Glad Friday morning, and welcome to episode 132 of my weekly cellular gaming suggestions primarily based on essentially the most fascinating video games I performed and that had been coated on MiniReview this week 🙂
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This episode features a neat souls-like 2D motion platformer, a turn-based technique roguelike, and a high-quality stealth motion recreation.
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Let’s get to the video games:
Watcher Chronicles [Game Size: 1.1 GB] (Free Trial)
Style: RPG / Platform / Souls-like / Motion – Offline
Orientation: Panorama
Required Consideration: Full
tl;dr evaluation by NimbleThor:
Watcher Chronicles is a self-proclaimed 2D Soulslike motion RPG with over 20 difficult bosses, a big open world, and even same-device native co-op multiplayer.
Fight consists of utilizing melee and ranged assaults to deal injury whereas avoiding incoming hits by blocking at simply the proper time or dashing to grow to be invulnerable for a cut up second. Curiously, we want stamina to each block and carry out combo assaults, and though it replenishes in only a few seconds, this ensures we are able to’t simply mindlessly spam the assault button. That is very true throughout the troublesome boss fights, the place planning and studying the enemy’s assault sample is every thing.
Oh, and also you higher be ready to die. Rather a lot. However fortunately, there are many checkpoints all through the sport that we are able to teleport between, which ensures we don’t need to run far each time we die.
Killed enemies drop crystals that we use at city to purchase or improve our tools and customise our character by means of stat upgrades. And there are many enjoyable weapon varieties to choose from, resembling enormous hammers, lethal spears, twin swords, and way more.
The non-linear open world is filled with monsters, chests, and secret areas to find, which makes it a pleasure to discover. It virtually has a slight Metroidvania really feel to it, though new areas are unlocked by discovering keys as an alternative of buying talents.
The cartoony darkish fantasy art-style is ideal for cellular and jogs my memory of the previous Journey Quest recreation. The music is nice too, and the customizable contact controls are strong, though the sport is greatest loved with a Bluetooth controller.
Watcher Chronicles is free to attempt for the primary space, after which a $7.99 iAP unlocks the remaining. The sport is near excellent for anybody on the lookout for a difficult souls-like 2D fight expertise.
App Retailer: Right here
ENYO [Total Game Size: 108 MB] (Free Trial)
Style: Technique / Roguelike / Indie – Offline Playable
Orientation: Portrait
Required Consideration: Some
tl;dr evaluation by Erich Zann:
ENYO is a turn-based roguelike technique recreation the place we try to get so far as doable right into a dungeon filled with enemies utilizing solely a hook and a defend.
After each flip, all enemies on the 10×10 grid taking part in area get to maneuver round or try to assault us. Our choices include throwing our hook, performing a defend bash, or leaping between the tiles of the battlefield. The twist, nonetheless, is that we can not instantly injury the enemies. As a substitute, we’re pressured to make use of the atmosphere to tug or push our opponents into spikes and lava pits.
The enemies, alternatively, all have distinctive talents – and a few of them may even instantly injury us. This might sound unfair, however it pushes us to invent new methods and make the most of the truth that virtually every thing is interactable. For instance, after throwing our defend, we are able to use our hook to retrieve it, or we are able to throw our hook at a wall to maneuver nearer to it.
The gameplay is strong and enjoyable, however its main draw back is that it by no means introduces new parts. Even when taking part in completely different recreation modes, the gameplay feels all too comparable, which implies it will definitely grows repetitive.
ENYO’s easy art-style is impressed by previous Greek vase work, which supplies it a particularly fashionable and memorable look. Sadly, it lacks selection and visible results. On the intense aspect, the easy contact controls are simple, making the sport excellent for cellular.
ENYO monetizes by means of adverts and a $1.99 iAP to unlock all recreation modes and removes the adverts. Total, its informal but tactical gameplay makes it interesting for anybody curious about technique video games that may be performed briefly classes.
App Retailer: Right here
El Hijo [Game Size: 1.3 GB] ($9.99)
Style: Motion / Stealth – Offline Playable
Orientation: Panorama
Required Consideration: Some
tl;dr evaluation by AlexSem:
El Hijo is a high-quality spaghetti western stealth motion recreation with numerous fascinating gameplay mechanics regardless of its barely incomprehensible story.
As a resident of an orphanage situated inside the partitions of a big monastery, our purpose is to make a witty escape so we are able to reunite with our distressed mom. To take action, we should journey throughout a number of completely different places whereas avoiding being seen by the adults. This entails performing numerous interactions with the atmosphere, resembling sneaking within the shadows, ducking behind covers, hiding in jars and bins, scaling ladders, working switches, and so forth.
One of many nice issues about El Hijo is that there are such a lot of fascinating methods to sneak previous the guards. We will fastidiously research their traces of sight and motion patterns to plan our escape, make the most of numerous stock objects for well timed distractions, and even run for it when issues get messy. Every degree even presents achievements for ending with out ever being seen, or visiting all of the non-compulsory locations – each of that are tedious duties to perform.
The sport shouldn’t be very onerous, and it continually introduces new mechanics to maintain us entertained, however sure ranges require a number of retries, which finally turns into irritating – particularly because of the occasional lags. The contact controls aren’t very responsive both, so the sport is significantly better loved with a controller. I additionally disliked the considerably bleak atmosphere designs and restricted colour palette, which, regardless of giving the sport a singular visible fashion, blends every thing collectively and makes it onerous to discern the environment.
El Hijo is a $9.99 premium recreation with out adverts or iAPs. In case you get pleasure from console-quality titles and are notably keen on stealth motion video games, of which there are only a few on cellular, be certain to not miss this recreation.
App Retailer: Right here
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Google Sheet of all video games I’ve performed to date (searchable and filter-able): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bf0OxtVxrboZqyEh01AxJYUUqHm8tEfh-Lx-SugcrzY/edit?usp=sharing
TL;DR Video Abstract (with gameplay) of final week’s video games: https://youtu.be/gsnUgdXZ2fk
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