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Letter Quest Remastered (PS4) Status: Finished playing I started playing this game on Tuesday 22 November, 2016 // I stopped playing this game on: Monday 13 March, 2017
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March 13, 2017 12:36:49 PM
I can't believe I put in more than 20 hrs on this game. I've realized that it's a great little "filler" that, since it was an digital download, I could easily load up after watching a movie or while waiting to watch a movie. I guess all those minutes add up a lot? I did finish the main campaign and I had started to try to clean up missing stars and whatnot when...well, I had to delete it because I needed to make room on the PS4 HD for something else. It's a bit sad how easy it is for a game to fall off your radar?
November 30, 2016 06:52:08 PM
I have no real explanation for why I've played this for a few hours other than the fact that I was intrigued by the existence of a "make words from a jumble of letters" game on the PS4 (also, it being free helped). That being said, I've enjoyed playing it so far even if, as is usual for these kinds of games, I sometimes run into words that aren't in the game's dictionary which is a bit frustrating. Overall it's a grindy game as you tackle areas where monsters hit you and you hit back by crafting words with the letters available. Some letters are better than others (I think there are basically three tiers), longer words are better than shorter, and there are sometimes additional effects/constraints in play (using a certain tile does damage, certain tiles will change next turn, etc.). Overall it's a series of interesting challenges that keep the game interesting (even as you unlock upgrades to do more damage) since the challenges add a certain puzzle element where I've found myself trying to figure out how to use a certain letter in a word simply because of the bonus I'll get or because the monster has a certain weakness I'm trying to exploit. I'm not sure how much longer I'll play, but it's a nice example of micro-advances in a design space I haven't really paid much attention to...

Letter Quest Remastered (PS4)