Tavernier

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Tavernier is a single player role playing game. It was developed by From The Bard and was released on August 25, 2016. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

"Tavernier is a single-player Role Playing game with sensational mechanics, outstanding graphics, and awesome music. Players manage a tavern in a medieval fantasy world, making business decisions, managing supplies, and interacting with colorful characters, with multiple choices and endings. The game features many random events and encounters, making it very replayable and engaging."

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76%

Audience ScoreBased on 210 reviews

story42 positive mentions

grinding2 negative mentions

The art style is unique and enjoyable, contributing to the overall charm of the game.
The game offers a fun mix of tavern management and choose-your-own-adventure storytelling, with humorous and unexpected scenarios.
It's inexpensive and provides decent replay value, allowing players to explore different factions and outcomes.

The game is quite short, with many players finishing it in under two hours, leading to a lack of depth and replayability.
Choices often have unclear impacts, resulting in frustrating gameplay where decisions feel arbitrary.
The storyline is weak and repetitive, with many events and outcomes feeling similar across playthroughs.

story
162 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
26%
72%
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The story in Tavernier is generally perceived as weak and lacking depth, with many reviewers noting its paper-thin narrative and minimal character development. While some players appreciate the charming elements and the consequences of their choices, the overall consensus is that the storyline is short, often nonsensical, and does not significantly change with multiple playthroughs. Despite its flaws, the game offers a casual and enjoyable experience for those seeking a light narrative combined with tavern management mechanics.
- “The story is charming, and every decision you make has consequences.”
- “Tavernier combines RPG and management elements to create an engaging, short & sweet story in which you can choose how you wish to run your tavern.”
- “With a decent variety of choices that affect the story, Tavernier is an excellent story-rich RPG that's worth a lot more than $2.”
- “The storyline is weak and paper-thin, but the mechanics are neat.”
- “Some of the outcomes from your weekly decisions don't make a lick of sense, and there are glaring plot holes in the storyline.”
- “There isn't much gameplay as it's a simple management game with a choose-your-own-story mechanic that doesn't have a lot of depth.”
replayability
52 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
42%
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The game's replayability is a mixed bag, with some players noting minimal differences between playthroughs despite the option to choose different factions. While certain elements, like randomized events and achievements, offer some replay value, many reviewers feel that the short story and limited gameplay variations diminish the incentive to replay. Overall, it seems to provide decent replayability for a budget indie game, but it may not satisfy those seeking significant changes in subsequent playthroughs.
- “Great fun and big replayability value.”
- “There is great replay value in this game especially when you try to get all the achievements.”
- “A highly amusing indie fantasy tavern management game with surprisingly solid replay value.”
- “If you're a decently paced reader, the story can be completed within the hour, and although it has some replay value, your second, third, or fourth playthrough probably won't be much more than 20 minutes each.”
- “There is also very little replayability; the main driving force to replay the game is to choose a different faction to mainly side with, but from my two playthroughs, there was almost no difference between wanderers and rogues aside from a paragraph or two at key events, with the main theme of the events being the same.”
- “I completed the storyline on the second playthrough, and although in theory the game should have replayability because of the different factions you can back, I have no desire to play it again.”
gameplay
50 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is characterized by a mix of simple yet challenging mechanics, primarily revolving around tavern management and interactive storytelling. While the game features interesting ideas and beautiful visuals, many players find the gameplay lacking in depth and replayability, with a weak storyline and limited post-game content. Overall, it offers a fun experience for a short duration but may not encourage repeated playthroughs.
- “So the gameplay is simple but challenging with a nice mix of things.”
- “This game has a very nice idea behind it; I love the idea of running an RPG tavern, and the game presents very interesting mechanics - balancing different customer types and balancing your decisions on the weekly events based on your affiliations with each demographic.”
- “The gameplay itself is quite immersive, and the tutorial allows you to get the knack of it quickly enough, even though the first run might be difficult because of events you don't expect and storyline prerequisites you don't understand or aren't prepared to reach.”
- “This game is a visual novel with non-existing gameplay.”
- “Gameplay wise, there's not a whole lot there.”
- “There isn't much gameplay as it's a simple management game with a choose your own story mechanic that doesn't have a lot of depth.”
graphics
44 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
64%
29%
7%
The graphics of the game are widely praised for their unique and attractive art style, which complements the fantasy setting and enhances the overall ambiance. While the hand-drawn characters and environments are well-executed, some users noted that the font choice detracts from the aesthetic. Overall, the visuals and music are considered highlights of the experience, contributing to an enjoyable atmosphere for players.
- “The art style and characters you meet are fantastic.”
- “On the positive side, the visuals and music for Tavernier are great and for sure the highlight of the experience for me.”
- “I love the ambiance of the tavern, the music is nice, and the artwork is coherent.”
- “On the negative, I don't feel like the font choice fits with the aesthetic.”
- “Graphics are well done and suffice.”
- “Tavernier is a short choose your own adventure/management game with a fantasy art style.”
music
42 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
50%
7%
The music in the game is generally praised for its quality and variety, effectively enhancing the atmosphere and serving as a gameplay mechanic that influences customer interactions. While some players noted that the tracks can become repetitive over time, the overall experience is enriched by the ability to choose different genres, such as folk, metal, and jazz, to appeal to various customer types. The combination of engaging music and appealing visuals contributes significantly to the game's charm, making it particularly enjoyable for fantasy fans.
- “The music is fairly decent for such a small game, and the styles are recognizable, even as though it sounds like it's being performed by a fantasy bard.”
- “On the positive side, the visuals and music for Tavernier are great and for sure the highlight of the experience for me.”
- “Music is all-around really great and actually acts as a mechanic in itself, with different music choices drawing in different customers.”
- “All musical numbers are free sample legends, playing on the same piece until you change it.”
- “The sound effects and music are minimal, but also well done.”
- “I would say the one con is that the music gets a little old but it didn't bother me too much.”
humor
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is frequently praised for its humor, with many players finding the scenarios and customer stories to be unexpectedly funny and enjoyable. While the humor adds to the replay value, some reviewers note that the events may not contribute significantly to the overall narrative. Overall, it is considered a well-crafted, humorous experience that offers plenty of laughs.
- “The stories from the customers you get each time are mostly humorously written, and pretty enjoyable.”
- “Many of the weekly scenarios will make you think or can just be off the wall and hilarious.”
- “Well thought-out, humorous, and with plenty of content-- it only reveals itself in multiple play-throughs.”
atmosphere
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's atmosphere is highly praised, featuring engaging environmental changes and a dynamic soundtrack that enhances the experience. Players appreciate the immersive qualities that reflect real-life settings, making multiple playthroughs enjoyable despite similar endings. Overall, the atmosphere contributes significantly to the game's charm and replayability.
- “Very nice game with an interesting atmosphere.”
- “There are even nice atmospheric touches like changing the look of the tavern as the game progresses and giving you new music about halfway through (to give you a break from the track you've probably been playing for the past half hour).”
- “The endings are pretty much the same, but multiple playthroughs offer multiple narrative branching. Why not enjoy the atmosphere and the free soundtracks?”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious, as it quickly turns into a chore focused on triggering random events. This repetitive nature detracts from the overall enjoyment of the gameplay experience.
- “However, it becomes grindy really fast, as in a tedious chore trying to trigger random events.”
character development
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The reviews indicate that while character development is present, it may not be particularly deep or impactful, suggesting a mixed reception regarding the growth and evolution of characters throughout the game.