Tainted Grail: Conquest - Review

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REVIEW: 'Tainted Grail: Conquest' is the Best of its Kind (PC)

Tainted Grail: Conquest is punishingly difficult, but it is also incredibly deep with an intriguing narrative and fantastic design. Developed and published by Polish studio Awaken Realms Digital, Tainted Grail: Conquest is a spin-off of the board game Tainted Grail: Fall of Avalon. The game is a deck-building roguelike RPG that is incredibly deep and slowly builds in complexity and scope over a player's multiple runs.

The story takes place on the island of Avalon, a hostile wilderness being colonized by humans with a meager survival rate. It begins with the player waking up in an infinite nothingness before a strange goat-like creature approaches them. The player is informed that the world has ended, driven by humanity's greed. Yet, the player has been spared by Death and suspended in a world where the past and future are jumbled together, giving them an opportunity to figure it all out and stop it from happening. The story is hooking right from the start, even if it is laid out with some heavy exposition.

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TL;DR

Tainted Grail: Conquest is definitely not a title for everyone. Its difficulty and dark atmosphere will undoubtedly be too much for many players out there, even some fans of RPGs, deck-builders, or roguelike. However, for fans that do want those aspects, it's one of the best in the genre. There are countless hours for players to find in the game, and the deep mechanics and systems are incredibly rewarding across the board.

Score: 9/10

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Picked it up yesterday on sale. Was not disappointed, even if it chugs a little on my current potato. New spud incoming.

Got it through GoG but had so many graphical and slow down issues, and so refunded. I am using an old laptop, but Steam forums indicate it is a more general issue (memory leaks, stuttering .. etc.).

Not had any issues but I've got good specs.