#Ghost of a tale key locations series#

Tilo, on the other hand, is unable to wield anything more deadly than a bottle with which he can at best temporarily knock out a guard, provided his foe’s not wearing a metal helmet. Tilo has no recourse against the rat army he’s up against - they not only tower over him in stature, but are often clad in armor and bearing weapons. The difference is that, while Souls-like games can still be enjoyed based purely on their action combat merits, Ghost of a Tale doesn’t offer a lot of excitement in its gameplay.

#Ghost of a tale key locations series#

Even though it’s not your run-of-the-mill RPG by any stretch of the imagination, there’s a good bit of potential tucked away in the adventure of this little four-legged minstrel.īelying its adorable animal-kingdom theme and setting, Ghost of a Tale looks to FromSoftware’s Souls series in the way it presents its narrative, which is to say that a very large chunk of it is tucked away in item descriptions and codex entries accessible during dialog.

However, digging into the game further reveals some genre staples, like quests and a leveling system, as well as the large amount of care the developer invested into establishing a unique and interesting new world to explore, with some impressive production values and writing along the way. Combat, for instance, is entirely absent. First-time developer SeithCG’s Ghost of a Tale rides a fine line of what constitutes an RPG. The first hour or two I spent with Tilo, the little minstrel on a quest to save his mousey wife from the clutches of the rat army known as the Red Paw, featured very few familiar gameplay elements one would expect to find in an RPG.