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Outcast Tales: The First Journey

2024

Should you play it?

Experience the beginning of a grand adventure in Outcast Tales: The First Journey. Engage in deep tactical battles, make tough decisions, and choose your own adventures - write an Outcast Tale that’s unique to you!

What works
  • Engaging tactical combat
  • Strong narrative and humor
  • High replayability with randomized events
  • Well-developed character relationships
  • Free prologue with good content
Things to keep in mind
  • Some mechanics feel unpolished or overly random
  • Short demo limits content and progression
  • Combat can be frustrating or unbalanced
  • Interface and tutorial could be improved
  • Humor and writing style may not appeal to all

What to play next

Top picks

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  • Dead In Vinland

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  • Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition

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Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

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  • Monster Girls and the Mysterious Adventure 2

  • Heroines of Swords & Spells
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Outcast Tales: The First Journey: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

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