Hidden Gem – Star Chindy Review

This game truly has ambition! Though a little bit rough around the edges, it has everything that an aspiring space captain would want. In this exquisite little game, you get real-time ship to ship combat, turn-based land combat with your crew, multiple choices and branching paths, ship upgrades, crew upgrades, ship classes, recruitable crew, random events, anime-style drawings (if that's your thing), a campaign mode, and even an endless mode. Gameplay can be a little wonky at times, so I suggest using the slow-down button during the real-time space battles. Land battles play a lot like "Frozen Synapse," although simpler. Graphics are fine especially for an ipad, the sound is a bit on the tinny side as you have to zoom in on your ships to hear the lasers and missles and explosions, and the loadtime can be a bit lengthy (when you start the game up). But other than that, it's a fun game for those who like this sort of genre. The star-map is a bit bland but it gets the job done, and there are also some typos in the dialogue, but I think that can be forgiven, since the developers are Korean as far as I know. Oh, and did I mention, no IAPs! You pay once and get everything. Call me old-school, but that's how you're supposed to do a game! Ever since the release of FTL, a lot of developers have been trying to get that magical formula of success. This game, though similar to FTL in some aspects, makes its own identity. This game is a rough diamond and I hope it does well.
Review by Fred #13 on Star Chindy.