Tunic Team’s audio designer has revealed all
Anyone whos played the charmingTunicknows that its a little cryptic.
Theres an immediately nonsensical language to try and decipher, for one thing.
Its probably best to be aware therell be some spoilers involved, so do take care.
I designed a musical cipher - heard throughout the entire game, but never acknowledged.
Figuring this language out can lead players to the Glyph Tower, which directs them to thiswebsite.
Download the sites audio and view it in spectrogram mode, and Tunics secret audio language is revealed.
These are composed of glyphs too, but correspond directly with pentatonic arpeggios.
Regamey says players have dubbed this audio language “Tuneic”.
Here are some examples:
Anyway!
Brendy (RPS in peace) thought the game was a lovely homage to classicZelda gamesin hisTunic review.
Like an overhanging camera view, Tunic sees Zelda from the top to the bottom.
It is a tribute well-paid.
