Written By: Patrick Orquia
Title: Squids Odyssey
Developer: The Game Bakers
Publisher: The Game Bakers
Genre: RPG, activity adventure, strategy
Number of Players: 1
Release Date: 05 July 2018
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Price: $14.99
Also Available On: 3DS, iOS, WiiU
Squids Odyssey has been roughly for some fourth dimension already. Originally a mobile game agency dorsum inward 2011, it has already been ported to other platforms, including the 3DS in addition to the Wii U. For a 3rd time, it has come upward to Nintendo’s latest console, the Switch. And it seems that is has come upward total circle now, given that the Switch is inward tablet cast in addition to the game feels but correct at habitation inward the console.
This game is a turn-based strategy RPG alongside flinging mechanics, where nosotros follow a grouping of squids that is out to halt evil that is threatening their world. The starting fourth dimension few levels effectively learn the basics of the game, such equally how to displace roughly the level, assail enemies, in addition to customize characters. Your squad tin endure comprised past times whatsoever combination of grapheme types: a scout, trooper, shooter, or a healer. H5N1 sentry has higher stamina tin displace more, a trooper has higher HP in addition to has a rigid expanse attack, a shooter shoots guns from a distance, in addition to a healer tin heal your other squad members past times bumping into them. It’s upward to you lot to honor the virtually suitable combination, depending on your play mode in addition to what a special marking would quest to guarantee a win.
The game follows i basic mechanic: you lot fling your characters roughly the marking past times pulling them dorsum in addition to flinging them to the contrary direction. You tin purpose either your fingers on the touchscreen or using the Joy Con controllers or the Pro Controller. The harder you lot total back, the to a greater extent than release energy it uses, in addition to the further in addition to faster your grapheme volition slide along the surface. If you lot care to hitting an enemy, that enemy gets impairment relative to the strength exerted past times that grapheme plus the assail ability it has. The enemy hitting may also hitting some other enemy or hitting a ocean urchin which volition add together to a greater extent than damage. Scattered across the map are unlike items that tin heal or give added benefits such equally higher evasion, protective spiky shell, or, my favourite, shurikens that hitting nearby enemies. Holes on the flooring tin also endure seen on some maps that volition outcome to mo decease to your characters or enemies if they autumn through them. Most of the edges of the map are also opened upward in addition to thus careful in addition to precise movements should endure done every time. You tin zoom out in addition to displace roughly the map using the R analog stick to reckon enemies, urchins, electrical current directions, anchors, in addition to other materials to assist alongside your strategizing.
Also placed roughly the maps are treasure boxes or unopen clam shells that comprise either treasures or pearls, the games currency. Treasures tin endure helmets or special items, in addition to pearls tin endure used to purchase materials from the shop. Pearls tin also endure used to marking upward characters. Yes, characters, don’t automatically marking upward in addition to thus it’s upward to you lot to boost upward their stats alongside helmets or purchase marking ups that learn to a greater extent than in addition to to a greater extent than expensive at every additional level.
Completed levels are ranked upward to iii stars in addition to the amount of stars you lot learn subsequently every marking depends on coming together the requirements upon their completion, such equally non letting whatsoever of your characters die, finishing the levels inside a laid discover of turns, or finding the hidden star. Each met requirements gives out pearls. Additional characters tin also endure met in addition to recruited inward for sure levels.
With to a greater extent than than xc levels are inward the game in addition to many unlockable helmets, squad members, in addition to contents Squids Odyssey is i aging nonetheless brilliantly presented game that finds a skillful habitation on the Nintendo Switch. Because of its mobile game origins, this game is ideal to endure played inward brusque bursts, perchance a marking or 2 for every play session. Ideal for when you’re commuting to move or but sitting comfortably from your couch, Of course, this game tin also endure played docked in addition to it for sure looks skillful on TV, but it’s much ameliorate to play it handheld, since you lot tin purpose the send on screen. Overall, I actually liked this game in addition to I highly recommend it to anyone who wants a good, fun game that isn’t likewise serious in addition to tin endure enjoyed casually. Let the squids accept you lot to an underwater conduct a opportunity in addition to seat your strategizing to the test.
REPLAY VALUE: high
PROS
- Very skillful visuals, grapheme design, in addition to marking design
- Excellent soundtrack in addition to physics-based gameplay
- Pretty consistent physics mechanics
- Offers high customization to characters
- Levels tin endure replayed
- Helmets tin render added attributes fifty-fifty without having to vesture them inward battle
CONS
- Characters don’t marking upward automatically
- Only helmets tin endure worn past times the characters; no added weapons or armor
- HD rumble is non supported
- There is quite a abrupt ramp upward inward difficulty, fifty-fifty on early on levels, in addition to thus you lot volition endure forced to grind
- Gameplay tin move rattling repetitive
RATING: 4/5 ocean stars
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