Wander Stars

Has a unique style of gameplay. You accumulate words and then combine them to name your move (like anime fights). Each word adds an effect or damage point. Combined it could be like +5 damage (if strike is also used) + fire element 2 damage + some effect like 1.5x of total. You get the idea. Then you run around the map to collect some treasure coins or upgrade. All this is good so why 5 stars? Because the variety is quite less. Gets monotonous quickly. Map explore, click through dialog, fight repeat. It definitely needs a lot more variety. Also the story could be more engaging. Currently the main character is on her way to meet her mom (or grandmom?) aaaand that's it! Could have some more thrill element.

I wanted this game to be good. I waited till midnight. Couldn't wait to try it. It was really neat for 20-30 minutes. Then you realize each level is the same three enemies. The "map" is a Mario party boardgame style map. The battle system is made up of words you collect and string together like "fire" "super" and "punch", which would be cool if the word effects weren't all stats and had any of the exciting animations that the artstyle promises. A super extra fire kick looks exactly like a regular kick, just with a fire themed bonus damage number popping up on the enemy, again of which there are incredibly few. It's very phone-gamey, quality-wise. Very shallow. It's adorable, has a solid look that initially hooks you, but it's all flash and it is in no way worth more than about 5 bucks. It relies solely on the fact that you'll see its impressive-at-a-glance presentation and buy it. You shouldn't. Better games cost way less.