Dandara: Trials of Fear+

Name: Dandara: Trials of Fear+
Rating: 4.39534 (86 reviews)

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Dandara: Trials of Fear+

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User Reviews for Dandara: Trials of Fear+

Don’t get me wrong the game is good, but…

It’s way too easy to get softlocked. One area with the moving tiles can only be moved if you’re standing on it. When you enter an area, its position resets. This can be awful if you’re in a place where you cannot progress through it. In these positions, you must return to your camp and forfeit all of your salt that you’ve earned. Please fix this.

B ah ghg ST g, Dec 27, 2021

Incredible and unique

I’ve never played a game like this and most platformers don’t work on a phone. This game is beautiful and fun to get into. The controls are intuitive and once you mast them you can fly around the world so fast.

Fizzrate, Dec 04, 2021

One of a kind Souls-like Experience

I played through the entirety of Dandara on the Nintendo Switch a few years ago, and fell in love with the game’s vivid art direction, music and unique gameplay there, and have enjoyed this version even more. Dandara’s unusual traver sal mechanic seems like it should be a gimmick, but jumping from platform to platform is so fluid that moving around is fun in and of itself. The developers have used it to full effect when creating the intricate topsy-turvy and gravity-less world that you explore. Virtual joysticks can often be frustrating to use, but the movement here is suited perfectly to touch controls, and zipping across platforms is even smoother here than it was using a physical controller. Definitely worth checking out for a change of pace!

Lakupo, Dec 09, 2021

Finally something challenging

This game is not for the faint of heart when it comes to a challenge! I loved it!The graphics are amazing, the story is wild, and the combat is mind-boggling-amazing. I think my favorite aspect of the game which adds to the difficulty is there is NO friendly guide going “hey look over here”. You have to explore it all and I recommend you do! Or you will miss things that are important, powerful, or delightful. I thought I was very diligent in my hunt for chests and abilities and I still missed 20% of the game the first time. Holy cow, this made the Metroid and castlevania games I’ve played seem easy.

meyer2j3, Dec 10, 2021

Remarkable, challenging experience

Any fans of pixel platforms are going to love this. The music and graphics are fluid and tell a wonderful story. As a forewarning, you’re going to see some difficulty jumps as you progress, but that’s par the course for games such as this. The fact that it’s free via Apple Arcade is just icing on the cake. Five very enthusiastic stars.

Mivynatsu, Dec 05, 2021

Too punishing right from the start

Immediately, the game feels amazing. Awesome movement mechanic. 5 minutes in you feel like this game will be one of your new favorites. . . Then you die and have to go WAAAAAY back. So far back that it takes you emotionally out of the game and just incites frustration. That’s not difficulty, it’s a poorly executed attempt to make you feel that good kind of gaming anxiety that pushes you to do better in a thrilling way. Games have to really earn that by good design and pacing. This unfortunately has none of that, and spoils the fun movement mechanic. It just comes across as poor design. Devs, allow the player to place more checkpoint flags!

Musica5555, Jan 27, 2022

Great concept but…..

As far as getting to the first camp your on your own to find out what to do and I still after 4hours was not able to find the objective in the village and the game does not explain enough all it does is explain the controls the game is great but just add an objectives list or make the game have a more simple mode such as a mode where you can actually get what to do.

Nate TN, Dec 11, 2021

Looks great, controls are terrible.

On the outside this game looks great! Retro 16-bit like I was looking for, but the fact that you can’t just run and jump like a regular game, and instead have to find a place to slingshot to and have to keep moving like that the entire time totally ruined it for me. I played the game for two minutes and deleted it. I know this was the developer’s way of making this game unique, but it’s just too clunky and hard to use to be enjoyable. If this were to be fixed, where the character would move around like every other game out there then I’d definitely re-download and play again.

Okayishly, Dec 06, 2021

Awesome Controls - New Favorite

I’ve only beaten the first boss but I’ve been super impressed with this game! I went in with pretty much zero expectations about the game hand have been having a blast since. First off, the controls are fantastic with a touch screen. Typically, on-screen controls are tolerable at best and unplayable at worst, but the movement and firing mechanics in this game feel incredibly natural with touch controls, to the point which I feel having a controller would actually be more a hinder than a help. The attacking mechanics work similarly to the movement mechanics and after a few minutes of adjusting, it’s satisfying to just fly around the map and disintegrate enemies in your path. I love this game so far and would recommend at least trying it out.

pjain5768, Jan 31, 2022

Not Optimized OR Fun

This game has clunky controls, a confusing layout, and a convoluted story that confuses “mysterious and deep” with “vague and ambiguous.” Dandara has you jumping around random locations in hopes of finding some new useful item, but in reality most of the power ups you receive actually just make the game HARDER! There’s no clear sense of progression, using the Dark Souls template of souls and bonfires (yawn), which is made worse by the fact that every new challenge you encounter is solved through trial and error. The gameplay loop is more or less progress to next room, die, get back to that room, collect your souls, go the next room, die, repeat. The learning curve, confusing controls, and lack of clear I-frames routinely leave you cornered by enemies, unable to heal, dodge, or fight back because you’re being pushed around from every angle. This game may have worked better with a controller or a console, but as a mobile experience this game just feels anti-player from the ground up. A terrible port that just punishes you for even picking it up.

Stickman Stan 15, Jan 30, 2022

Description

The world of Salt hangs on the brink of collapse. The citizens, once free spirits, now stand oppressed and isolated. But not all is lost, for out of this aether of fear arises a heroine, a ray of hope.

Her name is Dandara. Welcome to a unique 2D metroidvania platformer full of mystical creatures and boundless exploration. Defy gravity as you jump across floors, walls, and ceilings alike. Discover the mysteries and secrets hidden throughout the world of Salt and its diverse array of characters. Empower Dandara for combat and survival against enemies bent on oppression. Awaken, Dandara, to bring freedom and balance to this directionless world. ENTER THE HIDDEN REALMS - The Trials of Fear Edition* adds 3 new areas to explore, a new big boss, new powers and mechanics, new music tracks, a new secret ending, as well as many quality of life updates and more! UNCOVER THE SALT - The Trials of Fear Edition adds a whole new focus on story, fleshing out the lore of the Salt and its inhabitants. Find new descriptions, dialogues and cutscenes for existing characters and environments! INNOVATIVE CONTROLS - Built natively for both touchscreen and gamepad input, movement and combat interact smoothly and seamlessly. BOUNDLESS EXPLORATION - Traverse across the esoteric world of Salt through fast and fluid jumps off any surface, unhindered by gravity, in lovingly crafted environments. CHALLENGING PROGRESSION - Use a combination of speed & skill, wits & reflexes, to solve puzzles, earn power-ups, and access areas previously unreachable. BEAUTIFUL AND IMMERSIVE WORLD - A visual and auditory wonderland comes to life through gorgeous handcrafted pixel art and original soundtrack compositions. * Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition content is free to download to all existing owners of Dandara.