“Picross Lord Of The Nazarick” is one part puzzler, ten parts weeb. Together it’s a jumbo cool time.
“Overlord,” the anime in which the game is based on, is strange. And translating that into Picross looks something like this. Basically, a giant skeleton is working to gather memories. Solving Picross puzzles serves that purpose. Other quirky characters offer up different stories. That is literally that until all memories are recovered. Side note, the writing has some edge to it and garners a few laughs.
Even if you’ve never seen the anime, it’s easy to appreciate the art style and the accompanying puzzles. How to describe Picross puzzles for those who’ve never played? Well, it’s like Minesweeper on meth. That, and it’s harder–but much more rewarding. If you can’t count good(lol), these games will be a challenge. Another reason why I find these games so tough.
For $9.99, “Picross Lord Of The Nazarick” deserves purchase. Puzzler fans should be stoked there is even a Picross game on the Nintendo Switch. Despite the game’s completely weeb antics.
Here is the trailer: