The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics
February 4, 2020
The highly anticipated Netflix series, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, comes to life as a thrilling tactical strategy game! In The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance - Tactics, fans can experience the fantasy world of Thra by playing through – and going beyond – the events of the series. …
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"Its beginning hours may not be exciting but once things start to open up, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics becomes a fantastic SRPG that allows for a great deal of party customization and offers plenty of varied battle …"
Read original review"Sorry Netflix, but this one needed another QA pass. I will be the first to admit that I didn&s;t finish Age of Resistance Tactics. All it did was make me want to watch the Netflix series again, and I did! …"
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"The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics brings to the Nintendo Switch a turn-based strategy game based on the Netflix series and Jim Henson&s;s classic puppet movie and while this game relies more on CGI than on puppets, the spirit …"
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"It&s;s highly unlikely that The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics is going to be winning any awards for originality or genre-defining evolutions. That said, it&s;s a perfectly competent tactics experience, set in a world that many have grown to …"
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"The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics is, at its very best, a mediocre game with some decent ideas"
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"The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics is a nice strategic RPG, however its tie-in nature is in fact a limit to its potential. Who knows what it could have been if BonusXP would have poured a bit more of …"
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"The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics is a solid game, especially if you like the source material. If you aren&s;t interested in the show or strategy games, then this won&s;t convince you to like them in any meaningful way. …"
Read original review"The Dark Crystal fans will certainly be happy to leap back into the world originally created by Jim Henson once again with The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics, but those just looking for a new tactical RPG to play …"
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"An enjoyable addendum to The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, Tactics offers hours of strategic fun, though those familiar with the source material will get the most out of it."
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"Regardless of who it’s for, ultimately The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance falls somewhat flat."
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"The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance - Tactics is a fairly entertaining game, and if you’re a fan of the turn-based RPG genre or The Dark Crystal I think you would do well to give it a try."
Read original review"The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics is a competent tactics game that doesn&s;t rely on its license for much beyond window dressing. Though the gameplay is entertaining and works well, there is little in this game that ties it …"
Read original review"A fun strategy RPG that offers something for everyone but lacks an enjoyable story, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics assumes players are fans of the original movie, which is absolutely required viewing to get the most out of …"
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"Tactics is for those who&s;ve watched The Dark Crystal, but it doesn&s;t hold a candle to the depth and richness of the show. You should give that a go, though. I know it&s;s got Muppets in it. It&s;s still good."
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"The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics falls into the trap of mimicking the greats of its genre without understanding what made them so great. While a passable strategy game at best, the only saving grace of Age of Resistance …"
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"Strong combat dragged down by grind-heavy design, messy menus, and missing quality of life features."
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"The uninspired material is unable elevate the game&s;s moth-eaten ramblings about good and evil."
Read original review"All in all, Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal Age of Resistance Tactics is better as a television series than a video game. However, if you’re looking to spend more time in this universe you’ll find enough to be satisfied."
Read original review"The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics isn&s;t a swing and miss, because there wasn&s;t a swing. This is a quirky and strangely-charming world, but the game has dulled it to a bog-standard strategy game, leaving behind the technical prowess …"
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"Despite my complaints, I really did enjoy playing The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics. As a fan of the genre, I found a lot to appreciate, despite my lack of familiarity with the source material. Though I can’t say …"
Read original review"The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics has some flaws but overall I walked away feeling good about it."
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"The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics doesn&s;t do much to stand out from other turn-based tactics games, but it treats both the genre and the show—and therefore the fans of each—with the respect they deserve."
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"Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance is a series mainly created for fans with the intention of drawing in more interested parties."
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"The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics has nothing to offer that isn&s;t better in other games, comics books, or movies."
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"Too much grinding and a limited array of tactical options hold the game back"
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"he answer is this: a confused, incomplete narrative, an uninspired fantasy world, and some of the most shallow tactics RPG action that we&s;ve ever seen in a game."
Read original review"If you&s;re a huge fan of The Dark Crystal you may get a kick from Age of Resistance Tactics, but it doesn&s;t do nearly enough to stand out in a fairly busy genre"
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"The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics can be a passable, if bland, strategy RPG with great inspirations, but lacks the polish or depth to make a strong impression of its own."
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"The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics is a pretty solid, if wholly unspectacular little tactical title."
Read original review"The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics is quite a sizeable game for its price – you can expect to get at least ten hours of play out of it. It has decent music and visuals, too. It’s just a …"
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"This Netflix tie-in is an awkward adaptation, but a surprisingly smart strategy game."
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"The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics is a mid-tier game with a top-tier Netflix tie-in. Where it delivers on tactical combat, it falls down in being overly grindy for resources, and a direct-from-mobile interface. If you like tactics, and …"
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"The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics doesn&s;t do justice to its source material, nor does it come close to matching the excellence of the games it draws inspiration from- but it&s;s solid enough. And sometimes, "solid enough" is good …"
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"The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics is a serviceable strategy RPG, but doesn&s;t make use of its license or innovate in its genre enough to make much of an impression."
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"Based on an important IP, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics is a competent game that doesn&s;t do anything too good or too bad, but it&s;ll hardly conquer anyone besides the most passionate about the series."
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"Ultimately, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics feels like two love letters in the same package. It clearly goes out of its way to deliver the narrative of the Netflix series in a reasonably solid fashion, and utilizes some …"
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