01/20/2013 (2 of 2 found this helpful)

Wanderlust: Stillbirth

I would like to start by admitting that I was the instigator in making the MeltedJoystick crew play through this game. It was an impulse buy backed by a lack of research and a brief moment during which my normally healthy cynicism was impeded by a bout of brain-clouding optimism. It’s 16-bit, an RPG, Indie developed, AND $2.50 on a Steam sale? Bought! Played. Regretted…

“Wanderlust: Rebirth” was developed over the course of 5 years by two guys with a copy of Game Maker who call themselves Yeti Trunk (as in treasure chest, not elephant nose), working on it in their spare time. While it’s obvious that the Yeti Trunk guys put a lot of heart and soul into trying to make their dream game, they only succeeded in making an extremely niche game with an utter lack of polish.

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Rating of
1/5 

01/20/2013 (2 of 2 found this helpful)

Should Never Have Been Born at All

I don't even feel like writing a regular review for this game, so let's just be blunt - this fails pretty much all across the board. Other than the retro graphic feel, the game is mess - unless you like grinding for days upon days - good luck affording a decent weapon or armor. The crafting system is a mess, the characters are broken, the combat is tedious, the level system inconsistent and at certain times it's pretty much a given you're going to die (luckily to can respawn - but it penalizes you).

We couldn't even beat the last boss - not even with help - because our levels and equipment were crap - and he uses a variety of cheap moves. At least the game never crashed on us (unlike some others I could mention *cough* Torchlight II *cough*) but the game is so simple, it doesn't take ...

Rating of
1.5/5