Chris Buffa (Modojo): Why didn't we think of it first? That's the question that ran through our minds while playing Nimble Quest, the addictive time waster from NimbleBit, developer behind the critically acclaimed Tiny Tower and Pocket Planes. Broken into its basic elements, this enjoyable iPhone and iPad title blends that old cell phone game Snake with an action RPG. The result is a casual-friendly and fun effort guaranteed to put a smile on thousands of faces. At least while their little group of warriors is alive, anyway.
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With the amount of things that can be upgraded and the characters to be unlocked with various stages, this game is a fun pick-up-and-play game with the game ending only when everything has been obtained.
When we look back at 2013 in years to come, it will surely be remembered as the year indie gaming on the iPad truly came of age. A year when the line between big console and PC titles, and iPad games, was hard to distinguish. Where the biggest names in game development left big publishers to form indie studios, and work on indie games that flooded the App Store with quality. Whether it was free or paid, a horror or a racer, funny or thoughtful, a game for guys or a game for girls, 2013 was never short of something awesome to play. Grab It Magazine has put together its best of 2013; have you played them all?
Pretty impressive year for indie gaming. You could go a whole year now without touching anything from a major publisher and still have a really awesome year of gaming.
