World to the West

《西方世界》，特斯拉学徒的续笔之作，在这里讲述了特斯拉法师的起源，起源于西方世界古老遗迹之地。 游戏中有四个风格迥异的角色，都有各自的故事各自的特点，四个小英雄齐心协力，打败了富豪，阻止他利用古老遗迹的力量做坏事。故事非常简单，一个冒险故事。

I like this adventure puzzler for the most part. But one extremely annoying thing is that I have to visit a teleport totem with each character to be able to teleport there. It just doesn't make sense and makes the game quite tedious. Give it a go if you have a weekend to spare.

Recommended with caveats. I enjoyed World to the West, though it isn't perfect. It is a game about traversal puzzles. Each of the four characters have differing abilities and the game is all about getting each character to specific points on the map. This aspect of the game is excellent, though you have to have a good tolerance for a lot of backtracking. Thankfully the map isn't that big and there are warp points. The puzzling aspect of the game is the main focus, which is good, because the combat kinda sucks. Not that you do a ton of fighting but the controls aren't that refined for a lot of fun. I never found myself itching to play World to the West while I was away from it, but once I booted it up I was hooked for hours. It isn't too hard, though I found myself scratching my head several times but never in frustration. The bosses are fairly easy, though this is good because of the crappy combat. The pacing of the game is also a bit of a weak point. You spend eight of the nine chapters in somewhat of a tutorial mode before you are finally let loose in the final chapter. Given all the secrets and collectables, this can make the final chapter quite a bit longer than the other chapters. I didn't feel the need to get many of the collectables before reaching the end of the game and it felt like everything came together in a bit of a rush, though I think I'd had my fill of the game at that point anyhow. With strong writing, nice visuals, and an excellent soundtrack, I think I'd recommend this one. Think of Lost Vikings as an RPG and you'll get the idea. It might be too slow paced for action fans, but those who like a bit of a thinker, I suspect you'll have some fun with this one. I'm definitely going to check out Rain Games other offerings after playing World to the West.