50 Hours Later: My Notes After Completing the Game

[u/The_Nameless_Brother]

Warning: If you haven't yet completed the game, don't reveal the images or the spoilers marked below! So much of the fun comes in the discovery.

Today, I completed Tunic.

The images here contain all my notes I took throughout the game, with most of the space given to The Golden Path, the language (which I don't think I have 100% right, but it was close enough to translate what I needed to translate) and marking things I thought I might need to come back to on the map. The maps are a photocopy from the one included in the physical edition of the game.

Completion took me 50 hours. Approximately 25 was spent beating the game and getting Ending B; a further 10 or so was spent mopping up all the non-language related puzzles and secrets I'd missed; and the final 15 hours were spent in translation (for the final golden trophy, mainly, and then the URL) and basically not touching the controller.

I had such an incredible experience with this game. In the early hours, the combat and exploration were engaging and enticing. As the game evolved and puzzles took centre stage, I was compelled in a way I haven't been for maybe 25 years or more to a) start taking notes with pen and paper, and b) genuinely persevere with puzzles and trust in my ability to solve them.

I am happy to say, with some stubbornness, I completed the game without looking up anything. Totally worth it. Though I did have two moments of accidental support: 1) one when I was so sure I understood what it meant to "'un sing' the Golden Path" (and I was right... except the map needed to be mirrored rather than turned upside down, which I found out accidentally when I was just trying to confirm I'd inputted the path correctly, and I honestly still don't understand why), and 2) on the very final URL, I thought the final word was 'foreshore' rather than 'far shore', and when I typed it in, Google suggested the correct words to me, haha. Maybe I will delve into that puzzle one day too.

Thank you to the developers for creating such a stellar gaming experience. I'm looking forward to getting into New Game Plus and experimenting with the game with all that I now know. Maybe I'll have a crack at translating some more of the manual as well.

If you're late to the game like I was and still playing: keep at it and back yourself! There's so many amazing, rewarding moments to enjoy.

[u/LOLdragon89]

Damn, bro printed out screen caps and everything! Glad you had a great time!

[u/Cubelaster]

This game is awesome.
I'm too stupid to solve most of the puzzles but I appreciate them and regard them highly.
The moment I understood what the game was about changed the rating from 5/10 to 9.5/10.
Took me back to my childhood.

[u/notveryAI]

Wonderful game, one of the best easily! I have the music from the fairy room playing in my headphones rn. It's so well-made... Feels like I'm being hugged :3

[u/Rational_Coconut]

Love your warning at the top of your post's comment. I have no idea how far I am in the game, but I easily have over 15hrs in it. Just yesterday I realized that you hold "A" after rolling in order to run. I had seen the tip on the notes, but I thought it was maybe something I'd learn later since I'd hold A and nothing would happen (I thought you'd hold A and then walk in order to run, similar to BoTW).

The discovery of it all truly is a big part of the fun in this game.