Majesco has picked up Artoon's latest title, Away: Shuffle Dungeon, and it's looking like a nice twist on dungeon crawlers. It's an action RPG where players delve into caverns that are constantly in motion. The action is spread across the two screens of the Nintendo DS, and each level of a dungeon has several screens. Instead of moving from room to room, the screens will shift from side to side depending on different circumstances.
Sometimes there will be a timer that counts down to a shift. Or, crossing from the bottom screen to the top might cause the bottom half to be shuffled. Each dungeon comes with its own rule set. But the progression isn't random -- you are being propelled towards a stairway that will lead to the next level.
RPGFan - What was the last RPG that you played that made you say "Well, that was different?" Let's face it, there just isn't a whole lot of gameplay innovation in the RPG field these days. There are hosts of traditional RPGs with turn-based combat, mountains of strategy RPGs, and plenty of traditionally-styled action RPGs. Every so often tho
Editor writes: "AWAY: Shuffle Dungeon is limited, often to present a series of caves in which to walk to find the exit. If you are fans of dungeons games might even find some benefit, because it AWAY to be a challenging game. The big problem is that its basic idea makes the game almost always dry."
Meristation writes: "After playing Away: Shuffle Dungeon which is clear is that the story writers were not killed when developing a very original plot. It all begins in a remote village, Webb Village, a curse in which every year takes a person of the same. This phenomenon, known as "Away", decides to take our protagonist, a courageous young man named Sword".
