[Games] Arvale: Journey of Illusion

By far the most interesting RPG games available on iPhone/iPod Touch. Although the screen size is small, well, about the same of the screen size of an iPod Classic, but you'll definitely enjoy the game. It features a virtual d-pad at the right and some useful buttons to interact with things and persons. You might probably having question like why bother to having a d-pad since we can just tap to wherever we want. Well, you can also tap to walk. You can't run in this game, not at all. I've tried to double tap on a location but there seems to be no effect at all. Your character walks, but not as slow as you would thought it might be. Personally I couldn't wonder why does the d-pad is located on the right though. Aren't every or most handheld devices place their d-pad on the left?

To start of, this game really does have a sense of humor when it comes to the dialog part. You will often laugh at yourself when choosing a line of dialog to reply. At least that's what I enjoy most about the game.

The graphics looks a bit like 16-bit classic but why bother? It's the storyline that appeal for a RPG game.

This game does offer a few soundtracks for cities and battles, just as any RPG game would do. The sound, however, does seems like a low quality sound. But bear with it as it will save your battery usage, hence allowing you to enjoy the game for a longer time while on the go.

To add some replay value, the developer even included some side-quests that you might take along your journey. There's no need to memorize which quest you've taken or completed. There is a handy quest log book that will keep track of your quest progress. The quest log book, however, is not detail enough. So you might have to jot down a bit.

The game promises 20 hours+ of game play, which is true. It's a purchase that you won't regret, especially for a $2.99 price tag.

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