing, Cris Tales is an enjoyable turn-based RPG adventure with a lovable story about a found family bending time to save the world."

"The way characters move and express in combat never gets old, even as everything around it quickly does. I can see the massive amount of love and care put into one element of the game, which conveniently is the most …"

"Add this in with an opening that is brutal, even more mechanics that get thrown away or ignored long term (why have the tent that heals your party cost 10,000 marbles, what Cris Tales uses for currency, when by the …"

"Cris Tales offers up a satisfying take on classic JRPG tropes while sprinkling in some interesting new gameplay ideas and an incredible art style. Though some aspects of combat can be frustrating and the pacing can occasionally feel like it&s;s …"

"Cris Tales is a gorgeous, heartfelt, and often creative adventure that provides an interesting peek at a culture not well-represented in the world of gaming. Sadly, it falls a bit short of its grand potential due to some mechanical and …"

"Cris Tales isn’t going to blow anyone away, and probably won’t gain a huge following, but I still enjoyed most of my time with the game. There are enough positive points to balance out some of the glaring and more …"

"Foes can be cast into the past or future in a whimsical time-bending throwback that celebrates Colombia"

"Cris Tales is an absolutely incredible homage to classic JRPGs, whilst taking care to modernise their core mechanics for modern audiences. The gorgeous visual style, superb voice acting, clever mechanics and emotive story-telling all combine together here to make an …"

"Cris Tales is one of the best independent games from Latin America. Without a doubt, one of the titles of 2021 that you cannot miss."

"Playing Cris Tales is like reading an especially lyrical Paulo Coelho novel, except every ten pages or so, someone slaps it out of your hands. Then you realise some pages are out of order, and you need to flick through …"

"Cris Tales is a clever time-traveling JRPG that&s;s held back by monotonous combat."

"If you listen to Cris Tales talk, it sings with love for its influences. But sometimes, maybe we can love too many things. The game is remarkable on a variety of fronts, notably its look, its sound, and its love …"