Table of Tales: The Crooked Crown

When the board first came to life and the narrator first started speaking, I KNEW this game was going to be something special... well I was wrong. Short version: If you're looking for a tactical TTRPG experience, I'd look elsewhere. If these designers were running a D&D campaign like they do this game, I'd never come back after the first session and proceed to warn others to avoid their campaigns. Long Version: This game looks good on the surface with a unique idea and charming presentation. Unfortunately, that is all it has. If you want to beat the game, here's the only game guide you need "Rush. The. Objective." There's also a bunch of stuff that doesn't seem to be working properly and is poorly explained. There seems to be some kind of hidden cooldown mechanic on some of the cards (that or it's just broken and won't let me use them when I definitely have enough power and targets in range), and the game is fairly easy. Not that easy is a bad thing, but through most of the missions the enemies are doing 1-2 damage, then on the final battle, all enemies suddenly do 3, 5, & 6 points of damage ON TOP of environmental hazards that we're seeing for the first time ever. On top of that, the "GMing" is awful. For making a big deal about your choices mattering, they sure tried hard to make sure none of your choices actually matter. It's basically "do you want to start this encounter here or here." And then there's the liberal use of the old "those enemies will keep coming until you do the one thing I want you to do!" The bird even tells you as much saying things like "What I'm trying to say is those redhats will keep coming. You need to find a way to deal with the sniper" or "There's no way your heroes can beat all of them; they just keep coming." On one of the missions, I went out of my way to get an NPC a weapon to make them more useful, then in the next mission they guy is right back to having no weapon. If you're not actually going to give me a meaningful choice, then don't pretend to give me a choice at all.

I wish steam had a mixed review option. This game is GREAT but VERY buggy and with VERY strange controls. For me game just softlocked so I couldn't complete the last (as I presume) location, the world just wouldn't load. Also why does the bird has to say the same comment EVERY time I click on a quest action? Like, I'm capable of remembering stuff for a couple of minutes, don't need to tell me the same stuff 100 times in a row. So, I still recommend to buy and try it, it's a great experience, but be aware that it can just softlock for no reason with no way to fix or reload an older save.

Clunky controls. Bland tactical and rpg elements mixed with endless swarms of enemies. Just a slog.

saved the govenor seven years passed. get the fancy ship after he dies go to hammers stop. can find no way to escape. you cant use your ship, the dingy, or go through the gate. tried for 30 mins. this game is just frustrating. I get tired of theres more red hats coming you must escape with no clues to how. said you need to talk to the friend but no option to. If you want frustration with no way to progress this is the game for you.

*PLAYING WITHOUT VR* Unfortunately, In an early level the game got to a point where it froze and no buttons did anything (couldn't click escape to go to the menu, etc.). I re-loaded and it worked okay so I got through that fight, and later I quit to menu and left the game. When I restarted, it brought me back to that same fight. I've just loaded it up three times and it's locked up each time at the point where I'm doing an essential part of the mission. I have a successful roll (or not), the game says that it was either successful or not, and then I can't do anything at that point and it's totally locked up. The game seems like it would be fun if I could play it. Unfortunately I've put this in for refund.

Have tried to play this non-VR, so take that with a grain of salt. The controls make it almost unplayable. Buttons don't work, the camera is uncooperative, and I yelled more than once at my monitor as my team of idiots executed some suicidal nonsense I didn't intend. The story's mid, the combat is simple.

Ridiculous Terrible pandersome modern safe corporate writing, crew, cast etc. Perfectly soulless and corporate. All the modernity vibes - if you like entertainment in 2020-2024 overall, honestly, like large companies games and movies - you will love this - truly. If you do not like modern entertainment stay very, very, very far away.

Don't do it to yourself, this game is absolute rubbish. Poor graphics followed by worse camera controls/system, tedious game play, annoying dialogues and horrendous repetitive music. Nothing about this is any good, it quite literally gave me cancer.

Ta lindo, es una aventurita estilo D&D con narración y combates por turnos. Tiene un gran "pero", y es que está desarrollado para VR, por lo que tiene sus pequeñas imperfecciones en cámara e interfaz. Hay algunas decisiones que cambian un poco el desarrollo de la historia, y visualmente tiene un gran encanto, ya que el estilo juego de mesa le da un aspecto de "diorama" interesante, con destacables cambios de escenas. Así que, a pesar de no tener VR, lo disfruté, pero imagino que con este, la experiencia sería mucho mejor.

loved it ..short lived beat it 1st time round but very enjoyable ....keep looking for DLC i would buy