If you look at publishing Nival Interactive for the past year, the pattern is found very interesting. Fan-made mod to the "Cursed Earth" five years ago, "blockbuster" import "in the form of Heroes of Might and Magic V, and add-on to it, play on the film" Day Watch ", the first host of the upcoming additions to the" Blitzkrieg 2 "and a few localizations. In essence, a repetition in miniature line of any domestic publisher. You feel that something is missing? Correctly, children's games. Domestic studio, as a rule, they are neglected, although the audience is, and not a little - just look at the number of Russian versions of Western projects category of "3 to 12. Everyone wants to make shooters, strategy, or, following the latest fashion, MMORPG. But the situation is changing for the better.
Developers of casual games, which is devoted to a report in this issue, such prejudices are not affected. On the contrary, they used to do projects that are not too slozhnyt and pleasing to anyone, from kindergartners to CEO of the bank. "Brave Dwarves: Stealers shadow" - what happens when this approach is transferred to the establishment of the "big" game.
The point, however, not only in the "casual" approach. By and large, all the charm of the "Dwarf" is held at the scene rolls in which the characters discuss what is happening, cursing each other and interact with other characters. Clever, is not vulgar humor, mocking fantasy cliches and platforming, as such, reference to Pratchett and Tolkien and ironic "voice-over, as if borrowed straight from the Bard's Tale. Children will laugh at the saying of the dragon, and two out of the situation, the adults - over a phrase from "Terminator 2", which is one of the gnomes regularly speaks to his brother.
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It seems that for the first time in the Russian game is really memorable characters. Rustic but determined Fafnir, considered Thorvald and cunning goblin-trader by the end of the game are like relatives. All this achievement leading game designer, screenwriter and author of dialogues - Sister Eugenia.
With the gameplay, unfortunately, not all is fine. Idea was not bad, though borrowed from the ancient Lost Vikings: one dwarf is able to move boxes and causing grievous bodily, the second - to pull the levers and jump high. Switch between them at any time, and this is used to solve all the puzzles, and even encountered a battle with bosses. But honestly, the ratio jumps - the collection of coins - running around here and there - the extermination of evil spirits and the dialogues could be different.When time after time falling into the abyss, it does not matter, because if the wrong eye or caprice of the chamber and forced to repeat all the way from the last save point (that is, explain why they are here? "), Just to get the next minute dose of healthy laughter, you begin to wonder that would be better if the authors removed the cartoon, and the player has saved time and nerves. But if you have a large supply of patience and do not bother antediluvian graphics - do not pass by!
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