Let's speak about it
- Knapsack Attack: Troll Face is definitely a video game
- A rarely-seen gameplay loop motivated by an indie beloved is dragged down by unusual looks
- Exhausted web memes do not do much to make this video game stick out
What do you get when you integrate stock management, weapon crafting and an exhausted web trend? Well, you get today's topic, Backpack Attack: Troll Face. A brand-new mix of technique and tower defence where the goal is to arrange the weapons you require to eliminate off crowds of opponents into the minimal area of your knapsack while updating to keep the fight going.
Now, a few of you might identify the underlying gameplay of Backpack Attack as being motivated rather greatly by previous Twitch beloved Backpack Battles. Undoubtedly, copycats are absolutely nothing brand-new on mobile, and it ‘d be a bit mean-spirited to come down so hard on what's originating from a little studio (or whatever AppVillage is). At the exact same time, I ‘d feel guilty not to at least remark on the apparent, well, concern.
That's the frustrating existence of some tired-looking giant deals with and rage deals with clustered around the gamer character and opponents. Gameplay aside, Backpack Attack: Troll Face has among the most significant problems with clones. While I feel you can take gameplay aspects and make them your own, connecting them to a rather underwhelming visual that focuses on a long-dead web meme (and not simply among them at that) appears a little ill-thought-out, to state the least.
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Compare this to the excess of survivors-style clones. While you can differ with them so greatly imitating Poncle's surprise hit, a number of these bullet paradise video games a minimum of did something fascinating or ingenious with them visually, and included their own spin on it. Knapsack Attack, on the other hand, looks like something that's emerged from the nadir of the app shop; without anything truly brand-new to provide.
In any case, if you're looking for some fantastic video games that actually did capture our eye, why not examine out our list of the finest mobile video games of 2024 (so far) to discover out what we reckon is worth a play?
Iwan Morris
Iwan is a Cardiff-based freelance author, who signed up with the Pocket Gamer Biz website fresh-faced from University before relocating to the Pocketgamer.com editorial group in November of 2023.
