BattleCakes

I've spent some time playing BattleCakes with my daughter recently. She's quite taken with the cute characters and the story, while I've found a nostalgic joy in the combat system - reminds me of my Final Fantasy days as a kid. A word of caution: it's engaging enough that we nearly lost track of time this morning and almost missed the school bus!

First off, this is a super cute game -- kudos to the devs for an original take. The cuteness is a bit on overload, however, even for a kawaii fan like myself. That's not the problem, though; I'd risk the cavities for this fun premise (especially the chose-your-own-adventure style) if it weren't for three things. One: it starts SO slowly. I'm a half hour in and am still doing mostly dialogue and that's just not fun. Two: There's no way to change the keybindings. For some, that's not a big deal, but for me it really is. Three: it seems very dumbed-down, as if it were geared for young children. Maybe that's what I should have expected, given how it looks, but I wasn't. I expected a turn-based RPG similar to For the King, but with pastel cupcakes and cuteness. I don't want to give a negative review when it's still in EA, but, except for the keybindings, my problem is with the basics of the game, and I don't see anyway for that to be changed, so I can't recommend it (especially at the present price). That being said, it may be your cup of tea -- this is just my opinion, of course.