Spooky_0ne's Weekly Adventure - First Entry

Welcome to the first entry of my series Spooky_0ne’s Weekly Adventure, where I will give an overview of games I have encountered during my week and if I haven’t been downloading many, then I will talk about what progress I’ve made in the games I played!

So, because of my De Quervain's condition and lack of computer, I have found myself going back to my love-hate relationship with mobile gaming. For the next few weeks until who knows when, I will probably be writing about mobile mostly.

Considering I download so many games, I will only keep it down to the ones I liked whether I kept them or not, not the really bad ones that I found disappointing *cough* My Talking Angela *cough*. That is unless I find an overwhelming amount of bad games.

Onto the week's adventure

Life Nonogram

One of the first games I explored this week was a nonogram game where you finish puzzles about animals, plants, zodiacs, inventions, or wonders and you then get a cool little fact about them! The puzzles are very customisable with the ability to mark the spots automatically or not, having lives or infinite mistakes, tagging lines as finished or not, among a few others. The music is pleasant and the graphics are cute enough! Honestly, my favourite part was the facts they gave. Puzzles go from 5x5 to 20x20 grids and there are quite a bit of them! As for ads: There aren't a whole lot nor are they invasive; I thought it was just right.

Two-Eyes Nonogram

I also tried another nonogram game; in this one, you are playing through the story of a deer and a wolf, and as you finish nonograms you uncover a bigger picture that eventually leads to you learning more of the story. I haven't gotten very far so I don't really know yet what the story is about! You also get to choose which of the two sides you want to play first and, although this one doesn't have cool facts about the things you make, the absolutely pleasant atmosphere of music and graphics will have you hooked. Just as the Life Nonogram, there are a ton of customisation options for the game, and this one can be found on the Play Pass for those who don't like ads! 

Secret Cat Forest

I didn't only play puzzle and logic games this week, however, as I also dabbled in some relaxing games like Secret Cat Forest! This one is going to be big for anyone that likes slow-progressing games, pretty graphics, collecting, and cats! 

Secret Cat Forest is a game where you just collect wood to make furniture and fish to attract cats. Simplified, it really does end there! You have access to two areas: Your home and the river, where you catch the fish and get the wood. Some things the game got right for me: cute graphics, relaxing gameplay, and lots of collectables! You have a journal where you keep tabs on the cats that visit you and the more they come over, the more hearts you get, and the more cute facts you know about them! The thing I — unfortunately — don't love: It feels like the game is kind of lacking because all you can do is tap on the tree a few times, collect some wood, fish a little, and then leave. If you really want to advance in the game you have to leave so the cats come around and make sure to check in constantly. Not only to find the cats in your house but also to watch ads so you can get some more materials. It just didn't hook me, unfortunately! I shall keep it in my apps for now but I know in my heart of hearts that this game is getting deleted within the week.

Tasty Town - Cooking & Restaurant Game

Another game worth mentioning because it was good but unfortunately not my type: Tasty Town.

I am a ginormous fan of having restaurants and hotels. I couldn't tell you why, it's just something that makes me happy! So when I saw this game I thought it was going to be awesome for me. Tasty Town has some interesting mechanics that I'm not sure are common: You have to farm your own ingredients to complete the orders in the restaurant and develop it to become more famous! Unfortunately, this means that the customers are like freaky androids because they never get angry over slow food; not even if it takes you hours. There is a game mode within the game where you can play in a more stressful and realistic way — much like these sorts of games tend to be — but I found it a bit overwhelming. Taking care of the farm, upgrading and buying chefs, using the same coins and crystals that you use on the restaurant to upgrade the kitchen in the fast minigame... it was too much. But for everyone else that might not hate stress, this might be the game for you! Oh, and as far as ads go, nothing invasive. Everything was where it usually is with this type of mobile game, which is usually speeding up items.

Resortopia

Resortopia is similar to the one above in the sense that it has potential but just isn't for me. In this particular game, you play as some kid (I can't really tell the gender or even species, honestly) that ends up working for this rundown resort. Quickly, things started picking up, and soon I had like a billion guests running around and asking for favours. This game gets a lot of things right: collectables, a lot of rewards, pretty(-ish) graphics, and nice gameplay — albeit a bit overwhelming at times — but it also has that character you are forced to play as. I am going to be honest with you, the animation style of it and some of the lines in-game make me think a bit too much of those cartoons for adults like Adventure Time. They have always made me uncomfortable and I just... I will definitely try to keep playing this one but I probably will just move on. The ads are a teensy bit invasive because it's almost every reward and the difference is quite drastic: 10 candies for no ads, 900 candies if you watch. It feels a bit obligatory. For any other fan of the genre though, I suggest you give it a try! 

The Way Home

One game I think went under the radar (or is deceptively good early on) is The Way Home. A roguelike game with pixel graphics where you play as Cheese, a cat that got lost with his owner Kevin, who I think is a child. I can only assume he is because his hat is a kid’s hat and he stays back at the campfire while you go alone into the adventure. The roguelike elements happen when you enter the cave and go fight monsters — every time you enter, your progress gets reset and you have to level up and re-equip everything once more, finish the level, and return home to see what you can craft. The game itself is pretty awesome! The graphics are pretty, the characters likeable, and it doesn't lag much (or at all) on my Samsung Galaxy View 2, which is old now and never was meant for a lot of gaming. The game has me hooked and I recommend everyone give it a try! 

Alphabear 2

Last puzzle game, I promise: Alphabear 2. Oh man, this one is cute! Not only that, it is quite challenging, unlike another one I downloaded earlier. You get to customise your adorable bear, do word puzzles, and collect the other bears! It's got me pretty excited. I don't know how good or bad it will be, but I have nearly finished Chapter 1 and I still love it. The ads are specifically relaxed in this one, as there is a "TV Mode" of sorts where you enter and watch some ads to boost your rewards for a few hours. 

Life in Adventure

And the last good game I tried this week was Life in Adventure — a text-based game. I had been looking for one similar to it for a long time now because I thought it might be the perfect type of game for someone with De Quervain's because of the lack of movement and the ton of reading, but all the ones I found were a bit underwhelming; admittedly, I am a fan of reading, and quite picky too. I liked this one quite a bit because it has everything: battling, character customisation (stats, gender, name, etc), collectables... It was just awesome. Ads are very much out of the way in this one as you are only required to watch one when you start a new game or if you want some gems. There are also packs you can buy that disable ads.

That has been it for my journey this week in gaming! Did I give you any good games you liked? Lemme know! In fact, feel free to share your own suggestions in the comments, I'll download and check them out!