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The Signal From Tolva

Big Robot Ltd · Apr 10, 2017

PC · PS5 · Series X|S · PS4 · Xbox One · Switch

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The Signal From Tölva is a first-person game of exploration and combat, set in a beautiful, hand-crafted, hand-painted sci-fi world. In the distant future, star-faring robotic factions sift through the ruins of an ancient civilisation. On the highlands of Tölva, beneath the shadow of abandoned war machines, they found something. Was it the source of the signal you were so interested in? And will the trail lead to enlightenment, or something more sinister? You hijack a drone and you begin the search for yourself. The Signal From Tölva is a journey into a wild, weird science fiction landscape, filled with danger and beauty: you must survive terrible hazards, navigate through impossible spaces, and fight an ongoing battle to control this haunted, blighted world. Explore, ponder strange texts, and find tranquillity between the battles. You will make use of a range of powerful tools to overcome your enemies and uncover secrets: hack robots to battle alongside you, equip powerful weapons, and detonate savage defence systems.

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  • Thumbsticks

    Tom Baines · Apr 25, 2017

    6.0
    The Signal From Tölva looks fantastic, with an intriguing setting and some interesting ideas working together for an incredibly strong start, but the game is quickly bogged down by it's inability to escape the vortex of open world busywork. Also, it contains a lot of robots.
  • PC Gamer

    Chris Schilling · Apr 18, 2017

    8.0
    These are minor blemishes, though. The Signal From Tölva is easily Big Robot's best game yet: a lean, intelligent sci-fi shooter with a watchmaker’s eye for detail that knows its strengths and plays to them beautifully. A fascinating setting and fizzing gunplay make for a lean, thoughtful exploration-led shooter.
  • IGN

    Glenn Wigmore · Apr 10, 2017

    6.5
    The Signal From Tölva serves up a promising sci-fi concept, one that is made more intriguing by the ability to manipulate robot factions and some occasional awe-inspiring sights and sounds. But sometimes a slow burn can be a bit too slow thanks to its plodding movement speed, and that’s the case here. If you’re willing to wade through some deliberate pacing and lots of walking between repetitious shootouts with similar robot enemies, there are some intriguing bursts of action and sci-fi lore waiting for you on the hills of Tölva.
  • GameSpace.com

    William Murphy · Apr 10, 2017

    8.0
    From top to bottom, including the lore document that’s not even “part” of the game, such tender care went into every detail of Tolva that it’s clear to me its as much a work of art as any film. Like THX 1138, Metropolis or Blade Runner, The Signal from Tolva is a great example of science fiction as art. It’s not a perfect game, but it’s a wholly unique experience and an adventure well worth exploring for the inquisitive gamer.
  • 4players.de

    Benjamin Schmädig · Apr 13, 2017

    6.4
    Mehr Abwechslung hätte The Signal from Tölva besser gestanden als eine weitläufige Umgebung, die sich spielerisch nie verändert. Ob man zuerst die stärkere Version von Waffe A oder jene der Waffe B erhält, ist keine ausreichend große Belohnung für das freie Erkunden. Trotzdem ist das Abgrasen des mysteriösen Planeten erstaunlich spannend.

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