Reviews Featuring ‘Cursed to Golf’ and ‘Blossom Tales II’, Plus the Latest Releases and Sales – TouchArcade
Hiya mild readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Spherical-Up for August twenty third, 2022. In right this moment’s article, we’ve bought two extra evaluations so that you can take a look at. Cursed to Golf from Chuhai Labs and Thunderful Publishing sees us swinging up a storm, whereas Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince from Fortress Pixel and Playtonic has us coping with golf equipment of a unique type. After the evaluations, there are just a few new releases to take a look at together with Yars: Recharged and RITE, plus the standard lists of latest and expiring gross sales. Let’s get going!
Opinions & Mini-Views
Cursed To Golf ($19.99)
Facet-view golf video games: who knew they might be so enjoyable? Cellular gaming followers are in all probability used to them by now because of video games like Tremendous Stickman Golf and Desert {Golfing}, however for those who’ve by no means tried one earlier than simply know that you would be able to nonetheless have a whole lot of enjoyable {golfing} in two dimensions. Maybe extra, because it actually opens up the vertical nature of the sport. That’s particularly the case in Cursed to Golf, which weds a side-view {golfing} expertise with a roguelite construction to nice impact.
You’re about to win the championship when a freak bolt of lightning teaches you why you shouldn’t maintain up metallic poles in the midst of a area throughout a thunderstorm. You end up significantly greater than six toes beneath, and if you wish to see sunshine once more you’re going to should golf your manner again to the floor. After rolling by means of a tutorial that’s solely barely overbearing, you get to the core of the sport. You’ve bought a map with nodes on it that typically branches, and every node represents both a gap of golf to play or some form of occasion. , retailers and that kind of factor.
While you sort out a gap, you’re introduced with {a partially} procedurally-generated map that you just’ll should golf by means of in a set variety of strokes. You’ve bought the standard golf hazards like bunkers, water, and tough, plus some additional traps and methods befitting an underworld golf course. When you fail to sink the ball into the cup earlier than you run out of strokes, it’s again to the beginning of the entire affair. The deck isn’t fully stacked towards you, nevertheless. You could have some power-ups you may make use of referred to as Ace Playing cards which have varied results, and there are statues you possibly can break alongside the best way so as to add just a few additional strokes to your restrict.
Cursed to Golf is a really difficult recreation, however it’s very simple to select up and enjoyable to play. Really pulling off a successful run could be vexing, particularly since failing on the final gap will ship you all the best way again to the underside to strive once more. However that’s a rogue-inspired recreation for you. With that mentioned, I can’t assist however really feel that the sport is likely to be extra pleasant with correct pre-built phases, even when it will come at the price of some replay worth. The draw back of procedural technology is that it could possibly typically end in constructs that lack character, and that’s in all probability the most important weak level of Cursed to Golf. For a recreation that drips attraction in each side of its presentation, the samey nature of the programs themselves is a bit of disappointing.
Regardless of that, Cursed to Golf is an pleasant affair that ought to attraction to gamers whether or not they have a specific love for golf or not. The final course layouts could lose their shine after some time, however the core gameplay and enjoyable methods you possibly can pull off with Ace Playing cards be certain that the moment-to-moment motion not often permits you to down. So long as you’re advantageous with the heavy value of failure, you’ll probably get hours upon hours of pleasure from this curse.
SwitchArcade Rating: 4/5
Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince ($14.99)
Generally an homage builds on the thing of its affection and expenses ahead in a brand new path. Generally it’s content material to easily pay its respects by providing up its personal tackle the idea with out making any main adjustments. Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King, by and huge, was the latter. Equally, some sequels will make daring adjustments and carry the sequence in a completely new path, whereas others merely serve up one other heat, cozy serving to of the earlier dish. Blossom Tales: The Minotaur Prince, by and huge, is the latter. It takes few dangers, as an alternative having confidence in the concept that the many individuals that loved the primary recreation will likely be joyful to have one other journey in its model.
