Nimian Legends: Vandgels 9+

Firstly, I really do believe that this is one of the best games on the App Store. The graphics are breathtaking, the storyline is captivating and a satisfying length, and the soundtrack is beautiful. I can find nothing more relaxing to do than souring through the skies as a dragon or galloping beside a forest river in the form of a rain deer. That’s not to say that there aren’t glitches of course. The main problem that I have is the way that every few minutes the game randomly throws me out, forgetting the settings I have changed. This can be slightly irritating and I have tried re downloading it to no avail. Once you get used to this it isn’t so bad, it would just be nice if it would remember the settings that you change eg the shape of the character.
Now forget about anything bad I’ve said about this, that does not change the fact that this is one of the best all round games you will ever find. Please give it a go!!!

That’s really good advice and I promise you I listen to all of it and put it on my list. This kind of feedback is really valuable to game developers, and although I can’t always implement everything, listening to players has made the game a lot better so thank you. For the quality settings it’s a bit buggy but when you come back click load custom
Quality button in the slams screen, and this will bring back most changes to quality except for resolution. Btw you can goto options- quality- resolution and lower that setting if possible to make things run smoother. I hadn’t even thought of keeping your chosen character into the next play session and thats a good idea too. I’m really happy people in the UK have been trying my game, I used to live there when I was a toddler and I remember pigeons in trafalgar square, it’s one of those memories about animals that kind of inspired me to make games like this. Your five star rating is also really supportive and I am grateful for it, and I’m most happy you had such nice things to say about Vandgels🙂

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ this game is truly amazing. The previous Nimian Legends was in my eyes unbeatable, yet the developer has surpassed himself once again and produced this masterpiece. The atmosphere in the game is superb, the graphics are spot-on, the controls are perfect, and the feeling of relaxation you get when playing it is second to none. Having played the first game, I went straight to the Explorer mode and simply walked, ran, climbed, slid and jumped through one of the most beautiful and atmospheric landscapes I have ever seen on an iPhone screen. My advice is not only to get this game but also try out the developers previous titles, as they too are superb. Seeing this new release on the App Store today has now guaranteed me many months of enjoyment way into 2020!

Im so glad you jumped right into explorer mode:) Thats what the very first BrightRidge version was all about, and the world building is still my favourite part. Im dedicated to learning how to make more natural rivers and sunsets because i find it so relaxing to walk through them too:) I think you're going to like my next game too - Wilderless - at its heart will be exploration but with some big surprises. I am taking all i have learned and am putting it into the game. And i am also working on more Vandgels updates as we speak. I really appreciate the 5 start review too because i am really trying to make the push to work on games full time. I think if i can dedicate more time instead of just at night, i can really push things and bring the worlds to life with more polish. Anyways thank you so much for the encouragement and im so happy to see you in Vandgels:)

I agree with the other reviewers. Somehow the developer has managed to create a huge, beautiful free roam world. In story mode there does feel like there is an awful lot of going from one place to another place, and the dev themselves agrees that this is a slow paced game, but the storyline is intriguing.

There are minor issues sometimes with the NPCs not quite being on the right level with the landscape and occasionally you make a mistake (e.g. falling off the tower) but the landscape is cunningly designed so that you can always get back with a lot of jumping.

the soundscape is lovely too, and you get to play from multiple points of view. Definitely recommend this game.

That’s a thoughtful review - thank you for this🙂 I was just thinking how I prefer BrightRidges pacing when your review popped up, and it’s a nice reminder that vandgels does have its own special ness to it:) the music was some of my favourite and I really learned Ali about what I want in making a game after doing this after BrightRidge. I’m working on wilderless right now which is being released in phases and I’m focusing on great controls and polish for it. And it’s all about exploring and it’s huge! The npcs kind of floating sometimes is due to the rough nature of the navmesh, that’s what they walk in and to save memory it doesn’t always match the landscape, so for wilderless I’m working on new AI techniques that I hope will allow characters to just walk on their own without this help. It means a lot to me that you can see the specials corners on this game because I’ve never been the most polished person, but I can say that only love goes into my games- fantasy worlds and open worlds excited me and relax me and i love to explore them and now I love that I get to share them😄