Welcome to this issue of the game diary, I am a veteran. We talked back to the Switch platform those niche and high-quality games, inventory of the Ori series, Angry Iron Fist 4, Donkey Kong Tropical Cold Current, drawing block S6 and labyrinth detective these 5 works, this issue of the video as the second issue of the series inventory, the old talk and then talk to you about this part, this time joined the game to talk about personal point of view that is quite like, and each one is highly recommended to you, I hope you can have fun. Without further ado, let's just walk up!
Dragon Quest: Genesis Mini Player 2
Strictly speaking, "Genesis Little Player" is actually not a niche game at all, after all, it is prefixed with the Japanese national game IP Dragon Quest. But think again, compared to those orthodox and well-known JRPG, this side branch work is also more audience-eating, so that most players may have seen or heard of it, but in the end for various reasons did not experience it themselves.
The Genesis Mini Player series revolves around two parts: building and exploring, and because of its stylistic similarity to Minecraft, some MC-only players will see it as a copycat game. In fact, from the old point of view, although the MC and the creation of small players are similar in style, they have their own charms. In the Creation Player, the player can not only build his own base, but also enclose the land and cultivate the land, not to mention other elements, just the infrastructure and the cultivation of the land, is your DNA already moving?
Not only that, after all, it is the game of the Dragon Quest series, and the exploration and battle part is also the place where the Genesis Small Player series deserves praise. Unlike the orthodox turn-based system, in The Creation Mini Player, players can fight instantly, and there is a chance to catch monsters as their own battle pets. With so many fun elements stacked on top of each other, although the Genesis player looks like a casual game to pass the time, it is actually a weapon for physical injuries. Now the Switch platform has logged in two works in the series, and it is enough to play "Genesis Little Player 2" directly, which is much better than the original generation.
The land of the wind
The atmosphere and circle of domestic games aside, there is always a vote of people willing to shine for the game industry, try to make their own satisfaction, the public players are willing to accept the game. As early as a few years ago, I have continued to pay attention to the trend of "The Country of the Wind", and there are many games around the world that can play the essence of pixel wind, but it is really rare to have such a quality in China. Although the first and middle process of "Wind Country" is slightly delayed, and it may be deliberately not suspected of adding a portal for the sake of delaying for a long time, it is still one of the few pixel wind RPG in China.
Time has passed, and the indie game that was once announced in the amazing period has now been released for more than half a year, and I remember that at that time, the game also participated in the internal test, and the game impressions that were written thousands of words were sprinkled. The setting of the two-protagonist switch is not the first of "The Country of the Wind", but it can also be regarded as a new trick. The combination of magic and pan left a deep impression on me, especially the puzzle solving, which needs to use various props, not to mention, but also to carefully observe the details on the map, I can really see the intention, of course, the most fun is the "Children of the Earth" in the game console, the main line process belongs to the purchase of "Children of the Earth" gift.
Distant Star Story
From the initial use of RPG Maker to make rough prototypes, to the later step by step to maturity, even the developer log and other scraps have been polished many times, a small German team that is not well known, spent ten years of youth on a game, this is "Far Star Story". Whoever is free is on board, this team only makes the game by the love of JRPG, they are not constrained, even the team members are mostly from the Internet, but it is so free to close to the nature of the ticket, they have created this almost close to the ceiling of the indie game field.
If you try to play "The Tale of the Distant Star", you will definitely find many familiar shadows in the game, approaching the legend of the Holy Sword, the style of the wheel of time, similar to the puzzles of the legend of Zelda, as if the mission and exploration method of the Blade of the Alien Degree, a bit of a final fantasy charm of the script. The acclaimed designs in JRPG circles have been copied almost every time by Far Star Story, but you'll always find out how finely polished it is in stitching elements, so that the classic designs complement each other in the game.
Although "Far Star Story" also has some shortcomings, such as some of the screens in order to pursue more performance and appear messy, such as less conducive to the difficulty of getting started, but in short, if you have not played this indie game, the old talk suggests that you try.
Monster shelter
Do you like playing Castlevania? Do you like playing Pokémon? You have to think that both games are fun, then "Monster Shelter" with closed eyes to buy without regret. Although the game is cloaked in a horizontal pixel style, it integrates Castlevania's platform jumping and Pokémon in terms of gameplay. Players are free to explore the entire world and capture monsters to help them fight. As an RPG game, Monster Shelter has a series of settings similar to Pokémon, learning skills, upgrading and evolving, carrying props, and fighting in turn. But the difference is that it is more inclined to the traditional JRPG concept in terms of cultivation, monsters are more malleable than Pokémon, and props can be arbitrarily matched with three and significantly increased attribute values, which makes some seemingly ordinary monsters have the possibility of challenging monsters with higher attributes and rarer monsters.
Not only is it cultivated and explored, the puzzle design of Monster Shelter is also quite elaborate, and the more advanced the terrain, the more complex the puzzle design becomes. When exploring various terrains, the monsters to be used are also different. For example, if you want to play water drifting, you have to rely on flying monsters, and if you want to dive, you have to rely on water monsters. All in all, the pixel art style with the Pokémon-like cultivation system, the Castlevania-like jumping platform method plus the retro side-scroll perspective, and then give a little exploration and puzzle solving elements, it is pinched into this game, which sounds a bit stitched with strange meanings, but it really does not delay its fun.
Go to the moon
Maybe you've experienced it yourself, maybe you've seen it from other UP recommendations, in short, talking about indie games can't get around the game "Going to the Moon" anyway, or it is more appropriate to call it a visual novel, because this pixel-style work made by RPG Maker has no real battle, just a few hours of process, it can bring you only a spiritual journey, about love, about friendship, but also about self-reflection.
In the 2011 Game of the Year lineup, "Going to the Moon" beat games such as Catherine to win best screenplay. What kind of plot does this game present to win this honor, I think you still have to feel it for yourself, it is really worth it.
Is "Going to the Moon" really tear-jerking? This is not the case in the old talk. Its most amazing place is the so-called tear point, which is actually just amplifying the emotions that have been suppressed in your heart for a long time. Just like "Unheard flower name", the friendship between several children is nothing more than that, but after reading the whole episode, how many friends can hold back tears after finding you in that sentence?
OK, that's all there is to this issue of game diary, there are many more niche but wonderful games on Switch, and the next old talk will bring you richer content. Finally, I hope you will give the old talk a little attention, and then brush to me is not necessarily the time, this is my crazy update of the biggest motivation, thank you very much.