Out Now: Kia Ora Koutou Edition Today is an incredibly important day, a day you will remember for the rest of your lives. Today is the day I tell you that Im moving to New Zealand and will have to suspend my usual capsule reviews for a little while my family and I are in transition. Dont worry, Ill send you a slice of lolly cake once were settled in. But what about the games? you ask. The weekly roundup isnt going anywhere, its just that I wont be able to get hands-on with everything for now. Well bring back the mini-reviews as soon as we can.
Super Gridland Super Gridland was the surprise late-breaking release of the week. In this YMBAB-like match 3 game from the Doublespeak Games (A Dark Room), you spend all day building up your village and all night defending it from monsters, thus proving the truism theres no rest for the survival-crafting puzzler. All Super Gridland is missing is a Warren Zevon soundtrack. Super Gridland is available on iOS and Android.
Blade of Conquest Blade of Conquest is a fantasy strategy game reminiscent at moments of SSIs Warlords and Warsong/Der Langrisser, but its strongest influence is clearly Heroes of Might and Magic. Instead of turn-based combat, units fight in real time, but the player issues only sweeping orders: attack, hold, retreat, etc. Each side has a HOMM-style commander who can cast spells. The games aesthetic is inconsistent and sloppy: it looks like a mish-mash of prefab fantasy art assets, but it's easy to recommend giving it a try: Blade of Conquest has been temporarily marked down to free (with no IAPs) on iOS. Blade of Conquest is available on iOS and Android.
Mephisto Game This dimly-lit 3D top-down adventure game promises randomized puzzles, an engaging story about a senior citizen, and running for your life. You wake up in a ditch only to realize that somethings trashed your home town. Sounds like this ones equal parts Goethe, Donny Darko, and Bubba Ho-Tep, but that may just be wishful thinking on my part. Mephisto Game is available on iOS and Android.
Endless-A Lost Note Endless is product of Chinas small but growing indie game scene. This 2D Adventure Platformer is
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Reds Kingdom Reds Kingdom is an isometric puzzler with ridiculously cute art. There are boxes to push, switches to flip, baddies to beat and acorns to hoard. Theres an element of timing to many of the puzzles, but its not a twitch-fest. Reds here to eat nuts and kick buts and hes all out of hey look, acorns! Reds Kingdom is available on iOS.
Z-Exemplar I usually pass on side-scrolling space shooters, but http://asklaughingjack.tumblr.com/post/156240379430 Z-Exemplar is going to hit some of you right in the nostalgia. Z-Exemplar isnt another R-Type-alike or bullet-hell imitator, its a game that would have been right at home on the Sinclair ZX Spectrum back in the 80s. If the C64 was your jam, just squint a little and youll feel at home. Z-Exemplar is available on iOS and Android. 35 yr old Internal Auditor Cruz Ciaburri from Kelowna, has many passions including quick cars, Best Word Puzzle Games On Android And IOS ‌ and greyhound racing. Gains inspiration by setting up a journey to Timbuktu.