Mirror Movement
Mirror Movement is a puzzle game set in a medieval environment. In it you will need to place the mirrors in the correct order to bring the laser to the target location before time runs out. If time runs out, you’ll have the right to repeat the level as many times as you like, until you can finish the game.
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Flicker of Hope
I really wish I could recommend this game. There are some very interesting aspects to this game that I’ve never seen before. Unfortunately, however, the gameplay is just too poor to recommend.
First the good: So, the first thing you’ll notice is that the main character design is absolutely adorable and beautifully representative of the themes of light, hope, etc. that is visually expressed throughout Wick. Additionally, the way that Wick and the candles that he lights are the only light in the map (and how the light changes as you sneak and run) and the idea of the light being what leads Sister Mara to you is gorgeous and elegant (and can only really be expressed in the form of a video-game). Finally, the method by which Jean Wick revives is by possessing one of the candles that he’s lighted, which once again is beautifully representative of the the theme and story of spreading light around the cathedral.
– Real player with 10.6 hrs in game
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Pros and cons are down below) Check out the gameplay here (the game is the 1st there):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUU8y9NG5sA
Advantages:
1. A very cool stylee! It’s so adorable but terrifying at the same time! Reminded me A LOT of Little Nightmares. Such a great job on this one!
2. I absolutely loved how the story is unravelled through the environment! Game mechanics are also fascinating, I never ever played as a candle! I think the whole concept was amazing!
3. The game was terrifying! I loved it! It’s so cool! I didn’t expect that I will produce high pitched screams playing this at all!
– Real player with 7.0 hrs in game
Plague Doctor: Contagion 430 BCE–2020 AD
Plague Doctor Contagion, was a short and sweet retelling of different pandemics through time. I greatly enjoyed the music in the game, the graphics are nothing special but still stylized in a unique way I wont forget soon, and the game play could do with more interactivity (examples could be, puzzles, finding objects to help people, or having your decisions affect your outcomes in a more prominent sense.).
For $3 this game is not bad, I enjoyed it. I enjoyed the descriptions of the diseases and what they were doing to people, and I liked seeing history played out in front of me like they did.
– Real player with 1.3 hrs in game
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You can pet the dog
10/10 Game Of The Year
– Real player with 0.5 hrs in game
Revenant March
The stories are gripping, and I found the decisions I needed to make compelling, I had to think about them. I felt acutely that the many strong characters had thoughts and emotions I would have to discover as the story progressed, including the narrator.
I’ve played five hours thus far, in two sittings that both went longer than I’d planned.
– Real player with 5.9 hrs in game
What a pleasant surprise this turned out to be! This visual novel contains an engaging story-line with thrilling plot twists, a cast of interesting, non-cliche characters, and a lovely, intelligent heroine.
Setting:
Revenant March is a dark fantasy set in the Middle Ages. It tackles two mysteries: the horrors that occur in Gremach, and Olenine’s backstory.
Characters:
I absolutely loved following Olenine’s perspective, and how logical minded, yet still empathetic she could act towards the other characters. She ticks all of the boxes in my female protagonist requirements, and I wish we had more main characters similar to her. The side characters are memorable, and their dynamic with Olenine was impressive. Most noteworthy were her interactions with other, equality well written, female characters; such as Tanith and Seilana. But I have to say, her possible friendship with Ennet was also very precious.
– Real player with 5.3 hrs in game
An Un-epic story: The adventure of Enki and Tiny Freddie
Surprisingly good
– Real player with 13.5 hrs in game
Kinetic fantasy VN + good graphics + interesting characters = An adventure with 2 girls and spicy ecchi scenes. About 2 hours long.
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– Real player with 5.1 hrs in game
Guild Commander
I haven’t played all hours, i left the game on while i made some constrution work at home, and later had dinner and watched a movie. I was in no hurry to get back to the game.
I’m at week 37 day 1. And all heroes maxxed out, so mutch gold i don’t know what to do with it, so i haven’t finished the game yet, and i don’t know if i will. It seems it’s just a waiting game at this point. Waiting for the last wave so the game can finaly end.
I would not recomend this game if you want more then a couple hours of fun from it.
– Real player with 15.1 hrs in game
After beating the game, I feel I can chip in my two cents about it.
Story, setting and general content has been covered by the product description and other reviewers, so I’ll refrain from going through all that again and instead focus on the good and the bad.
