I've been playing some pretty unusual stuff lately.
A couple of days ago I was researching the Unity engine, so I was on their website, and on there they have a long list of loads of games that use the engine. A lot of them I had never heard of before, because most of them were mobile stuff. Some looked pretty interesting though. But there was one that stood out to me in particular, that was so interesting I had to buy it instantly. It's a game called Rain Blood Chronicles: Mirage. It's a side-scrolling action game. Kind of like a 2D Devil May Cry. Not only that, but it turns out the game is actually Chinese. I've gotten about halfway through it so far, since it's not a particularly long game, and I'm pretty impressed. There are a few rough edges, like with the English translation, but mostly it's a really fun game with satisfying combat. It has two playable characters that you can switch between at any time too, who both have a pretty different play style. I'd certainly recommend it. I mean,
just watch the trailer.
And today I've been playing The Unfinished Swan. A game I was meaning to get around to for ages, but never did. But it was on sale, so I figured now would be a great time. Pretty fun little game. Charming, with an interesting central mechanic that they manage to use in some very different ways. It's not blowing my mind though. It's not on the level of something like Journey or Brothers, but it's still pretty entertaining. I like the whole storybook tone to it, and the visual style. Actually, I find it rather odd that more games don't go for a style like this, with it being mostly stark white with clean shadows. Seems like something developers would have cottoned on to ages ago by messing around with untextured models.
And lastly, I've been having a go at Overlord. I had this game years ago when it first came out on 360, but Humble Store had it on sale for peanuts, and I've been thinking about jumping back in again recently. I never finished it initially because I just hit a massive roadblock. I came to a point where it was just too hard. All my minions died, and without them, there was no way to farm more minions, because you have to defeat enemies to get them. But anyway, this time I'm finding it pretty fun again. It's goofy, and quite clunky, which I think fits the mood somehow. It's funny seeing how it lampoons various fantasy tropes, in a kind of Saturday morning cartoon way. I hope I just don't hit that roadblock again. It was pretty far in to the game. Also, I remember the online multiplayer mode in the game being rather interesting. I hear it's been dead for years now, but I wonder what it would be like going back to it now.
) 3DS though so I'm holding off really getting started till I have a new micro SD.
