{"id":21924,"date":"2022-01-05T00:01:07","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T00:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=21924"},"modified":"2021-12-17T13:22:06","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T13:22:06","slug":"tunche-switch-ps4-xbox-one-x-s-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2022\/01\/05\/tunche-switch-ps4-xbox-one-x-s-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Tunche (Switch, PS4, Xbox One, X\/S, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Tunche is a side scrolling beat \u2018em up with roguelike elements and features South American myths and lore, which is something you don\u2019t see much in video games.\u00a0 Choose from five playable characters.\u00a0 Four of which are kids from South America and the other is a guest star: the kid from A Hat in Time<\/strong><\/a> for some reason.\u00a0 Indie games like to feature other indie game characters I guess.\u00a0 Anyway, up to four can play couch co-op as you battle all sorts of creatures in the Amazon.\u00a0 The game is available on most current home consoles and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll start at a base camp and can choose from five different characters.\u00a0 I would imagine each plays differently, but I really couldn\u2019t tell much difference myself.\u00a0 You have a standard attack that you can combo, as well as a dash move to avoid hits and you can jump as well.\u00a0 You can also send enemies flying into the air by pressing the ZR button, then you can jump and attack in the air.\u00a0 Another button gives you a long distance attack, but you\u2019ll deplete mana when you use that, so watch out.\u00a0 You can also carry healing potions and use them when your energy is low.<\/p>\n

The game has some roguelike elements to it as well.\u00a0 Each area is usually a single screen with waves of enemies to fight, and then when you\u2019re done, you\u2019ll get items and goodies to help you out.\u00a0 Try to get high combos to get better stuff.\u00a0 Then you can choose a path that\u2019ll get you more goodies and enemies to fight, or you might find a character who will let you buy items to help you out, or you might come across a story scene that\u2019ll explain why the characters are fighting in the Amazon jungles.\u00a0 When you run out of energy, you\u2019ll be sent back to base camp where you can use your spoils to buy items and upgrade your characters with a skill tree, then you can venture out again maybe a little more powerful than before and maybe make it just a bit further before losing again.<\/p>\n

I did like the classic styled gameplay and cartoony hand-drawn graphics, but the \u2018roguelike\u2019 elements kept me from staying interested.\u00a0 It made an already repetitive game genre feel even more so, and progression felt slow because of that.\u00a0 If I were going to play a 2-D beat \u2018em up, I\u2019d rather play something like Streets of Rage 4<\/strong><\/a> or Castle Crashers. Despite the complications, this game is still very pick up and playable, but I imagine it is a lot more fun with multiple players.\u00a0 Plus the text is way too small in handheld mode.\u00a0 But if you like games with roguelike elements in them, and have a bunch of people around to play with, you may enjoy it anyway.<\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tunche is rated E-10 with ESRB descriptors of Crude Humor and Fantasy Violence.\u00a0 You punch and hit cartoony animals and monsters that just fall over and disappear when defeated.\u00a0 And when you run out of energy, you just fall over and wake up again at base camp all better.\u00a0 Reading skill is needed for the text, and younger gamers may find it too difficult.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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