FATE: The Traitor Soul vs Tabikaeru: Travel Frog
FATE: The Traitor Soul
FATE: The Traitor Soul is the third installment in the popular and classic dungeon crawler game series, Fate. Set off on yet another exciting adventure - this time, to the Temple of Fate - in hopes of securing the treasures that are rumored to be hidden within. However, you'll need to first get through the Temple's Chamber of Trials consisting of numerous dungeons, caverns and tunnels. Like the original, you'll have a pet by your side, but you get to choose one out of five available. You can also choose a hero out of the three (an Orc, Cogger, or Elven warrior) to play with. Of course, having so many loot in your backpack, you can trade them in town or even gamble them away for a chance to get something better.Playing Fate will always bring back the good old memories of the hours you've spent playing it back when it was "the dungeon crawler game to play". Fans of classic dungeon crawlers will find this game an absolute delight, that's for sure!
Tabikaeru: Travel Frog
Tabikaeru: Travel Frog is a Japanese simulation game that, in some way, depicts the journeys of an adorable little frog as it travels around Japan. The interesting thing about this game is that you have absolutely no control over what assumingly is your pet frog. It may decide to go on a trip any time it likes, disappearing for hours or even days. It sometimes sends you postcards or photos of the places it went to and the animals it meets, and bring home some gifts when it returns, but sometimes, it does none of those. In some way, you can learn more about your frog through its travels.The game also has a clover garden where you can collect clovers, the virtual currency of the game. You can collect 30 clovers every 3 hours or you can buy more clovers using real cash. Sometimes, your frog will bring home some clovers for you too.
As simple as the game is, it blew up in terms of its popularity at least among East Asian countries mainly because slowly makes the players, especially the 20-somethings, realize that they are actually the wandering frog in this story and that their elderly parents are at home eagerly waiting for their return. After all, in this game, you are put into the role of a parent to some extent - the person who prepares food, tools, and amulets for the travel-obsessed frog whenever it returns home. Also, the game brings the "idle game" genre to a whole new level.
Tabikaeru: Travel Frog is a game that's perfect for players who just don't have a lot of time to play and yet still like to have a very undemanding and interesting virtual pet of sorts... and for any young adults who are working away from home, be sure to visit your parents often! They miss you as much as you miss the frog when it's on its travels.