Yep, been a while since I canceled GameFly huh? Don't think I've stopped playing games. No, not at all. But I have been playing shorter amounts of lots of games. The one I've spent the most time with is, surprisingly, a 2D DS game that everyone seems to have missed. It's called Monster Tale, and I would have missed it too if it wasn't for it being highly praised on the last Brainy Gamer Podcast. He later wrote about it and said most everything you need to know.
Why do I enjoy it so much? Mostly because of the simple, Metroidvania gameplay, but also because you can tell it was developed by the same people that did the great Henry Hatsworth and the Puzzling Adventure that I loved from a few years ago. I noticed the same juggling punch moves that Hatsworth had a lot of. You can make the monster guy take lots of different forms, but that's sort of overwrought since usually just punching a lot also gets the job done. Also, all the kids you run into and the art style can be a bit cutesy, but it won't get in your way of enjoying it.
So if you have a DS that hasn't been getting much use like mine was, this game might just solve that for you.
