Monster Tale

**Low** · 19 Mar 2011, 10:20 PM

Possibly the last great 2D DS game, Monster Tale is a action-adventure in the vein of Monster World or Metroid and created by members of the Henry Hatsworth team. Apparently marketing isn't their forte, releasing it right between a new Poke'man and the 3DS (the game was pushed up a week and is out now).

**FuryFox** · 20 Mar 2011, 12:20 AM

The guys on Fast Karate were really praising this title. What they had to say made it seem a lot more entertaining than that video, but I'm a sucker for metroidvania so I'm sure I'll play it.

The main character is a bit of a red flag though.

**Compass** · 20 Mar 2011, 12:39 AM

Combat looks a lil' janky. But thanks for the heads up. I was just hankerin' for an MV-type game today, but I think the only modern one I haven't beaten is MMZX (which is only marginally in that sub-genre, and not very good from what I played).

**Joust Williams** · 20 Mar 2011, 02:34 AM

looks boring

**Low** · 20 Mar 2011, 10:31 AM

Originally Posted by Compass

Combat looks a lil' janky. But thanks for the heads up. I was just hankerin' for an MV-type game today, but I think the only modern one I haven't beaten is MMZX (which is only marginally in that sub-genre, and not very good from what I played).

If you have a DSi (or whenever the hell Nintendo gets the 3DS eshop ready) there's also Shantae: Risky's Revenge

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**Glass Joe** · 20 Mar 2011, 11:09 AM

Yeah, Shantae:RR was a really good game. It REALLY reminded me of Dragon's Curse on the TG-16 (also known as Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap on SMS for those not keeping track). I love this style of game, more like it is a good thing if you ask me.

**Glass Joe** · 22 Mar 2011, 12:55 PM

So I've put a couple of hours into this game and I have to say, it's really good so far. It has all of the things going for it that you love about the Metroid/Wonder Boy/etc styled games with all the the character and charm from Henry Hatsworth. They kept the interactivity with the bottom screen from HH too. Instead of a puzzle game going on down there it is treated more like a breeding ground for your little pet monster (Chomp). You send him there to heal and to power up but some gameplay activities like Chomp hitting switches or battling bosses goes on there as well. It's really well done and never feels cumbersome. The art style is HH all the way. Definitely a cool game that will more than likely get lost in the shuffle.