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ShadowsDanceAtOlivetopReach:A LittleRPG
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Lost& Found
Ruckus –JustAnotherNaturalDisaster
et’s kick things off
properly. A live report
from Princeps City
broadcasts direct
camera feed of the star of the
show – a surprisingly cuddly
looking kaiju – emerging from
the ocean. Amid credits and
button controls, a giant zero
looms up front before nipping to
the bottom-right corner, as if to
say “Go get ’em, tiger.”
The rounded edges of
Morishiro1935’s creature design
perfectly complements the
lolloping character movement youso often see in Dreams. As you
take your first lumbering steps
towards Princeps City, it’s
impossible to not be endeared to
this walking natural disaster.
Gleefully, we scoop up a tanker
with w and chomp down with r.
As we approach the shore, we’re
fired up, so it’s time to fire off
with i – we may not be the king
of the monsters but we’ve got his
atomic breath. That’s when the
military marches in, though they
may as well be conveyor-belt sushi.
As we climb towers and
bunnyhop our way to a 4x scoremultiplier, we cut back to the
newscaster with a breathless
bulletin: a nuclear strike has been
called in on Princeps City. The
soundtrack ramps up to a dizzying
tempo as we try to squeeze just a
few thousand more points out of
the surrounding rubble before the
military does a better job of
destroying the city than we could
ever hope to and it’s razed to the
ground. After the inevitable, our
kaiju takes a well-deserved nap,
but not before seeing us off with
a wave from one of the most
charming Dreams we’ve seen yet.Creator: HeartFactory-KW
Creator:Mandelbo Creator: Scarybiscuit
hey call it ‘little’ but a phenomenal amount of work has gone into this
wonderfully witchy adventure. Renowned mage Penka Totts only
wanted a little more room in her wardrobe but finds herself in a
distinctly Narnia sort of situation. Uncovering Olivetop Reach’s secrets, the
risk of a random encounter is never far away, but you won’t mind because it
means you get to listen to that banging battle theme again. Fights are familiar
turn-based affairs, but there are some fantastic visual flourishes here that
are sure to make you want to pinch yourself.alk about a fixer-upper. Your playdate pals have been strewn
throughout a run-down home improbably littered with hatchets,
poisonous slime, and absolutely lethal bug spray. There’s only
one way out of this death trap and that’s together – because the exit portal
won’t open until you’ve brought your toy team back together. We loved the
multi-level layout and the reserved use of bright colours but, best of all, it’s
short and sweet. Now, if you’ll excuse us, we’re going to go and give our
Deacon St John plush an extra-big hug.