{"id":20580,"date":"2020-10-28T00:01:03","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T00:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=20580"},"modified":"2020-10-08T12:32:40","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T12:32:40","slug":"puddle-knights-switch-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/28\/puddle-knights-switch-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Puddle Knights (Switch, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Back in the olden days, one famous act of chivalry was when a lady was about to step in a mud puddle, a man would put his coat down over the mud for her to step over.\u00a0 And what could be more chivalrous than knights?\u00a0 In Puddle Knights, the queen has invited all the nobles and debutants to her castle, but there is a strict dress code.\u00a0 Everyone must be spotless!\u00a0 No mud!\u00a0 Which is pretty difficult when the paths to the castle are littered with the dirty stuff!\u00a0 Luckily there are knights with capes for them to step on.\u00a0 Puzzle Knights is a puzzle maze game available to download on Switch and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.<\/p>\n

Each level of the game is a maze, and your goal is to make the nobleman or woman get from point A to a shiny spot on point B.\u00a0 There are more than 100 levels in all, too!\u00a0 Wow!\u00a0 You can switch between controlling the knights and the nobles, but there are some strict rules you must follow.\u00a0 Nobles can walk in any direction, but they can\u2019t step in mud.\u00a0 Knights can step in mud, but they can\u2019t walk backwards over their own capes.\u00a0 If a noble is on a knight\u2019s cape, that knight can\u2019t move at all.\u00a0 If another knight is on a cape, the other one can move, but it\u2019ll tear that knight\u2019s cape, leaving behind some cloth, which can be handy sometimes.\u00a0 The game does a great job of explaining these rules to you as you play, so don\u2019t worry about it getting too overwhelming.<\/p>\n

You can undo moves and reset the level with a push of a button, which is nice.\u00a0 But what this game really needs is a hint feature.\u00a0 The game gets tricky really fast, and if you get stumped on a level, you can\u2019t skip ahead so you\u2019re stuck where you\u2019re at until you solve it.\u00a0 That\u2019s really the only problem this game has.\u00a0 Other than that, this is a fun and creative take on the block pushing maze puzzle genre.\u00a0 Just make sure you\u2019re up to the challenge!<\/p>\n

I had an idea for a gameplay mode I think they could\u2019ve implemented into the game.\u00a0 How about a more action oriented mode where you don\u2019t control the noble, they just move on their own.\u00a0 And you must move the knights into place quickly so the noble can step on their capes without getting into the mud.\u00a0 This could be multiplayer, too!\u00a0 But I\u2019m no award-winning game designer or anything<\/strong><\/a>, so what do I know?\u00a0 (joking)<\/p>\n

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Nothing violent or objectionable here.\u00a0 Reading skill is helpful for the text, but not necessary just to play.\u00a0 This game could be considered educational as it teaches logic and thinking skills, but younger gamers may have trouble with the difficult levels.\u00a0 Puddle Knights is rated E for Everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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