Grandpa has one other story to inform Lily and Chrys, casting them in a brand new story that may really feel fairly comfy to anybody who has performed and loved one of many top-down Legend of Zelda video games. This time, a inconsiderate want causes Lily’s brother to be kidnapped by the Minotaur King, and Lily takes it upon herself to deliver him again. However will he need to come again after she threw such hurtful phrases at him? You’ll discover out after plunging right into a bunch of dungeons stuffed with enemies to battle and puzzles to unravel. Very similar to the primary recreation, Blossom Tales II hews fairly intently to the components specified by The Legend of Zelda: A Hyperlink to the Previous. You’ll discover new objects that may grant you new talents and larger entry to the world and its secrets and techniques, powering up in varied different methods alongside the best way.
There are just a few new techniques to deal with right here, similar to potion crafting, however many of the enhancements on this sequel could be discovered within the issues which are tougher to make bullet factors from. I felt the dungeon and puzzle designs had been a transparent step up from these within the earlier recreation, and the motion controls are just a bit bit tighter. Quite a lot of refined enhancements right here and there, taking what was already a really playable framework and making it much more pleasant. No, it’s nonetheless not fairly as much as Zelda, however of the various video games that attempt to be, this hits nearer to the mark than most.
The largest power of Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince can be its largest failing, and it’s one which it absolutely shares with its predecessor. It’s so busy being faithfully impressed by The Legend of Zelda that it could possibly’t fairly shake its shadow and turn out to be its personal recreation. And the factor is, I’m undecided that it ought to. We don’t see many top-down Zelda video games anymore, and most comparable video games both change an excessive amount of or miss the mark when it comes to high quality. Perhaps the greatest factor for Blossom Tales to be is that sequence that feeds an urge for food that nobody else is serving. If that’s the case, then Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince is each bit the sequel it ought to have been.
SwitchArcade Rating: 4/5
New Releases
Yars: Recharged ($9.99)
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Yars’ Revenge is one in all my favourite Atari 2600 video games and one which I really feel is iconic of the console. I used to be fairly excited to see a Yars recreation introduced as a part of the Recharged line given the widely top quality we’ve got seen from these re-imaginings. My hype was not misplaced. This can be a superb tackle the Yars idea. You’re nonetheless nibbling away bits and avoiding assaults from the Quotile whilst you attempt to cost your Zorlon Cannon to take it out. The distinction right here is that there are a bunch of degree layouts and the Quotile is usually protected by varied defenses. I’ll have a full overview of this quickly, however talking as a decades-long Yars fan: that is fairly cool.
Are You Smarter Than a fifth Grader? ($29.99)
Initially, how dare you? Second… in all probability not. Let’s be actual right here. I’ve cooked my gray matter with too many video video games and comedian books. But when I need to affirm that, right here’s a recreation to do it. Based mostly on the favored recreation present, this sees you proving your mettle on questions constructed across the training curriculums of grade-schoolers. You get almost seven thousand completely different questions in twenty-four completely different topics and help for as much as eight gamers through native multiplayer. Watch out: your satisfaction could also be critically injured.
RITE ($6.99)
When you get pleasure from masocore platformers like Tremendous Meat Boy or N++, you’ll need to give RITE a glance. You get 100 sixty ranges of intensely difficult platforming motion, and also you’ll in all probability die at the very least few thousand occasions making an attempt to beat them. Seize the important thing, decide up no matter gold you dare, and head for the exit. It’s a easy plan, however executing it’s something however on most of those devilish ranges.
Gross sales
(North American eShop, US Costs)
Loads of pleasant video games within the record of latest gross sales right this moment, with No person Saves the World, Owlboy, and The Home in Fata Morgana catching my eye particularly. As for the outbox, you’ve bought a bunch of my favorites. Titles from Onion Video games like moon and Black Hen, and Historical’s very good Gotta Protectors: Cart of Darkness are wrapping up their newest reductions. Purchase them for those who like good video games. And do verify each lists your self, as there are many different goodies to be discovered.
