DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale

DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale

Steam Deck Playable

Tristan Barona · RPG · Sep 16, 2019

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $2.49.

85%
Very Positive
88 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 88 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 73 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
66% of themes are praise17% are divided17% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Never enough urban JRPGs, great story and humour.
39 of 73 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Also I like the focus on story over gameplay, yet the combat system still manages to be fun without being bogged down in gear and stat optimisation.
10 of 73 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
In quick tl;dr summary: While I'm not yet finished with the game, I'm having a lot of fun with it, the soundtrack is bangin', and it's a fun story for a good price.
10 of 73 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Not a bad thing, but a bit jarring at first, especially since the dialogue portrait's art style is infinitely more interesting and engaging and feels less like an awkward attempt to emulate the graphical style of say the MOTHER series, though it is nice to see the inspiration.
5 of 73 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters39 reviews
Gameplay10 reviews
Audio10 reviews
Graphics5 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat31 reviews
87%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty7 reviews
86%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.49.

4 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
85%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
16
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.

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