Scroll The Pain Away
- June 27, 2024
- LunarisAeterna
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Get on itch.io Store"Scroll the Pain Away" is a game where you play as Indigo, the owner of a spell shop in a city without magic. Your job is to help customers with their problems by crafting unique spells using 24 distinct magical glyphs. The game also features a phone for text messages and distractions, as well as a character creator for customizing and sharing characters. Unlock the power of magic and enjoy the heartwarming outcomes of your spells.
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Reviews
- The game features a charming art style and engaging character interactions that enhance the overall experience.
- The gameplay encourages creativity and critical thinking, allowing players to find multiple solutions to customer problems.
- It offers a relaxing atmosphere with humorous moments, making it enjoyable for casual play.
- The drawing mechanic for crafting spells can be frustrating due to detection issues, making it difficult to accurately reproduce glyphs.
- The time loop design can lead to redundancy, as players repeatedly encounter the same customers and requests.
- The mini-game on the smartphone is limited by screen size, making it cumbersome to play and navigate under time constraints.
- gameplay5 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- -20 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
The gameplay of *Scroll the Pain Away* is centered around a creative drawing mechanic for crafting spell scrolls, allowing players to assist or humorously hinder customers with their magical needs. While the game encourages inventive problem-solving and offers entertaining feedback, some mechanics are perceived as overly complex or lacking depth. Overall, it presents a unique blend of creativity and challenge.
“I like the drawing mechanic to craft the spell scrolls for the customers; it's very smooth and registers most of the time. This game allows you to be helpful or a menace to your customers :)”
“The gameplay is pretty creative too; the customers force you to think creatively to come up with solutions to their issues, and if you get it wrong, you receive hilarious feedback at the end of each day.”
“[i]Scroll the Pain Away[/i]'s gameplay focuses on crafting scrolls to help customers of a magic shop with their life issues.”
“The gameplay is pretty creative too, the customers force you to think creatively to come up with a solution to their issues, and if you get it wrong you get hilarious feedback at the end of each day.”
“[i]scroll the pain away[/i]’s mechanics are a mixed bag.”
“In some aspects, these mechanics are too complex, while in other aspects the game may seem lackluster.”
- graphics3 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The game's graphics feature a charming and relaxing art style that enhances the overall experience, complemented by soothing music. However, some users find the complexity of the glyph artwork challenging to reproduce with a mouse.
“The art style for this game is super relaxing and cute.”
“It has a delightful art style and calm music that is deeply enjoyable.”
“The glyph artwork is too complex to be comfortably reproduced with the mouse.”
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is praised for its humor, featuring numerous funny moments tied to spell drawing and creative problem-solving. Players enjoy the comedic feedback received when they fail to meet customer expectations, adding a lighthearted touch to the gameplay experience.
“Great game, with lots of funny moments as you draw your spells.”
“The gameplay is pretty creative too; the customers force you to think creatively to come up with a solution to their issues, and if you get it wrong, you get hilarious feedback at the end of each day.”
- story2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- -150 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
The story is enriched by a unique blend of modern and fantasy elements, with engaging backstories revealed through customer interactions, text conversations, and social media posts. Additionally, the protagonist's overarching narrative contributes to a sense of progression throughout the game.
“The world is a cool mix of modern and fantasy, and the customer interactions, text conversations, and social media posts provide a wealth of interesting backstory.”
“Your character has an overarching backstory that adds depth and a sense of progression to the game.”
“The story feels disjointed and lacks a coherent narrative arc.”
“Character motivations are poorly developed, making it hard to connect with them.”
“The plot twists are predictable and fail to deliver any real surprises.”
- music1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is described as calm and deeply enjoyable, complementing its delightful art style.
“It has a delightful art style and calm music that is deeply enjoyable.”
