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Wednesday 1 July 2015

Black Forest an indie game review.



Hello everyone, it's time to review another game. This one is called Black Forest and it was made by
mikelarg.

You woke up in a cold, black forest. Your brain telling you that no one is happy to see you here. You decision is obvious — run. On the way to your rescue you meet terrific amount of body parts of fellows, which has less luck than you do. Collect these body parts! While you running you can see horrible ghosts — be careful with them! Good luck!

The game status is complete and playable for android users only. This game is on the google
play store and gamejolt.

Let's begin.

Graphics:

This game has great looking spooky horror game graphics that give you that
feeling that what's coming next isn't pleasant, great work!





Sound:

The sound effects for this game are really creepy which made chills run down my spine. Well done.



Music:
The game doesn't have music, nor does it need it as it is replaced by spooky sounds of
dead people screaming. Try playing this game at night.

No music, no problem.

Controls:
The controls are very simple to use. You simply hold either the left or right side of the
screen to go that direction.






Gameplay:
This game gives me the chills and needs a lot of skill to master. You have to avoid trees
and to make it much more difficult, you have these headless freaky monsters in your way
as well. Random faces pop up, which made me drop my phone and lose. I was very scared for
a while as I played this game alone. After a few minutes, I slowly picked up the phone and
held it far away from me as I continued running in the forest. You can buy in game purchases as well.



Difficulty:
The game does require some skill to master and the ability not to drop your phone when a
scary face jumps right at you. Brilliant!





Settings:  
Okay I'm only going to list the most important setting, and that is the mute button. I am not one for
horror games, but this one I quite enjoyed, but I couldn't listen to the sounds as they
freaked me out too much. The game comes in two languages, Russian and English.







Tutorial/How to play:
Again, the controls are easy to use, but the game is hard to master, so a very good job
done here.




What I liked:

The game's sound effects (In the day)
The great creepy graphics
The face jumping up at you (In the day)

What I didn't like:

The game's sound effects (In the night)
The face jumping up at you (In the night)


Rating: 5/5

For someone who doesn't like horror games I really enjoyed this one and recommend
it to anyone who loves a jump scare.

Try it out!

The game is free on the google play store at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mikelarg.blackforest. Gamejolt link http://gamejolt.com/games/black-forest/76819

Drekirökr - Dusk of the Dragon an indie game review.


Hello everyone! Today we will be reviewing a game called Drekirökr - Dusk of the Dragon by Orochii Zouveleki

The world of Midgard, a mirror image from what is, was, or could had been ours. Valleys, mountains, rivers, seas. Nature manifests itself with power. But it's that power what humans fear the most. Daily, animal life, now called lilim, besiege human settlements. So, united under a sole ensign, most of the human nations have formed an alliance for the common good. That alliance is known as the Academy of Aleko, in charge of the administration and formation of the International Armed Force.

The game status is in development but playable, for window users only. This game is on gamejolt.

What are we waiting for? Let's get started!

Graphics:

I have to say, when I first saw this game, I thought it was made by a professional company.
The artwork is amazing and compares equally to Earthbound or Pokémon. A lot of time and
effort went in to the graphics.



Sound:

I was impressed by the sound effects, they fit that pixel game style and go very well
with the game indeed.



Music:

Again, I had no problem with the music and it sounded really nice, it is also available to
download at the gamejolt game page if you enjoy it.





Controls:

The default controls are simple to use and do not require much effort to learn off. If
you have difficulty using the default controls, you can customize your own and even use a
gamepad.



Gameplay:

The combat system is great, like a proper RPG game, the free roam is also great, a little
too great. I'm not sure if it's a glitch, but think I pressed a random key on my laptop 
and now I am suddenly able to walk on anything and everything. Keep in mind though that 
this game is still a work in progress and I'm sure the bugs will be fixed soon. Anyway, 
back to the gameplay. There is also a shop, where you can buy items and other upgrades, 
you can rent a room and there is a huge amount of dialogue with this game. The story line 
is very hard to understand as you are first on a boat and then suddenly you are in this
hellish-like cave. I feel the game doesn't tell the story very well, but then again, 
the game is natively Spanish that the story may not have translate well into English and 
some grammar errors still exists in the game. Other then that, this is very well put together.




Difficulty:

The game isn't too hard and fairly easy to get the hang of. Just remember though that the
enemies won't stay easy for too long though.




Settings:

There is a wide range of settings to customize the game to your liking. Examples include
customizable controls, a choice between Spanish and English, battle speed, ect.


Tutorial/How to play:

Learning the basics is quite simple, walking around, combat, talking to others, ect, so 
there is nothing wrong with the tutorial as the game explains itself quite well.


What I liked:

I liked the awesome artwork and gameplay, it was really professional and if you said 
someone like Nintendo made it, I would believe you. 


I didn't like:

So let's go over the things I didn't like:
*The ability to walk on anything 
*Hard to follow storyline

Rating: 4.8/5

This game is still a work in progress, but you should check it out anyway. It is totally
worth it!

Try it out!

If you want to play this game, then just click here!