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A Princess' Tale2016

A Princess' Tale

2016 Aldorlea Games65Worthwhile

Playtime

ShortPlayers typically spend about 4 hours in the game.

Playable on

Available on

Game modes

Details

Launch
May 20, 2016
Themes
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Overview

What happens when the fate of the world falls into the hands of the most irresponsible bubblehead to ever trip over royal birth? Play this 16-bit style old-school RPG and find out!

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Reception

I played through this game to the end, largely because it was pretty short. It wasn't bad or anything, but I honestly wouldn't recommend it to others. Story - It's not complicated, and it is more or less complete, but it still felt a bit lacking. There's even a bit of info thrown out at one point that begged for at least a side quest, but then it's...

Steam, , 46 found it helpful

It's a pretty basic JRPG game using RPG Maker as the engine. If that alone bothers you, you've probably already made up your mind about this game. It does use many stock assets, but the dungeons are nicely laid out. My only complaint is that some of the icons don't really match the item they're associated with. It's a little short but priced accordingly. The...

Steam, , 12 found it helpful

Right now I wouldn't recommend A Princess Tale at this price. There are several spelling errors in the game itself, including the characters names. The mouse controls were horrid and made it extremely difficult to play the game, and there was an option for keyboard but it was the typical "WASD" keys it was the Arrow keys and enter, having the option...

Steam, , 10 found it helpful

Got this in the sale as I wouldn't pay full price for it but ok for a few hours distraction. Story has some funny bits. It's not a bad story is, would be better if it had a few side quests and perhaps was fleshed out a bit more.

As I said ok for a few hours distraction as its pretty short one, the normal rpgs I usually play are usually 20+hours.

Steam, , 6 found it helpful

A Review of 'A Princess' Tale': Or, The Paradox of Unspooling Yarn in a Labyrinth of Self-Referential Mirth (Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Cat) To engage with *A Princess' Tale* is to siphon the nectar of absurdity through a straw woven from the sinews of its own fourth-wall carcass, a recursive ouroboros of 16-bit pixels that both...

Steam, , 2 found it helpful