Cris Tales

Game Informer

Brian Shea·Aug 4, 2021

Critic78/100

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Despite its shortcomings and frustrations, Cris Tales is an enjoyable adventure for RPG fans to take.

IGN

Travis Northup·Jul 23, 2021

Critic70/100

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Cris Tales is a clever time-traveling JRPG that’s held back by monotonous combat.

PC Gamer

Alistair Jones·Jul 22, 2021

Critic57/100

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A striking RPG that fails to deliver on its temporal premise.

Nintendo Life

Mitch Vogel·Jul 22, 2021

Critic80/100

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Cris Tales offers up a satisfying take on classic JRPG tropes while sprinkling in some interesting new gameplay ideas and an incredible art style. Though some aspects of combat can be frustrating and the pacing can occasionally feel like it's wasting your time, we'd still give this one a recommendation to anyone looking for a cool new RPG for their Switch. Cris Tales does just enough to stick out from the pack and assert itself as a title worth adding to your library; JRPG aficionados should definitely give this one a shot.

GameSpot

Jordan Ramée·Jul 20, 2021

Critic80/100

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Though it doesn't quite stick the landing, Cris Tales is an enjoyable turn-based RPG adventure with a lovable story about a found family bending time to save the world.

Push Square

Jenny Jones·Jul 20, 2021

Critic80/100

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You’ll steadily gain access to new characters throughout your adventure. Not only are they wonderfully entertaining during the story, but they also have unique abilities in battle that can really mix up how you fight. It keeps the game feeling fresh and interesting throughout the 30 or so hours that it takes to reach its conclusion.