Casual Gaming Meets RPG in Spellfall!

We’re all very well aware of the ‘tile-swapping’ puzzle genre – the most friendly of casual puzzle gaming, specially amongst mobile gamers.

We’re all very well aware of the ‘tile-swapping’ puzzle genre – the most friendly of casual puzzle gaming, specially amongst mobile gamers. So how does someone add a level of depth to this mundane genre, and make it appealing to say, an RPG audience? Backflip Studioshas answered that question with their game Spellfall.

Spellfall is simple; you play as a nameless hero who casts magical spells to defeat evil monsters. But in order to cast these spells, you must match three symbols on a puzzle board. These symbols consist of a leaf, a water drop, and a flame – all representing different elemental spells that can be cast. The more you are able to connect in a row, the stronger and more fierce the spell will be. So though it is an RPG, it still maintains a very casual game premise.

As you progress and defeat stronger, badder enemies, you’ll be rewarded and able to upgrade your gear and equip new weapons that give different attributes and abilities. You’ll also be able to customize your appearance and armor.

The art of Spellfall is cartoony but features style and detail similar to World of Warcraft with a fantasy-oriented soundtrack, as to be expected. Spellfall is a safe-but-intelligent approach at combining the simple with the somewhat complex – allowing a little depth to what might otherwise be a pretty flat casual game.

Spellfall was released free today on iTunes (you can visit the download page here), and is expected to be on Android very soon. Be sure to stay up to date on everything Backflip Studios does by following them on Twitterand liking them on Facebook!

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