There are even optional and customizable labyrinths to explore that provide more to do well after my 30-hour adventure ended, which allow you to use collectible slabs to dictate which enemies you'll face and how hard they'll be. ![]() On a simple quest to find someone’s belongings, I can multitask: I level up my party and keep them happy while they learn new skills kill monsters for materials needed to stock shops and craft weapons and bring miners or diggers to find even more treasures or collectibles. Outside of dungeons there is no shortage of side quests to undertake, resulting in rewards for your party and your town by both those looking for a reason to stay and shopkeepers needing help. Quests to entice residents would remain on my to-do list, but requests from villagers looking to upgrading their shop would disappear outright if I took on another task, forcing me to track them down again. Even though I could see what was needed for inactive quests, many items would only appear if that particular quest was active, which was odd considering how streamlined a lot of your oasis-related jobs became as time progressed. That said, I wasn’t a fan of the ability to only activate one side quest at a time. The more villagers you have, the bigger your oasis will grow, allowing for bigger gardens to harvest and longer roads to accommodate more booths. Just building a booth may entice someone else to visit your oasis, and the store they want to open may in turn make someone stick around to create vast and cleverly-connected web. Improving your oasis has its own rewards. Thankfully, almost all the dungeons can be completed with just two or three skills, and the act of getting back to town to form a new party is relatively quick. Some place a chest just out of reach unless you have the right person on your team. Many caves and larger dungeons alike would require a specific skill like the Paraflower to cross, but also hide mining or digging spots in the area as well. ![]() While I enjoyed swapping out my party regularly to see how each of my villagers would use their skills, the amount of optional treasure that required a change in my party nagged me relentlessly. Others, like specialized weapons being able to use flower beds in different ways, are essential to getting through certain areas - but you can only bring two people. Some, like mining or drop bonuses, are great for exploration. But instead of plundering the important tools to navigate these places, your tools come from your residents.Īll of the inhabitants of your oasis come with different abilities and weapons. Like Zelda, caves and dungeons require tools to progress. Despite all being set in the desert, these dungeons managed to be diverse and fun to explore: From boneyards full of glowing skeletons of giant creatures, to ancient tombs full of hieroglyphs and moving platforms. Some of the early dungeons aren’t very complicated, but I especially enjoyed the clever puzzles of later dungeons - like using balloon-like cacti to bounce across gaps before they popped, or trying to find a way to get to enemies spewing projectiles. While contending with enemies, you'll also be navigating twisting passages and caves. Enemies range from adorable (but deadly) takes on flying squirrels or peacocks to strange monsters born of chaos and wrath. You traverse multiple overworld areas to battle chaos-infused monsters in great varieties, and explore small caves and puzzling dungeons below the desert. When outside of town, things get more Zelda-like. Still, having my residents fight alongside me instead of just shopkeeping made me all the more fond of them. I was a bit sad to find that I couldn't change weapons or equipment except in town, which got frustrating. Different weapons also perform better or worse depending on the enemy type. ![]() In combat, they follow your lead fairly competently - or you can swap between them at will to perform special attacks. Among the desert dunes you'll find Seedlings like yourself, as well as the lizard-like Drauk, and scorpion-like Serkah tribe that wield oversized cactus hammers. Characters also accompany you on your adventures and gain levels just like you - learning new abilities and attacks along the way.
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