RPG #4: Kimblis the Blue Review

While we're on the subject of overhead-view action RPGs, I would be remiss not to mention Kimblis the Blue. Although otherwise excellent, this game requires some patience to get into. The control scheme is difficult to get the hang of, for one thing, and some people will be frustrated by the task of constantly caring for a (mostly helpless) little girl who follows you around through most of the game.

Even with these disadvantages, however, Kimblis the Blue is a great game. The graphics are superb, the music very well-orchestrated, and the story advanced through animated cut scenes of professional quality. Combat in Kimblis the Blue is quite challenging, as are many of the game's puzzles. You are granted a good deal of control over your character's advancement, and can learn a bevy of spells (some of which are definitely more useful than others).

Despite its difficulty, Kimblis the Blue is actually a rather short game. Once you figure out to control yourself in combat and how the puzzles work, it takes only 20 minutes to breeze through from start to finish. Still, this game is definitely worth playing at least once: RPGs of such high quality don't come along in Flash all that often.