Tyranny, the latest role-playing game from Obsidian Entertainment, has released for PC today.
The turn-based game features similar gameplay mechanics to Pillars of Eternity, Obsidian’s previous Kickstarter-funded role-playing title.
Tyranny provides players with a unique perspective of morality compared to the traditional balance of good and evil found in the fantasy RPG genre.
Here’s what the critics had to say about Tyranny:
PCGamesN – 8/10
Despite this disappointment, I can’t help but be impressed with what Tyranny does get right. Though I’ve mentioned Knights of the Old Republic II and Planescape: Torment, there isn’t really another RPG like Obsidian’s latest.
It’s incredibly bold, and if you go down the darker path, often sickening.
When it’s at its best – pretty much the entirety of the fantastic and thankfully quite meaty second act – it more than holds its own against the greatest PC RPGs.
GameRant – 4.5/5
Of course, the game is not perfect, and some may find the odd all-or-nothing decision regarding forces to recruit jarring, or the locations within the world itself a little too devoid of scope to be a truly immersive experience.
However, it’s in the large concepts, and in its gentle manipulation of the player’s trained responses, that Tyranny finds its purpose.
A must-have for fans of the genre, and a worthwhile title for those after a truly different experience.
PCGamer – 75/100
It’s hard not to let an ending like that color my impressions of Tyranny.
At the same time, my second playthrough has reminded me what a memorable journey it was before everything deflated in service of setting the stage for a sequel.
Tyranny has fantastic ideas and its worldbuilding is unparalleled, but botches the execution, preventing it from all coming together to form a modern classic.
When the story isn’t pushing you to make specific decisions or bombarding you with repetitive combat, it feels like it could have rivalled the likes of Baldur’s Gate 2 or Planescape: Torment.
It’s still worth playing, but Tyranny falls far short of the excellent standard set by Pillars of Eternity.
HardcoreGamer – 4/5
Mastering the nuances of everything that is offered and learning how to best interact with each faction and party member will take time.
For those who have the time and desire, however, this is one of the more rewarding time sink titles available.
With the winter months on the horizon, Tyranny is a highly-recommended game to lock yourself away with while waiting for the weather to warm up.
Expansive – 9/10
The combination of Obsidian and Paradox is the closest thing to a gaming dream team we can imagine and the result of that partnership definitely does not disappoint.
Simply put, Tyranny is the finest RPG to launch this year and I love it.
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