The WhatsNext verdict
For Players who enjoy text-rich RPGs, unusual worlds, and choices about identity, memory, and consequence.: Explore the Ninth World, shape the Last Castoff through dialogue and decisions, and uncover a personal story about what one life can mean. Tradeoff: The experience leans heavily on reading, dialogue, and choice-driven exploration, with less emphasis on action combat.
What it does best
role-playing (rpg)
strategy
turn-based strategy (tbs)
fantasy
The setup
What you are walking into
Torment: Tides of Numenera is a game set in the world of Monte Cook's new tabletop RPG setting, Numenera. Torment continues the thematic legacy of Planescape: Torment, the critically acclaimed role-playing game from 1999 that's considered by many to be a hallmark for storytelling in computer RPGs. With Torment, we're creating a rich role-playing experience that explores similar deep, personal themes.
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