My only complaint was the early every enemy requires the same strategy – circle around the back and whack with your weapon until dead. With a party of up to three, combat is a little simplistic, but nevertheless satisfying. Weapon types and special abilities (more on that later) are specific to each party member, but you do have the ability to switch around characters at any time. There are a variety of different weapons, such as spears, boomerangs and wands. Combat consists of dodging, performing light and strong attacks, and breaking out the occasional special move. If only creating a growing, vibrant town economy were this easy in real life!įighting is based around typical real time action RPG mechanics. I enjoyed seeing my town spring up before my eyes as the result of my labour. More residents means more money, and this money can be invested in building new shops, and so the circle continues. Their quests usually amount to go here, speak to someone, or go there, beat up a few enemies, but they’re usually well written so I didn’t mind too much. Before they become residents, visitors have specific needs you’ll need to cater for to make sure they hang around. By encouraging more citizens to take up residence in your oasis, you increase the economy of the town and your combat abilities. These two tasks are strongly intertwined both thematically and mechanically. The core of the game is to build your town while fighting your enemies. It’s a fairly basic tale, but it gives the developers the opportunity to explore many different regions and stories.
Taking on the role of Tethu, you are tasked by your companion spirit to build up your oasis, and by so doing push back the tides of chaos that threaten to consume the desert around you.
While it’s strange to see new IP so late in the console’s lifespan, Grezzo have taken up the opportunity and spun it into an enjoyable tale, and wonderfully distracting timesink. Ever Oasis is one of the strongest new IPs on the console, and a fantastic way to prove the 3DS still has a place in your backpack.ĭeveloped by Grezzo, who have previously remastered Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask for the 3DS, it also strongly resembles the developer’s other works, the Mana series. And despite its aged technology, Nintendo has proved once again that great games beat great technical specs. Despite the recent release of its blockbuster Switch console, new games continue to be released for the now six year old Nintendo 3DS family. The news from Nintendo is that the 3DS is still alive.
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