I think I understand things better now. On Day 16 in one game and Day 21 in another. I didn't realize at first that the sun moves across the sky a little bit each turn. It felt like YMBAB, so I just assumed I needed to act quickly. Still confused about some things, but only having to replay the last day when I die makes me more willing to experiment.
Seems like you can take your time? So at night I have been trying to make matches that don't result in monsters matching, not sure though.
During the day, any move (resulting in a match or not) pushes the sun forward, so it's best one try to get a bunch of cascading blocks (thus more resources). Matching at the bottom of the grid in this case is a good idea. At night, the entire game switches around. The moon only moves when you've killed enemies. You can take as much time as you need and it's generally better to match around the top of the grid in order to avoid cascading blocks. That way you can avoid getting drowned in enemies and can pick your battles. It's such a sublime game. Love it.
wow - this is good when you kinda figure it out, isn't it. Not as good as, say, Imbroglio, yet, but it might be later. Great stuff.
Ok that makes sense and definitely helped me get over the initial what the hell am I doing here first few plays, nice one thanks. I still don't quite get the night time phase though. I understand you kill enemies to move forward but I've not worked out how the attack/defend/ enemy ratio works. By that I mean if I match 3 enemies, then match 3 swords does that mean I've killed the enemy? And what would happen if I matched swords then enemies? I'm assuming the shield relate to defence, but I'm not sure what the gravestones do or the other house like tile. Tell you what though I'm having a lot of fun working it out - I do love my match3 games when you get the chance to work moves out and not rely on time pressures. EDIT: Ok obviously it was me being a bit dim. Top right of the screen you've got your attack and defence meters and the other tiles are just different monsters. Understanding it didn't stop he getting killed mind.
Ok I beat the game (possibly on easy mode) and started New Game+, which is harder. But....I'm not sure I see the replay value here. Does it save our stats anywhere so we can compare? If not, what would make you play through the whole thing again?
So how about some instructions Is it explained anywhere how to play this game? Or is this one of those things where figuring out how to play is part of the game.
*points at old person* *gets nostalgic for Forbidden Forest* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee_LwDb_B20
Trying to work out what the three little spells are for in the bottom right at night time. Looks like the first is a kind of bomb and the third is health, but the middle one (appears to be a sword/shield) so maybe it replenishes them? Game definitely seems to have gotten tougher around Day 13-16!
Spoiler They're not spells. They're items you pick up from enemies! I'm still confused about a few things, but what I did figure out, I explained a bit in this video. I also show the ending, though, so beware of spoilers. Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel
Are you talking about the treasures you find? Yeah, you get up to three health potions, three spare swords & shields, and three mana potions. When you actually get access to spells: The Fast Forward arrows symbol is a haste spell to help you move faster in combat. The Moon/Sun symbol is a spell that skips the current night phase and puts you into the morning of the next day instantly.
I would like to know this as well before purchasing. It sounds like AppUnwrapper got through the game relatively quickly. Thats fine if there is some reply value, otherwise it probably wont be a game I will buy.
