Current version:PlayStation 5
Blacktail

Blacktail

Blacktail is a PlayStation 5 adventure game developed by The Parasight. It centers on area and route exploration, story, case, or mission progress, and objective or clue progression, with controls and information arranged around the DualSense twin sticks, triggers, directional pad, and face buttons, with touchpad, motion input, adaptive triggers, and detailed haptics where the game uses them.

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About this game

Blacktail is a PlayStation 5 adventure game centered on area and route exploration, story, case, or mission progress, and objective or clue progression. Locations, objectives, and clues gradually open the main chapters, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Theme, character expression, and environmental clues need to support exploration together, while SSD streaming, 4K and HDR output, 3D audio, performance or quality modes, and high-density interfaces need to preserve feedback and information clarity together. The genre-specific limitation is that guidance, objective triggers, camera behavior, or dense text can create search and comprehension costs. Platform conditions also include install size, SSD space, patch version, DualSense battery life, visual mode and frame rate, online dependencies, PS VR2 requirements, and cross-generation version differences affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.

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8.0 / 10PlayStation 5

Crafting and spell choices complement precise bow combat.

Blacktail combines deliberate bow shots, spells and quick crafting into a combat loop that rewards preparation as well as aim. Different enemies give ammunition and ability choices a purpose, while new powers make returning to previously blocked paths worthwhile. The colourful but threatening folklore world is its strongest unifying feature, encouraging exploration beyond the next objective. The morality system is more binary than that world initially suggests, and the memory sequences do not match every environment's visual quality. In the historical PS5 observation, performance mode and quick loading support repeated attempts, while uneven footing and a less consistent quality mode introduce friction. It is an appealing choice for players interested in archery and strange fairy-tale exploration, with more atmosphere than moral subtlety.

Strengths

  • Crafting and spell choices complement precise bow combat.
  • The folklore setting is distinctive despite uneven presentation.

Weaknesses

  • Binary morality lacks nuance

Who it is for: Players who enjoy archery and dark fairy-tale exploration

Play notes: Technical findings refer to the December 2022 PS5 observation.

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Revisiting areas pays off more consistently than binary morality.

Reviewed7.7 / 10Not provided
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Crafting and spell choices complement precise bow combat.

Reviewed8.1 / 10Not provided
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The folklore setting is distinctive despite uneven presentation.

Reviewed8.6 / 10Not provided
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Quick retries help, but unreliable footing adds avoidable friction.

Reviewed7.5 / 10Not provided

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Core information

Developer
The Parasight
Publisher
Focus
Release date
Dec 15, 2022
Platforms
PlayStation 5
Content kind
Game
Release state
Released
Region
Worldwide
Official website
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Offline minimum players
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Offline maximum players
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Online minimum players
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Online maximum players
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Tags
Solo-friendlyStory-drivenExploration3D GraphicsInvestigationPuzzle SolvingThird PersonSlow BurnLinear LevelsMain Story 10–20 Hours
Supported game languages
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Requires base game
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Standalone
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Age ratings
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Play modes
Single player
Perspectives
First person

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