Buy it if you like
- Story: 65 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Difficulty: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Controls: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Crashes: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 317 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 161 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
55% of themes are praise18% are divided27% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
65 of 161 sampled reviews raised it
What immediately sets TAA apart from other JRPGs is actually not its gameplay, but how it goes about telling its story.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
57 of 161 sampled reviews raised it
There are guilds, which can be used for a myriad of purposes from crafting gear to unlocking new spells to debuffing enemies/buffing you, to additional damage in battle, which adds a bit of flavor to replayability.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
42 of 161 sampled reviews raised it
While the combat here does take a more traditional turn-based approach, it also provides some cool additions to that usual formula.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
18 of 161 sampled reviews raised it
The 3D models look great for the most part, but when you look at textures on the field or on buildings and such, it just looks bad by comparison.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
16 of 161 sampled reviews raised it
The OST by Masashi Hamauzu gave me strong FFX vibes, and considering that's my favorite OST of all time, I had high hopes.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
14 of 161 sampled reviews raised it
Plus, there are even playable characters with animal ears and tail, so I couldn’t resist.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story65 reviews
Gameplay57 reviews
Combat42 reviews
Graphics18 reviews
Audio16 reviews
Characters14 reviews
Divided opinion
Steam Deck75% still recommend
Interface75% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty52% still recommend
Controls73% still recommend
Crashes56% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$39.99
The lowest we've tracked is $9.99.
4 points recordedtoday · $39.99
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