Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords vs Victoria
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords is possibly one of the first match-3 puzzle RPG ever made. The game features a persistent storyline that will set you on the path to save the realm of Etheria from the evil Lord Bane, as well as three unique game modes, namely single-player, instant action or multiplayer. By successfully defeating their enemies, players will be able to upgrade and customize their heroes in terms of their skills, abilities and equipment. There are also monsters that can be tamed and then brought along as companions in your adventures.Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords lets you enjoy a casual game or two without losing your status as a hardcore or midcore RPG gamer. It, and other games like it, is the ultimate game that fans of RPGs can play in short bursts or long runs.
Victoria
Victoria is a horror-themed match-3 adventure game that begins with a tragic story. The protagonist in this game, Victoria Miller, lost her husband and two children in an incident involving an aggressive poltergeist. Driven by her bitter need for revenge, she decided to pick up the ancient art of hunting supernatural beings and track the poltergeist across the United States in hopes of slaying it.At its core, Victoria is a pretty standard match-3 puzzle game where you’ll need to make matches of 3 or more in order to remove the items from the playing area. Most levels require you to clear away blue tiles by matching over them but sometimes, you may be asked to make specific matches in order to use the many weapons that will eventually be available to you against the supernatural creature you’ll be fighting. However, what allows this game to stand out from the usual match-3 games out there is the creepy atmosphere it provides and the occasional jump scares that's intended to give you a solid jolt from time to time.
Overall, when it comes to immersion, Victoria hits the nail on the head. However, despite the supernatural-fighting bits, the gameplay in this game can be rather simplistic, and after some time, rather mundane. That said, considering that true horror-themed match-3 games can be pretty rare, Victoria might just fit snugly into the gaming niche it is obviously designed for.