My first review is of a 2007 game called Dragon Quest Rocket Slime. It's a DS game with a top-down camera view about a slime named...well...Rocket. You start off in a kingdom named Slimenia where you get attacked by a gang of platypunks called the plobs and it's up to you to stop them and save Slimenia, along the way you'll meet several faces (most only temporarily), and become the hero of Slimenia.
The gameplay is divided between you on foot and another being you controlling a tank. Both are quite simple, on foot you charge into enemies and can either destroy them for items or cash, or plop them onto a cart for delivery to the town where they become inhabitants and eventual helpers for your tank. On certain occasions you'll run into boss fights requiring some effort but not too much. While on foot you collect items (almost anything, from fruit to bombs) that will be your cannon fodder for your tank battles. That's pretty much it, other than to move on in story and save your fellow slimes.
If it sounds boring, well, it kinda is, at least on foot. My main complaint with tank combat is that from what I've seen, it can become a simple endurance contest. One enemy tank loaded so much ammo on me that I just couldn't keep up counter-attacking, so my hp saved me until I could keep up. Helpers help somewhat, but depending on the helper it's best to launch them out of the cannon as well (which, sometimes has its uses actually). Otherwise the tank melees can become quite deep, ammo have different speeds, alchemy can give way to bigger, better ammo, and you can even use some to defend the tank, like turrets and bear traps. For tank fights you have one objective, beat them up until the tank hear is exposed, then destroy it for total victory.
I will give it props for charm, each character has their own personality, uses, and as always for a dq game, lovely puns throughout the wazoo. I loved the vibes it gave off, the colors were bright and
vibrant, and I felt sorry for the slimes of Slimenia when they got invaded if only because they are adorable. The story is somewhat absent otherwise, most characters have no reason to anything if only "just because", so don't look for anything deep.
Overall, I would recommend it for fans of the Dragon Quest series, those who want a strategy-esque games, and those who are looking for something fresh, I have yet to see anything similar to Rocket Slime. It was a fun ride for me while it lasted.
7/10 stars
Nice review. Never been much of a Dragon Quest fan but I hear this one is pretty cheap at GameStop so maybe I'll give it a try
ReplyDeleteCheap, yes, like $5 cheap lol, mine doesn't have a case but for $5 I can't complain, especially for the kind of entertainment this one gives.
DeleteIt's certainly a fresh game, then again I don't usually play tank battle games, don't even know if there is such a genre. I would recommend it if you can find it at a good price.