Every year tons of new excellent games get published in the Play Store: what are our
5 favourites right now?
I'm Gio from the Nerd Herd, let's take a look!
Every once in a while, a game comes that re-defines the rules of gaming.
For the mobile segment, Monument Valley has been it.
It is not just enjoyable or well-made, it is an authentic masterpiece: the magical atmospheres
and the extremely well engineered chapters will entertain you for the unfortunately short
duration of the game.
To be clear, Monument Valley probably isn't a game for all: its mechanics are not as clear
as other games in this list, but you'll have serious difficulties in finding a game that
delivers a better experience.
The story behind the silent princess Ida and the monument valley she walks in is fascinating
indeed, and does not act as a mere countour; it is an essential part of the game, and something
you'd better not miss if you wanna make the most out of it.
The game is founded on the optical illusions and obscure mechanisms that rule the valley,
where every detail can change the scene entirely.
Monument Valley will take you a couple of hours to complete, and with the price fixed
at three ninety-nine you may ask if it's worth it.
Our answer?
Ab-so-lutely.
I may be biased on this one, as I personally love the graphic compartment of this game,
but Leo's Fortune definitely belongs in this list.
Really different from Monument Valley, Leo's Fortune is an intuitive platform game that
provides just two different commands, one for moving, and the other one for expanding
or shrinking Leo.
The story behind the action here is really basic: Leo's gold has been stolen, and now
he must follow the coins left by the thief to find him and recover his fortune and honor.
The side scrolling scenario will lead you through obstacles of different kind, from
spiky objects to sort-of-difficult puzzles, mostly about moving objects.
The tone and pace of each chapter is different, so you will hardly ever feel like the game
is getting monotonous: on the contrary, the well-thought turnover will keep you interested.
The app comes at the pricey cost of 4 ninety-nine, but that's it, you won't find any in-app purchases:
for its twenty really entertaining levels, we find it a fair price.
Immediate, fast-paced, entertaining, well deisgned: Smash hit has all I could ask to
a game of its kind.
The basic concept here is to survive the tons of barriers, pillars, walls, doors and anything
else they can throw at you.
However, you can throw something at them too: these metallic marbles will be your closest
mates during the whole games, and doing well will reward you with more marbles.
Pace can get pretty hard to follow sometimes, but I guess that's why the game is so enjoyable.
You have a set of life-points and marbles, and every obstacle you bump into will mean
less life and less marbles.
When you have none of them left, game's over: while the mechanisms are clear most of the
times, you'll sure have to work hard to complete level after level.
Paired with the good longevity, the evanescent atmospheres will give the final touch to this
must-have game.
The whole lot comes completely free, but you'll have to pay the premium version at 1 ninety-nine
to experience it fully and makes things a little easier.
This platform game with dark colors and creepy graphics is the Android's equivalent of an
indie game: the gameplay is as intuitive as frustrating pretty much all the game long,
and the main point of the game is to adapt: the locations and your character itself change
from one moment to very next, so keep your eyes open!
We defined it a platform game, but it is actually difficult to gave a univocal definition: sometimes
it's a platform, some others it's an endless runner, and at other times it feels like a
fast-paced puzzle game.
Whatever you call it, it is great fun indeed, and it gets more fun when you keep overcoming
levels, as more members join your flying crew and more obstacles get in the way.
The graphic department is definitely worth a mention: the singular black silhouette over
the bright background is really interesting, and there's plenty of detail that will attend
you during the forty levels.
The app is now free on the Play Store, but it comes with ads.
However, you may want to take a look at the in-app purchases to unlock the full game:
two ninety nine is totally a price worth considering.
You saw this coming, you knew we couldn't miss it: this game, apparently really simple,
has become a world-wide phenomena for a couple of months this year, and counts good download
rates still today.
The gameplay is as basic as possible: tap on the screen to fly higher, pass through
the pipes to earn points.
Easier said than done.
The first few games will get you thrilled with as little as 10 points, but the highscores
become soon addictive, and yooouuu..
[VIDEO] well, you don't wanna become addicted don't you?
Also, rumors say that thiiings start to get strange from a certain point on..
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So thanks for watching, these have been our 5 favourites games as of 2014, let us know
in the comments below if you'd like to see some others, and leave us a thumbs up as it
is much appreciated.
I'm Gio, from the Nerd Herd, and I'll see you next time!