Tainted Grail: Kings of Ruin Prototype Review Ch. 1-5 — I’m hooked!

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The new prototype for Tainted Grail: Kings of Ruin is out! There’s now Chapters 1-5 (previously 1-2), and I played through the entirety of this solo with Iunis, which is actually half of the actual game! Tainted Grail is still the dark fantasy adventure that reminds of Dark Souls, where you take a character and go through the island of Avalon, a land stricken by Wyrdness. You will face encounters for combat/diplomacy, talk to NPCs, and upgrade your combat deck. In this campaign specifically, you have to deal with said kings of ruin, meaning there’s boss fights with monstrosities like Claudyne the Unknighted. With Wyrdforms and Companions added to the mix, as well as cleaned up issues from the previous prototype we reviewed, Awaken Realms promises to stick the landing with this campaign.

FYI, this will be covering the new changes to the KoR playthrough, so be sure to check out our previous review, where we further discuss the improvements over the Fall of Avalon campaign. Remember, there are entirely new characters, no more open world for chapters, and Menhirs have been replaced by Waystones.

Table of Contents:
Intro- (0:00)
What is this review? - (0:39)
Quick Overview/How to Play - (2:03)
New Pros - (3:09)
Cons - (10:52)
Tentative Score - (15:37)
Ashton's Personal Score - (17:34)

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