Ambition of the Slimes

This has some big differences to the old demo I played back as a Kid on the 3Ds. I got the game for nostalgia. I do not recall the womens chests being.. large in the nintendo version. Turns out, they weren't! The art is DIFFERENT for that version and much more tame/kid friendly. PLUS I Learned later there is an ability that melts armor (which is neat in theory for combat) but also melts clothes and thus has weird undertones and stuff... Uncomfortable. I avoid using this ability so I am not sure how far it goes other than what I looked up. Seems some of the challenge levels might also require it given enemies for example the leader of the thief village thing that has a 1% catch rate but massive attacks that instakill, so without using the ability it seems intentionally difficult to get certain slimes from challenge levels and so on. Aside from the weird creepy slime ability and strange undertones it is/can be a good strategy rpg. However it is not what I remember and I am very disappointed in how the game depicts its characters. I'd rather just take the time to over level slimes to stomp enemies than use the "intended" routes. Gross.

I'm totally hooked on this game. I love it so much. My target is aiming for 100% completion (or at leats 75), even it is impossible. It's a shame there are barely any guides to completing each level, especially on difficulty Challenge. I had to figure out every strategy myself just to survive each difficulty level. This game deserves way more attention. It's a hidden gem that more people should be playing

Here's my review after fully completing this game. This is going to go into more detail than just the plot summary, if you want that go read the description in the Store Page. The story and plot is whatever, you're playing this for the gameplay. More specifically, the strategy part. This game is difficult. But that's not until Challenge Levels 3 and up; the Easy level maps can be cleared comfortably if you apply some basic strategy and actually think before you YOLO all your slimes into the enemy. Normal could take a few tries, but nothing to rip your hair out about. If you still get stuck in a particular map, try clearing another one and expanding your slime collection. The higher Challenge levels though? You WILL learn how AI target priority works. Planning your positioning based on which units move first. Which way your Divide Slime/Goddess's Hands split. And you'll restart over and over again until you find a good combination to clear the map with. Don't want to deal with that? Stick to Easy mode. The 'grind' that is mentioned is either replaying a map for slimes, or to level your slimes up. Considering your slimes' combat abilities are worthless, the leveling is pretty much only until a slime can survive one hit, which doesn't take that long. Slimes also get a one-time boost to their abilities (or movement) at a certain level, but I never had to grind for it as I was completing as many challenges as I could while progressing the story. Grinding for a slime drop could take longer if you want a slime NOW and have bad RNG, but the game gives you certain slimes at 100% chance if you don't own it already in certain maps. Speaking of maps, they're all are varied and well designed. Every map has their own unique challenges. Enemies are placed strategically to give you a hard time. You'll feel like a genius when you think of some way to cheese the map and it works. Some slimes are definitely more used than others, but if you try to use the same strategy you'll be met with a rude awakening. Lastly, there definitely could've been some Quality-of-Life improvements. The 'skip' button doesn't skip animations, only text. You can't re-order your slimes when you start a map, so you have to do it when you first select which slimes to take with you. That being said, restarting is still relatively quick, and you can pause and restart the level during the enemy turn as well. If all that doesn't put you off too much, give this game a go. It's not a game for everyone, but I haven't found anything else quite like it. And what it does, it does great.