![]() ![]() The worst thing I can say about it is that some of the attempts to break up the standard gameplay don’t work as well I would have preferred. The bosses are, for the most part, decent. The pacing is about where it needs to be. ![]() At the same time, it doesn’t do anything badly either. Aside from its charming Slavic mythology theme and better-than-average story, it doesn’t do much to stand out from the incredibly packed crowd. Here we go: Catmaze is what you get when someone decides they want to make a normal ol’ Metroidvania and properly makes one, no more and no less. Time to write a very unhelpful summary to start this little review off with. SwitchArcade Score: 3.5/5 Catmaze ($9.99) Otherwise, it’s a somewhat unusual take on a concept that is becoming a bit well-worn by now, and worth checking out for fans of the genre. I also think the difficulty curve could be a little smoother. The moment to moment dialogue is well-written, but the story as a whole could have been more interesting. The theme is strange enough to catch your attention, the mechanics are solid, and the added gameplay elements don’t ruin anything with their presence. Unless you’re completely burned out on the Darkest Dungeon variety of RPG, you’ll probably find something to like in Circus Electrique. Multiple difficulty settings mean that you can try to find a level of challenge that suits you, but the gap between each is perhaps a bit wider than it should ideally be. There’s a bit of additional resource management due to the light circus simulation, but nothing you can’t sort out in fairly short order. Look at how the skills for each character mesh with the others, decide how you want to approach each encounter based on the enemies you’re facing, level up each character’s stats and skills, and try not to die. The circus management thing is easy enough to get your head around, and after that it’s just another turn-based RPG. The battle system is not so weird, as long as you’ve played the aforementioned Darkest Dungeon.įor all the strangeness of the game, the gameplay feels a little too ordinary. The fact that I am trying to manage a circus in this turn-based RPG is weird. A game has to do something weird to get me to come to that dinner table again, and if I can grant Circus Electrique anything, I can say that it does some weird stuff. ![]() So much that the basic novelty of the concept just isn’t very thrilling for me anymore. I have played a lot of Darkest Dungeon and a lot of games inspired by Darkest Dungeon. Let’s get into it! Reviews & Mini-Views Circus Electrique ($19.99) There are a couple of new releases to summarize, and a decent list of new sales to comb through. Finally, I get radical with a review of QUByte’s Radical Rex: QUByte Classics. Next, I look at Ratalaika’s console conversion of the Metroidvania game Catmaze. From Zen Studios, we’ve got Circus Electrique, an intriguing turn-based RPG with a bizarre theme. In today’s article, I’ve put together a few reviews for you. Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for September 12th, 2022. ![]()
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