366 Days of Gaming 2024: Day 11

Day 17: Stone Story Platform: Android Stone Story is a unique white-on-black ASCII auto side-scrolling RPG that has no ads (?), and the only in-app purchase is a one-time buy for premium content and to support the developers. It also says the purchase gets rid of ads, but I didn't see a single one the whole time I played anyway. Progression through areas is done for you, but you can pause to change out your gear at any time. You start out by gathering materials to craft a few things, and a workbench which allows you to upgrade your gear. You can even "upgrade" the areas to get them to drop better loot (but the enemies get harder) by redoing them. Being defeated by enemies doesn't seem to do anything but take you out of the level, and you don't lose anything or become penalized in anyway.

Day 8: Meteorfall: Krumit's Tale Platform: Android This is a rather quirky and unique roguelike deck builder type. At the beginning of a round, it lays out a set amount of cards (which they refer to as tiles) from your deck and you choose cards from those cards to exchange for gold in order to purchase the items from the same set that was just laid out for you to help you in the upcoming battle. It sounds confusing but it makes more sense when you see it, I promise. Once you've exchanged things and geared up, the round starts and you choose which items to use, and can use multiple at one time. For example you can use armour to defend and a weapon to attack, or you can use two weapons if the weapon allows it, etc.

A slime game that is not boring, even though it has the word auto your opponents will be RNG and based on your deck. Graphics are cutesy with a unique design base on their class you will see some mythological names and their armor is great. UI is a bit clunky but the rewards are great. Unlocked icons will indicate when they will be unlocked and gameplay is easy to understand. Worth playing and you can leave it when you open it or you can see the gems piling up on your screen.