Saturday, September 16, 2017

Twitter Roundup 9/16

This week is the shortest yet! Not because there aren't good games out there, but because I want to focus on games that deserve more attention and save longer games for longer posts. With that said...


Mobile (iOS / Android)


[Puzzle / Other] Dasshutsu Gemu: Ano Natsu no Hi kara Dasshutsu (Escape from That Summer Day)
App Store description (translated):

▼Features▼
●Head for the "Haunted Tunnel" and escape from that summer day.
●This game progresses in stages, and the story unfolds with the solution of puzzles at each stage.
●Each stage also has its own hints and answers, so even beginners can follow through to the end.
●All stages are free to play.

▼How to Play▼
●Examine by tapping.
●Tap the item menu and choose an item.
●Tap a selected item again to enlarge.
●Bring up the menu by tapping the Menu button at the top of the screen.
●Tap the ? button at the top of the screen to see hints and answers.

▼Strategy▼
●Try tapping all over the screen.
●Look over the items carefully, too.
●Items can be combined.
●Pay attention to all of the information given in the game.

▼Highlights▼
●People who like summer or memories of summer, or who like escape games, will like this game.
●There are even secondary hints and answers so it should be no problem for beginners.

▼Playful Spirit▼
Each stage is carefully constructed and filled with plenty of "playful spirit".

As you can see from the screenshots, the art is gorgeous. You won't see any of the characters, but from the dialog you can feel the innocence and youth pouring in like the summer sun.

Speaking of youth, the narrator seems to be looking back at his memories as a child, so the majority of text will be spoken by a child. Although some words might be elusive to the beginner, for the most part they should be simple enough to look up. For that, I'll give it a 2/3.

[Action] Busamon (Android Only)

Truth be told, I don't know how to play this game. Apparently the name is based on the fact that the developer can't model monsters well (ugly + monster = busamon). It's made in Unity, and from the screenshots the modeling doesn't actually look bad. Someone let me know what their experience is!

The text from the screenshots would require some knowledge of grammar and some higher-level kanji, so it gets a 2/3.


Browser

[Puzzle / Other] Debugging Challenge

Want to try your hand at debugging? Why not try it in Japanese? The name of the game within the debugging experience is "Exciting Shiba Inu Walk", but first you get a meta tutorial explaining your real mission. You only have eight minutes to find five bugs. In case the tweet is unavailable, you can find the game at the bottom of the right-hand menu bar at this site. (Side note: truthfully, with a motto like "save the digital world", I was expecting something to do with Digimon...)

In terms of language, you'll want to understand the instructions, which are fairly simple but may prove difficult for low-level learners. I'd say it's about a 2/3.


That's it for this week! I'm still figuring out how many games are appropriate for a weekly roundup, so if you have any suggestions, let me know on Twitter or in the comments!

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