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I strongly recommend the Sorcery games for anyone looking for any kind of rich gameplay experience on mobile.

In an ecosystem that's been almost entirely consumed by upgrade treadmills and habit loops, it's a perfect counterpoint that is about storytelling and gameplay that's all about emphasizing craft.

I can wholeheartedly recommend them. Excellent introduction to the format, at least it was for me.

The map art reminds me of that used in Elden Ring, I wonder if that's been influenced by this. I wouldn't be surprised as the director of the Souls games was an avid adventure book player.

From what I’ve heard, his story is rather interesting. He had books with knights and medieval imagery, but couldn’t read or speak English, so he’d make up his own stories.

I think that’s part of why the Souls games (and later Elden Ring) have such a fascinating fusion of East and West. Isolation necessitates imagination.