Like any other demon, Cid loves spending time to cause havoc among people Darkestville Castle. However, lately, he’s having trouble with his daily jobs since there are some demon hunters being paid to sabotage your works. Follow Cid and his adventure in this hilarious game.
Story
Little does he know, the reason for all of his problems come from his arch enemy Dan Teapot, who’s also the one who paid the demon hunters. Having learned the true, Cid decides to go against the hunters in a quest full of funny situations, thrilling actions, and mind-triggered puzzles.
Our main protagonist, although was claimed to be the absolute demon of Darkestville, is quite goofy and slow-minded. This cause a whole lot of interesting and funny situations. Like many villains, Cid has a castle of himself, in which he prepares for his “genius” plans. However, since he was never being able to execute those plans, Cid is considered a nuisance demon rather than an actual threat to the people.
Things begin to get exciting as his pet fish, Domino, was mistaken as himself and was captured by a group of demon hunters hired by his rival Dan Teapot. This leads to a series of hilarious events as Cid was trying to get his friend back from the clumsy hunters.
The game features the old point-and-click gameplay which resembles most of the 90s adventure games. You’ll also be able to experience the classic art styles with hand-painted graphics.
Gameplay
If you’ve grown up playing the adventure games of the 90s, you find the hand-drawn, cartoonish graphics extremely familiar. There is something about it that makes you fall in love with this game immediately.
It delivers a similar experience to the classic masterpieces of LucasArts, such as Day of the Tentacle, Monkey islands, and Full Throttle. Here are the few features that you’ll definitely love:
Simple gameplay with point-and-click mechanics
The simple point-and-click mechanics gameplay is surprisingly compatible with Android touchscreens. You can easily control your characters, moving around, make interactions using a single finger. This helps to free your mind and get you deeper into the narrative gameplay style.
Funny characters and an interesting protagonist
To make games more fun and interesting, the designers must introduce a charismatic protagonist and exciting characters. And this is exactly what you’ll experience with Darkestville Castle. Our main character is quite goofy for a demon which results in many ridiculous situations.
On the other hands, the other characters like the demon hunters and Dan Teapot are also not much of a difference. They’re all clumsy and goofy people who’re caught into a hilarious adventure. That being said, you’ll have a lot of fun playing the game.
The characters are mostly voiced actors which greatly enhance your in-game experiences. For the NPC characters, you would still get some interesting dialogues every once in a while, although there might be some typos.
Impressive level designs
With impressive level designs, the game features a lot of discoverable elements which make players remain eager and excited. Instead of focusing on the main gameplay, you can explore the maps to discover other interesting stuff.
On top of that, each level with have dozens of different missions for you to enjoy. With each mission passed, you’ll receive certain prizes and unveil hidden secrets following the main story.
Mind-blowing puzzles
For those who love spending time to solve the interestingly difficult puzzles, then Darkestville Castle is definitely the game for you. It comes with numerous puzzles that require players to make use of all the clues and hints that were given. And even if you know what to do, it would take many tries to complete these quests.
Exciting story
The game has taken the art of storytelling to a whole new level. With charismatic characters, intuitive art styles, the game delivers a captivating story in which both the antagonists and protagonists are equally clumsy and thickheaded.
Friendly for all ages
Although it’s a game about demons, hunters, and conspiracy, there are no violence or bloody scenes throughout your adventure. Instead, you’ll have the joy to watch your clumsy characters wrestle each other out in a foreseeable, yet still an extremely enjoyable story.
Best Game Narrative by Indie Prize
With so many interesting aspects, the game quickly receives public attention and was awarded as the Best Game Narrative by Indie Prize. Hence, you won’t likely to be disappointed as there are also many gamers out there who all agreed that this is a great title.
Graphics
Powered by the Unity Engine, the game is capable of delivering beautiful graphics in high-definition resolutions. You can even experience this game in the incredible 4K resolution for truly immersive gameplay.
On top of that, the hand drawings are also an awesome feature that we haven’t seen for a very long time. It’s like we’re back in the 90s but in an HD definition version. Apart from that, the characters are also interestingly depicted with quality caricatures. You can see their characteristics from just watch the drawings.
In additions, the game features a smooth gameplay as it doesn’t have too many requirements. You can easily install and play this game on any old Android devices and they would still run silky smooth.
Sound/Music
I would love to give the sound effects and music in Darkestvilles Castle a big thumb up, especially with the characters. You’ll have realistic and appropriated voiced actors throughout the game, which would enhance the quality of the story. In additions, you’ll have that charming storyteller whispering to your ears whenever you make any signs of progress in the game. On the other hand, the sound effects are extremely cartoonish which match with the whole concept of the game.
Final thoughts
With awesome graphics and a promising story, you’re guaranteed to have many funs with Darkestville Castle. So why are you still waiting? Let’s get yourself into the adventure of Cid the Demon and his goofy friends.
Additional Information
- Version 1.1.6
- Requires Android 5.0+
- Update February 16, 2020
- Developed by ESDigital Games
- Google Play ID ru.buka.dville01
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