Tales of Old: Dominus

Item: Tales of Old: Dominus
Rating: 57
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-11-06

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Summary

Game has high potential and value.
Impressive visuals and atmospheric presentation.
Developed impressively by a solo developer.
Features robust medieval RPG mechanics.
Game is currently unfinished and unstable.
Suffers from poor UI, clunky controls, and bugs.

Emotions

Satisfaction17%Frustration17%Disappointment16%Appreciation7%Optimism7%

Reviews (sample size): 70
Helpful reviews: 83%
Unhelpful reviews: 17%
Protest reviews: 0%

57%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
43%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 145
Negative points: 140
Gameplay points: 16
Perf. points: 4
Rec. points: 33
Misc points: 22

Point	Description	Importance
High Potential and Value Description The game is seen as having significant potential, offering a lot of content and a solid concept for its price point. Reviewers often state it's a "steal" or "amazing value," believing it will grow with updates and developer support, making it a worthwhile investment. Importance 97%	The game is seen as having significant potential, offering a lot of content and a solid concept for its price point. Reviewers often state it's a "steal" or "amazing value," believing it will grow with updates and developer support, making it a worthwhile investment.	97%
Impressive Visuals & Atmosphere Description Players consistently praise the game's graphics, animations, and overall visual quality, especially for an indie title. The dark, gritty medieval atmosphere is particularly highlighted as effective and immersive, with detailed environments like towns and forests contributing to the game's strong aesthetic appeal. Importance 72%	Players consistently praise the game's graphics, animations, and overall visual quality, especially for an indie title. The dark, gritty medieval atmosphere is particularly highlighted as effective and immersive, with detailed environments like towns and forests contributing to the game's strong aesthetic appeal.	72%
Impressive Solo Developer Effort Description Players are highly impressed that such an ambitious and feature-rich game was predominantly created by a single developer. The visible passion, commitment, and responsiveness of the developer, coupled with active bug fixing and updates, contribute to a positive perception of the game's development and future. Importance 71%	Players are highly impressed that such an ambitious and feature-rich game was predominantly created by a single developer. The visible passion, commitment, and responsiveness of the developer, coupled with active bug fixing and updates, contribute to a positive perception of the game's development and future.	71%
Robust Medieval RPG Mechanics Description The game offers a rich blend of classic RPG elements including challenging, visceral combat, deep crafting and survival systems, and character progression. A standout feature is the extensive settlement building, management, and rebellion mechanics, allowing players to build a village, recruit NPCs, and lead an army in an immersive, open-world medieval simulator with strategic camp claiming and stealth options. Importance 70%	The game offers a rich blend of classic RPG elements including challenging, visceral combat, deep crafting and survival systems, and character progression. A standout feature is the extensive settlement building, management, and rebellion mechanics, allowing players to build a village, recruit NPCs, and lead an army in an immersive, open-world medieval simulator with strategic camp claiming and stealth options.	70%
Compelling Story and Characters Description The game's narrative is frequently praised for being interesting, engaging, and easy to follow, often drawing comparisons to historical epics. Reviewers appreciate the well-written main characters and a relatable protagonist, enhancing the overall experience. Importance 42%	The game's narrative is frequently praised for being interesting, engaging, and easy to follow, often drawing comparisons to historical epics. Reviewers appreciate the well-written main characters and a relatable protagonist, enhancing the overall experience.	42%
Quality Audio and User Interface Description Players appreciate the great voice acting and engaging conversations, which enhance the narrative and world. The melancholic medieval soundtrack also contributes to the atmosphere, complemented by a clean and nicely designed inventory system. Importance 16%	Players appreciate the great voice acting and engaging conversations, which enhance the narrative and world. The melancholic medieval soundtrack also contributes to the atmosphere, complemented by a clean and nicely designed inventory system.	16%
Immersive Open-World Experience Description The game creates a strong sense of immersion through its large world, with activities like riding through forests or sneaking at night being highlighted as particularly atmospheric and tense. This contributes significantly to the feeling of being within a medieval setting. Importance 13%	The game creates a strong sense of immersion through its large world, with activities like riding through forests or sneaking at night being highlighted as particularly atmospheric and tense. This contributes significantly to the feeling of being within a medieval setting.	13%
Minor Bugs Not Detrimental Description While bugs are present, players generally feel they are not severe enough to significantly detract from the overall enjoyment. This perspective is often tempered by the game's indie nature and active development. Importance 4%	While bugs are present, players generally feel they are not severe enough to significantly detract from the overall enjoyment. This perspective is often tempered by the game's indie nature and active development.	4%

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