Puyo Puyo Chronicle on 3DS, Puyo Puyo with an original RPG mode. Franchise characters in a light RPG adventure while retaining classic Puyo falling mechanics. Original entry in the franchise.
Your verdict
Category
Puzzle4 players3+
Description
Arle and her friends live an RPG adventure between puyo battles in this 25th anniversary entry featuring an original new RPG mode. Published by Sega, released in Japan in December 2016. RPG mode with enemies defeated by puyo alignment, classic Endless and VS modes, remastered soundtrack. Japan exclusive.
Puyo Puyo Chronicle review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
The colourful chain puzzle gains here an adventure mode with a role-playing flavour: you chain combos while roaming a world full of characters. Feeling a cascade run wild stays an intact thrill, and the variety of rules keeps renewing the challenge. Colourful, generous and clever, a successful blend of snappy thinking and gentle progression.
Addictiveness
"Obsessive"
Assembling Puyo in pairs to build long chains and flood your opponent with nuisance blobs sets up a tense duel where the rematch imposes itself, here wrapped in a brand-new RPG mode. Progressing through the adventure and unlocking rule sets renew the urge. The formula stays familiar, but this balance between split-second reading and long-term planning keeps a lively competitive hook.
Difficulty
"Easy"
Lifespan
"Massive"
Punctuating puyo clashes with a full-blown RPG adventure gives this anniversary entry an unexpected scope. The original story mode, multiple rule sets and endless versus invite you to chain matches well beyond simple puzzling. That generosity, celebrating a quarter-century of the saga, offers a lifespan dear to puzzle fans.
