A Game of Changes
Pros:
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Dev is very responsive and incredibly nice and helpful
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Game has a nice relaxing pace
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Core concept is interesting, creative, and fun
Cons:
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Fairly regular freezing and crashing
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If you’re unfamiliar with the source material, the gameplay is confusing, and there’s no tutorial
6/10
– Real player with 6.6 hrs in game
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As a fan of the Tao Te Ching, I picked this game up on a whim shortly after release.
It appears simple but has challenged my patience as a Zen koan does to the student.
Choices appear to be mapped as the player walks on the trapezoid block, which denotes a forked path, with what looks like two Asian characters on it. Each character is a set of three horizontal lines be they solid or halved – called “trigrams.” Walking over the forked block, a trigram appears onscreen at right.*
*A web search of ‘trigrams i ching’ yields info on decoding the eight trigrams of the Taoist I Ching and the 64 hexagrams, corresponding to 64 levels in the game. Each hexagram presents a philosophy, to start the level. www -dot- taoistiching -dot- org
– Real player with 4.8 hrs in game
Don’t Get Bit
First experience with a turn-based strategy game - so much fun! Just the right amount of challenge to keep me coming back for more. Felt like I was cruising along with ease until Level 23 - things have slowed down, but I’m muscling through - I’ll help Cassie & Co. beat those zombies yet!
Love the narration and story - can’t wait to see how it ends! Drawings are fantastic, to boot!
– Real player with 33.8 hrs in game
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This is the first time I have ever played a turn-based strategy game, and I love it!!
This has been a great intro into these types of games. I’m in the middle of my second play-through of “Don’t Get Bit” and it’s just as entertaining as the first play. The story is very compelling and brilliant! I love the voice actress. I love everything about the look of this game too. It’s so unique and cool!
“Don’t Get Bit” is challenging and always keeps me on my toes; I have ended up playing it for hours with no knowledge of time passing. I have screamed in frustration when my strategy has ended with me turning into a blood smear on the board, but it just makes me more determined to beat it and show the game who’s boss.
– Real player with 16.8 hrs in game
Wicked Lands
Set in a weird, post-apocalyptic, fantasy world that resets every few days, you take control of what is left of a former village and a hand full units of ragtag peasants.
PLAY SMART
Test your skills with fluid, fast-paced, tactical combat that challenges your wits and creativity. Exploit the terrain and discover powerful synergy effects to slay your enemies.
LOOT & PLUNDER
Equip your units with hundreds of wondrous items, from animated skeleton arms to shields made out of a giant’s toenail. Buff them with delicious food such as midge eyeballs or a tasty rat tail tartar. In a world where nothing persists, everything has its use!
NOT YOUR EVERYDAY FANTASY WORLD
Withstand the stare of a Void Gazer or die trying. Meet the Gnomish Mushroom Guru and his followers. Experiment with summoning demons or gamble at a pixie casino.
LIFT THE CURSE
Find out why this world keeps resetting again and again. Permanently upgrade your village, acquire ancient artefacts and defeat legendary bosses. Do you have what it takes to fix time?
ALWAYS A NEW CHALLENGE
New combinations of items and enemies and random generated maps provide a fresh challenge each time you play.
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