Everywhere you look there is a visual feast. To its credit you do get a pretty good sense of the tone of the game from its highly detailed world. How much it’s predictability might bother you will largely depend on how much the minutiae of the story of a game like this matters to you. It does set itself up well despite unabashedly refusing to deviate from the formula in almost any meaningful way. The story is about as cookie-cutter as it gets for RPGs, and you shouldn’t go into it expecting any interesting twists outside of the archetypal characters that you normally see in games like this replaced with rats and frogs. This won’t come easy though, as legions of warty frogs revel at the chance to stand in your way. Of course, the heir to the throne is his son, who you control throughout the treacherous journey of rescuing and re-establishing the rat kingdom to its former glory. After a sustained period of tranquility, the rat kingdom once again finds itself in peril as the aging king can no longer protect it. Tails of Iron starts off at the peak of a long-fought rivalry between two kingdoms the frogs and the rats. While it does seem to check a lot of the boxes that a game like this should, I still never quite felt all of its pieces click into place in a consistently satisfying way. Tails of Iron strives to be a game that accomplishes all of this with its light emphasis on RPG mechanics and a rather bleak, somber overall tone. It’s also equally uncommon for such ideas to blend together in a seamless way that doesn’t feel forced or inorganic. Keeping their unique art style, Odd Bug Studio is now building upon its development experience to create the adventure RPG title, Tails of Iron.It’s not every day that you come across a game that juxtaposes a whimsical story-book art style full of forest animals with a brutal weapon-based combat system. For more information about United Label Games, please visit About Odd Bug Studioīased in Manchester, UK, Odd Bug Studio is the team behind the unique and original game The Lost Bear, a 2D VR platformer. Our objective is to work with both highly experienced teams and passionate start-ups, offering them a publishing structure for success. Later this year, we will release Tails of Iron, a stunning hack-n-slash action-RPG. In summer 2021, we published Eldest Souls, a pixel-art boss-rush game, which became an instant hit among top streamers globally thanks to its challenging but fair soulslike combat. ![]() Röki, the studio’s inaugural release, received critical acclaim upon its launch in late 2020, and was nominated for best ‘Debut Indie Game’ at both The Game Awards and Baftas. Tails of Iron arrives on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC on September 17, 2021, and can be wishlisted/pre-ordered here: įounded in 2018, United Label is a publishing house specialising in highly ambitious, lovingly-crafted video game titles. Physical copies of Tails of Iron can be pre-ordered now at select stores, and include the Crimson Knight DLC pack, containing: Savage boss fights against the Frog Clan’s deadly, oversized generalsĪ gorgeous and lovingly crafted 2D hand-drawn art style Hidden blueprints to forge new and powerful weapons Players will need to observe their individual movesets and react accordingly in order to come out triumphant.īrutal combat, inspired by the souls-like genre, featuring dodge-rolls, parry bashes and fatal executionsĪ vast and treacherous Kingdom comprised of six distinct biomes, each with its own hidden paths and secretsĪ compelling story narrated by the deep, raspy vocals of the legendary Doug CockleĬustomisable attack styles with a vast array of distinct weapons and armorĪ range of side quests offering players additional gold on-the-side From the lance-touting Lans Alot, to the rat-flesh-feasting Bloki Magu, these cold-blooded amphibians each present their own unique combat challenge. The trailer also unveils the savage boss fights that lie in store, as players attempt to take on the Frog clan’s oversized generals that patrol the land. This compelling conflict is narrated throughout by the iconic vocals of the legendary Doug Cockle (Geralt of Rivia from The Witcher game series). When the deadly Frog Clan invades, Redgi, heir to the Rat Throne, must assemble a band of fearless comrades and fight back to save his crumbling kingdom. ![]() Created by indie development team, Odd Bug Studio, and published by United Label, Tails of Iron takes players on a perilous quest across a deceptively charming, immersive, hand-drawn world.
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