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Five great console games that are better on mobile
By Catherine Ng Dellosa
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Android + iOS
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From point-and-click classics about creepy small-town cults to role-playing games that task you with saving the world across time and space, these five titles are sure to be an absolute thrill - and even more so on mobile.
Sumire
This ultimate tearjerker of a game follows the story of the titular heroine as she discovers what it means to have the perfect day. Set in a peaceful mountain town in Japan, the narrative is all kinds of painful, with both lighthearted and heavy moments all wrapped nicely in a short-but-sweet point-and-click package.
You'll talk to various NPCs to accept their quests and get to know them a little bit better along the way, ticking off items in your journal as you may or may not accomplish all of these requests in a single pass. The day, after all, only goes by once, and you'll have to make difficult choices in this bittersweet coming-of-age tale about love, loss, and everything in between.
Continuing the lineup of tearjerkers is this hour-long minimalist title that walks players through what it's like to live with dementia. We'll Always Have Paris is minimalist in both its mechanics and visuals - players simply have to tap to interact with items or choose dialogue options, making for an incredibly intuitive mobile experience.
Its brevity also lends to its accessibility on mobile, as you won't have to spend too much of your time going through the game. It's a short but sweet dive into a love that transcends generations, and the perfect break from the hustle and bustle of daily life.
Another point-and-click title that has been optimised for mobile devices, Kathy Rain: Director's Cut is an on-the-go reintroduction to the cult classic that truly does make things easier and more intuitive in terms of mobile gameplay. Players can simply long-press on the floor to see which items they can interact with, and tap that object or person to initiate an action.
Gone are the complicated touch/look/walk icons that often plague point-and-click games on PC and consoles. Instead, the mobile version optimises everything to allow players to focus more on the engaging narrative rather than tinker around with clunky controls.
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Another Eden is a modern take on classic JRPGs that somehow strikes that perfect balance between old and new in this day and age. The story itself transcends both time and space, and it actually feels like it encourages players not to rely on the gacha system too much when it comes to buffing up their roster of characters.
In that sense, this very non-pay-to-win title plays easily on mobile devices with its convenient turn-based combat and easy map navigation. There is no auto-battling here, but the battles are engaging enough that you likely wouldn't want to auto-fight your way out of a pinch anyway.
This colourful roguelike lets players attempt to escape Lady Luck's twisted game show by clearing procedurally generated floors filled with quirky enemies and tasty apples. The recently released mobile version makes playing through the game a convenient tap-to-deploy-card affair, which is always more intuitive on a touch screen.
The relatively short (compared to other roguelikes) nature of each floor also fits nice and snug with on-the-go players' lifestyles. Plus, the mobile version comes with the Reunion DLC in one go - what more can we ask for?