Choose New Video games on Sale
No person Saves the World ($18.74 from $24.99 till 8/29)
Guacamelee Tremendous Turbo CE ($3.74 from $14.99 till 8/29)
Guacamelee 2 Full ($6.74 from $22.49 till 8/29)
Severed ($3.74 from $14.99 till 8/29)
TFS: Mutant Blobs Assault ($2.49 from $9.99 till 8/29)
Pinball FX3 Jurassic World DLC ($4.49 from $9.99 till 8/29)
Pinball FX3 Aliens Vs. DLC ($3.99 from $9.99 till 8/29)
Owlboy ($12.49 from $24.99 till 8/30)
Colour Breakers ($7.49 from $14.99 till 8/30)
Gibbous – A Cthulhu Journey ($9.99 from $19.99 till 8/30)
Saturday Morning RPG ($4.99 from $9.99 till 9/3)
Cthulhu Saves Christmas ($4.99 from $9.99 till 9/3)
Cosmic Star Heroine ($7.49 from $14.99 till 9/3)
The Home in Fata Morgana ($29.99 from $39.99 till 9/3)
Save me Mr Tako DE ($7.49 from $14.99 till 9/3)
Revenge of the Hen King ($2.49 from $4.99 till 9/3)
Evening Lure twenty fifth Anniversary ($7.49 from $14.99 till 9/3)
Double Change twenty fifth Anniversary ($7.49 from $14.99 till 9/3)
Alfonzo’s Arctic Journey ($2.49 from $4.99 till 9/3)
Pictooi ($4.99 from $9.99 till 9/3)
Quest Hunter ($8.99 from $29.99 till 9/5)
Turmoil ($2.99 from $14.99 till 9/5)
Little Nightmares II ($14.99 from $29.99 till 9/5)
INMOST ($3.74 from $14.99 till 9/5)
Taxi Chaos ($14.99 from $34.95 till 9/5)
Northgard ($9.79 from $34.99 till 9/5)
One Gun Man ($1.99 from $4.99 till 9/6)
Crysis 2 Remastered ($17.99 from $29.99 till 9/11)
Crysis 3 Remastered ($17.99 from $29.99 till 9/11)
Jet Kave Journey ($1.99 from $19.99 till 9/12)
Mysteries Beneath Lake Ophelia ($4.39 from $5.49 till 9/12)
Phrase Ahead ($1.99 from $4.99 till 9/12)
Cardful Planning ($1.99 from $4.99 till 9/12)
Rainbow Laser Disco Dungeon ($1.99 from $9.99 till 9/12)
Dying Ray Manta SE ($1.99 from $10.00 till 9/12)
10 Second Ninja X ($1.99 from $11.99 till 9/12)
Cecconoid ($1.99 from $19.99 till 9/12)
Lumo ($1.99 from $19.95 till 9/12)
Bezier Second Version ($1.99 from $19.99 till 9/12)
Rogue Aces ($1.99 from $12.99 till 9/12)
LOVE: A Puzzle Field ($1.99 from $19.99 till 9/12)
Destructivator SE ($1.99 from $4.99 till 9/12)
Millie & Molly ($1.99 from $4.99 till 9/12)
Time on Frog Island ($19.99 from $24.99 till 9/12)
There Will Be No Turkey This Xmas ($1.99 from $2.99 till 9/12)
Limitless Fables: Shadow Inside ($1.99 from $14.99 till 9/12)
Gross sales Ending Tomorrow, Wednesday, August twenty fourth
Antonball Deluxe ($4.99 from $14.99 till 8/24)
Black Hen ($13.29 from $18.99 till 8/24)
Boxerpunk Tales ($1.99 from $9.99 till 8/24)
Dandy Dungeon: Courageous Yamada ($13.29 from $18.99 till 8/24)
Gotta Protectors: Cart of Darkness ($10.49 from $14.99 till 8/24)
Gotta Protectors: CoD Bundle ($17.49 from $24.99 till 8/24)
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle ($14.99 from $59.99 till 8/24)
Mon Amour ($6.29 from $8.99 till 8/24)
moon ($13.29 from $18.99 till 8/24)
Remnants of Naezith ($2.49 from $9.99 till 8/24)
The Forbidden Arts ($2.99 from $14.99 till 8/24)
That’s all for right this moment, buddies. We’ll be again tomorrow with some new releases, gross sales, maybe a overview, and possibly even some information. We’ll see how issues go. We’re getting so near the discharge of the Cowabunga Assortment that I can virtually style it. I can’t wait to carry that cartridge in my arms. However that’s subsequent week. Deal with this week, Shaun. I hope you all have a terrific Tuesday, and as all the time, thanks for studying!