PROs
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Quite a unique setting - only other game that comes anywhere near it seems to be Kairosoft’s Dungeon Village
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Decent graphics for such a small game - no great animations, but the texture quality is really okay
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Light-hearted humor - I love me some smiles and chuckles while playing
– Real player with 8.5 hrs in game
The Alchemist’s House
This was one of those rare horror games I actually enjoyed. The artwork is gorgeous, something I don’t usually get to say in a horror title, but it takes it’s own visual style and runs with it. I don’t want to give too much away, but you are taken in by a creepy stranger. The choices you make matter, and make the wrong one, well…
I don’t know if it was timing and the game updated, by my first couple of plays the blue light did not speak. Overall, a fun horror title and it’s clear a lot of love went into it. Thanks for making such an awesome game, and for free to boot!
– Real player with 1.3 hrs in game
Well, this amateur dev certainly did the right thing by releasing her “game”/demo for free. And y’know, as such things go, it really ain’t so bad, so I’ll quickly get some of the quibbles out of the way…
The footstep sound effects: insanely unatmospheric. The character animation: ugly as sin. The voice acting: subtle as a sledgehammer on a baby’s skull. And the writing, well…I’ll be kind and not mention that at all.
Oh yeah, and for some strange reason you seem to be about three feet tall. (I don’t think I was meant to be a child. Was I meant to be a child?)
– Real player with 1.2 hrs in game
Hero of the Kingdom
The thing about a hero, is even when it doesn’t look like there’s a light at the end of the tunnel, he’s going to keep digging, he’s going to keep trying to do right and make up for what’s gone before, just because that’s who he is. - Joss Whedon
Well, here is a game with pure simplicity. No rush, no challenge, no actual action. You lay back, click around and watch our hero’s story resolve with some exceptional item finding and resource management. It doesn’t sound like much, huh? Well, it doesn’t bear any sensational claim anyhow. Hero of the Kingdom is the first in Lonely Troops' most successful game series and promises nothing more than simply good time.
– Real player with 11.8 hrs in game
The Spring Cleaning event led me here, suggesting that I try something unlike the games I usually play.
This would probably best be described as a casual game. It will not tax you with tests of skill. it will not demand you learn complicated mechanics. It will not require you to remember complex control schemes. What it will do is gently guide you through a fairly entertaining little tale of one young lad’s journey from lowly farm boy to Hero of the Kingdom.
The graphics are perfectly functional. They remind me of an early 90s real time strategy game, or perhaps even a hint of Diablo. Unlike those games, you are not directly controlling a character or a series of units, but rather simply clicking on waypoints and various action or location icons which lead our protagonist to his next goal and further the story. This probably has much in common with “hidden object” games, which I have little experience of and honestly imagined I would not enjoy. Not so here, as I found myself quietly compelled to locate hidden mushrooms and golden eggs scattered throughout the game world.
– Real player with 8.7 hrs in game
Fate of Dynasty
Gosh, when they say short, they MEAN short! I didn’t even notice at first that I had actually made it to the legitimate end.
Not a bad game. Intriguing graphics, some interesting history. Simple controls. I can appreciate the amount of effort it takes to solve the puzzles included.
– Real player with 0.9 hrs in game
A very short game, but fun. The graphics are really beautiful! It even has history and nice puzzles. It’s free, so I recommend everyone to try it.
– Real player with 0.5 hrs in game
Hero of the Kingdom II
Hero of the Kingdom II brings back the same hidden object x visual novel x management blend that defined its first installment, expanding both the number of locations and adding depth by way of caves and dungeons. The game is longer and has a lot more mandatory bartering to raise gold, but ultimately doesn’t step outside of its comfort zone. Much of the following is taken word for word from my review of the first, because it’s still true:
You can read my original Hero of the Kingdom review here.
– Real player with 10.4 hrs in game
I vaguely remember playing through Hero of the Kingdom about a year ago. It was a blast of casual RPG adventure and I played it through in a couple of evenings. The second instalment is best described to the players of the original game by “more of the same”: Light-hearted adventuring in a fantasy-lite setting, being a goody-goody adventurer who has great deeds in his near future. I’d roll in a casual take on the hidden object genre as well.
Storyline is also fairly similar to the original: the protagonist has basically lost everything but he’s an honest, hard-working dude so he’s not complaining and instead just starts getting stuff done. Then everything goes down the drain again and he has to go save not only his sister but basically the whole civilized world. Being the embodiment of righteousness he’s going to help every beggar, farmer and sovereign along the way, even the shady kinds because of “the greater good”.
– Real player with 9.0 hrs in game