Post by bramblett05 on May 17, 2016 0:56:01 GMT
I was a big fan of Bookworm growing up and well also every other Popcap game but Bookworm stuck most with me besides Plants Vs Zombies. Awhile back Grimm's Journey came to mobile and though I didn't play it for long, it threw me back into the Bookworm days. Now a Remastered version is invading consoles with Playstation coming last to take part in the title. First know option wise not alot to do but change the music from the new style and to the original which both are pretty good. Second thing to know is replaying levels will be a thing almost to the point it's crazy but you do have upgrades in the shop that will help but more on that later.
First I want to say the animations and graphics are pretty good and cute and you will meet a good bit of enemies like a dustbunny yes and he attacks you with a duster. The game tracks everything from how long your words are to how many games you played and so forth which is pretty good if you need to see your stats. There are two modes one being endless which plays just like the name and Story Mode which is about Grimm on his quest for Pizza. The game does take a good bit to load but once it starts, everything else just goes pretty quick though battles take a little while to load. You have a total of four stars per level and the forth being a crystal star which is the most challenging though a few regular star challenges can be just as tricky.
The shop will have items, tiles and other items for you to buy and most can be upgraded with jewels you earn as you defeat monsters and break the jewel stash at the end of a level. Even though the game can be grindy, I feel you earn jewels at a good pace compared to how other mobile ports have been and the game is really fun to play that before you know it you earned quite a bit of jewels. A big reason why is you have quest which are pretty easy to beat like for instance make 100 words or use a health potion while some are a bit tricker but you can skip them for 100 jewels each if they give you a problem.
I did notice Grimm moves on the world map like mario in Super Mario 3 which was a nice touch and there is a few nods to other games as well including Bookworm for two reasons. One the book owner is a worm and two like I said books which are very useful and get upgraded by defeating enemies. Overall the game is solid, challenging, grindy but fun and should make puzzle players very happy on the Vita/PS4. The loading isn't as long as Corridor Z so you don't have to wait too long and the animations are really well done.
Score 8.4 Out Of 10
+Cute animations
Bookworm fans rejoice
Lots Of Replay value
- Can be grindy