Filip Brož I've always preferred independent games, so-called indie games, to those from big gaming concerns. The reason is simple. How many times do indie developers care more about graphics and gameplay style. These are not dozens of games whose purpose is to extract money from people and annoy with ubiquitous ads. Smaller and independent studios also in most cases do not have such financial possibilities and game development takes longer. However, this does not mean that I would never play games from Nintendo or Square Enix, for example, but you can usually easily distinguish similar titles.
The last week also showed that even Apple itself wants to support independent developers and their games more. It appeared in the App Store special section, where the Californian company presents interesting and novel games. Apple promises to maintain and update this section. Games are also currently on sale, and you'll find both older and newer issues here.
Among the indie games is Bean's Quest, which made it to the App of the Week section this week. It is free to download for a week. In the role of the Mexican jumping bean, you have to overcome more than 150 levels in five different worlds. The joke is that the retro bean jumps non-stop and the only thing you can control is moving forward or backward. You have to time each jump very well and think it through. A mistake means death and you have to start either from the beginning or from the last checkpoint.
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Bean's Quest belongs to the retro jumping games and impresses with the original soundtrack, which was created especially for this game. In addition to safely jumping through each round to the successful end, there are also a number of accompanying and side quests waiting for you. Each level is literally littered with diamonds and gems that you have to collect. It's also nice to destroy enemy characters by simply jumping on their heads. In case you touch the body, you will die again.
There is also a cute dragon in each level that you may or may not free. However, in the vast majority of cases, it is located in a hard-to-reach place that requires a lot of practice, patience and practice. Unfortunately, not every jump is successful the first time, and over time you get used to overcoming obstacles on repeated attempts. At the end of each level, you'll also learn how many jumps you've made in that round. As with any game, your score counts.
What I also like about Bean's Quest is that it supports syncing game progress through iCloud. So you can easily start playing on an iPhone and continue at the same level on, for example, an iPad. Bean's Quest is also free of any in-app purchases and advertising slogans. You can look forward to great entertainment that will last you several hours. The increasing level and difficulty of individual levels is also a matter of course. Personally, I think the game is worth your attention and a try.
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