Lara Croft Go

Mr E

I wasn't crazy about Hitman Go, but this is in a different league.

Lara Croft Go is out now and it's one of the best mobile games I've played in a long time. It looks absolutely stunning and plays great. €4.99, but it's a premium price for a premium quality game.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.squareenixmontreal.lcgo

Reviews: http://www.metacritic.com/game/ios/lara-croft-go/critic-reviews

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfaDB9h6StA

steve_r

Looks very good graphically anyway.

I presume it's turn based? How is the balance between battles and puzzles?

My gf loved Monument Valley (as did I) and I've been trying to find her a similar puzzle game ever since!

Mr E

Yes, turn based to an extent. You swipe up/down/left/right to move one space on the path (you can see the path on the trailer if you look for it). The battles are the puzzles! The enemies in the early part are snakes and spinning blades. If you move into a space with a snake directly facing you, he'll kill you. So the early puzzles involve 'walking into' snakes from the side or from behind to kill them. Not very hard at all, but very satisfying.

There are some 'lets play' videos on youtube if you want to watch the start of the game. Don't watch too much or you'll spoil some of the surprises.

Star Lord

Very enjoyable, but somewhat short lived. Wonder if they'll release more levels for it?