12/29/2023 0 Comments Townscaper tricksThe writing is awkward much of the time and occasionally doesn’t make sense, possibly because of imperfect localization. Unfortunately, the game is not really doing it for me. I’m a big fan of those types of games, and I was also intrigued by the idea of playing as a whistleblower. Rubicon is a text-based adventure that takes place partially on a phone interface. I was excited to see a new game this week from La Belle Games, the makers of The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature, which was a beautiful game through and through. If that doesn’t bother you, or the poorly situated controls, by all means give it a try. That basically killed any motivation I had to continue playing. Neither was close to where I was when I wanted to take a break, so I had to backtrack quite a bit to save. And in the half hour I spent with the game, I only came across two save points. You can’t just quit at any point and assume it will save your progress. But the game has an old-school save system. So I wanted to take a break and try again later. I was stuck at some point and couldn’t see the way forward. I was still willing to try and play it that way, but the save system is what ultimately killed my interest. There is no comfortable way for me to hold my iPad and hit those buttons. ![]() On my iPad, the left and right movement buttons and stuffed in the left corner, with the jump button in the right corner. But the controls make it an exercise in frustration. Even the gameplay itself can be enjoyable. And I do love the animation, atmosphere, and voice acting. At just $1.99, it was easy to take a chance on it. Then, out of nowhere, it popped up on the App Store this week. It had been so long since it’s initial release and we heard nothing about it coming to iOS, so I just assumed it was never happening. Pinstripe is another game that first released on PC, though it was initially announced for mobile as well. I wrote a full review here if you want to learn more and I’ve also picked up a few more tricks since then, which you can see in the videos below. It’s just so easy to get into and completely engrossing. It’s a lot of fun, whether you’re someone who likes to spend hours in city/building games, or someone like me who never does. ![]() You basically tap the screen to create sidewalks and houses, and as you keep building on them, the algorithm decides how they should look. It also looks just as great as Bad North, but it’s less of a game and more of a toy. And now that it’s out on iOS and Android, I can confirm that it does indeed work beautifully on mobile. ![]() Townscaper first released on PC, but it always looked like a perfect fit for touchscreens. Oskar St╬ô├╢┬úΓö£├ªlberg made the super stylish Bad North, so he really knows his stuff. I’d been looking forward to the chill city-builder, Townscaper, ever since I saw the developer teasing it with GIFs on his Twitter account. There’s also a lot going on in Genshin Impact still, so that’s eating up some of my time, though not quite as much as the previous week that brought the new update. My personal favorite is Towscaper, even though it’s not really a game but more of a toy. This has been a pretty busy week with some notable releases. Hi everyone, and welcome back to My Week Unwrapped, where I discuss all the games I’ve been playing over the last seven days.
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