And not even the nicest possible game built on gambling elements can escape them. It’s the nicest gacha game I’ve ever played, to be clear: it has a cheap monthly pass for extra bonuses, it always errs on the side of giving the player more, it sends gifts to apologize for downtime, it ensures there’s no wrong or sub-optimal way to spend any of its resources… And that comes with enough baggage that it’s totally fair if this ends up being the dealbreaker for you. Especially considering how different our teams tend to be due to the pulls we get.īecause this is a gacha game. A lot of the characters’ skills are complementary in fun ways, too, which has made it a lot of fun to compare notes and strategies with friends. The team you bring in makes a huge difference, as does where you put each unit down, facing which direction, and with what special ability equipped. I really love the gameplay because it’s different enough from what I’m used to with classic tower defense games that it scratches a completely new itch. One of the units is literally a mouse girl streamer! It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a game that was so laser-targeted at me specifically. Because they’re all cute anime furries! Why design generic towers when your game can have a dragon girl tank, an owl girl medic, a snow leopard swordsmen, a deer lady sniper, and so so many more? You know what else I miss? Tower defense! So imagine how excited I was to learn about Arknights, which takes the classic formula and mixes in some single-unit tactics in a way that makes you care about each “tower” you place onto the battlefield. It’s one of my favorite yearly traditions, after all! I’m so glad I get to share it with you once again. I missed out on a lot of things in 2020, but thankfully writing this list wasn’t one of them. A few of them stood out: either they helped me grow, they made me part of an unforgettable experience, or they were exactly what I needed at the time. I’m sad I spent most of the Year of the Mouse hiding in my Montreal mouse hole, but in-between all the working, the healing and the resting, I did get to play some games. And considering how the last twelve months have gone, that’s probably plenty. Still, I got enough done to pull myself back into a relatively safe & stable position.
I wanted to write more! Make some new art! Organize the latest installment of a certain game jam! But, I couldn’t. Having to strike a bunch of fun projects from my list this year was hard. I dragged myself across the 2020 finish line more tired than ever. Of the half-dozen projects I had on my plate for the last two months, I could only muster enough energy for one and a half. I had planned to get my latest book out of the way in April so I could move on to other things it got released in October.
<3Įxhaustion, personal stuff, heavy-duty therapy-and then, the pandemic-have meant that out of all the things I wanted to accomplish this year, only a scant few got done. You can find her on Twitter hi folks! It’s been… a difficult year. She makes all kinds of stuff on her Patreon. Alex Zandra is a Canadian game designer and light novelist.
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