Unique Tactical RPG Ambition of the Slimes Out Now on Steam

<p>After a summer 2015 release on mobile iOS and Android devices&comma; <em>Ambition of the Slimes<&sol;em> has since seen life on the PlayStation Vita&comma; Nintendo 3DS&comma; and Nintendo Switch&period; The tactical role-playing game is now playable on Steam for &dollar;4&period;99 &sol; £3&period;99 &sol; 4&comma;99€&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Ambition of the Slimes&&num;8217&semi; <&sol;em>conceit centers around reframing the usefulness of slimes&&num;8211&semi;typically low-level fodder in RPG&&num;8217&semi;s&period; Japanese based development studio&comma; Altairworks&comma; added versatility to the tried and true mob filler of yesteryear&period; In this indie game&comma; slimes are capable of multiplying&comma; using magic&comma; and several special abilities including the &&num;8220&semi;Claim&&num;8221&semi; feature&period; Opponent&&num;8217&semi;s bodies can be controlled through the use of this &&num;8220&semi;claim&&num;8221&semi; command in an effort to devise new strategies&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;135633" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-135633" style&equals;"width&colon; 1000px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img class&equals;"size-large wp-image-135633" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;02&sol;19234437&sol;Ambition-of-the-Slimes-1024x577&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"1000" height&equals;"563" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-135633" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Ambition of the Slimes&comma; Flyhigh Works<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>While <em>Ambition of the Slimes<&sol;em> has seen releases on many platforms since 2015&comma; its critical reception is little more than middling&period; With a Metacritic average of 59 on 3DS&comma; critics aren&&num;8217&semi;t feeling the slimes&&num;8217&semi; ambition&period; Only three critic reviews appear for the Switch version while the iOS meta page has two&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As an example of the divide between critics&comma; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;nintendolife&period;com&sol;reviews&sol;3ds-eshop&sol;ambition&lowbar;of&lowbar;the&lowbar;slimes">Nintendo Life<&sol;a> awarded the 3DS release an 8 out of 10 while concluding &&num;8220&semi;<em>Ambition of the Slimes is a lovable little game&period; It takes a classic concept — the grid-based strategy-RPG — and infuses it with a fun new conceit&&num;8230&semi;Even better&comma; it runs with that idea to deliver fun twists on the gameplay&&num;8230&semi;Add in a fun old-school presentation and a heap of personality&comma; and Slimes is an easy recommendation for SRPG fans looking for quick&comma; quirky fun<&sol;em>&&num;8220&semi;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>While on the lower end&comma; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;nintendoworldreport&period;com&sol;review&sol;43192&sol;ambition-of-the-slimes-3ds-eshop-review">Nintendo World Report<&sol;a> scored it a 4 out of 10&comma; ending the review with &&num;8220&semi;<em>Ambition of the Slimes is a frustratingly mediocre game&period; I wanted to enjoy the experience&comma; but I think I’ll stick to pasting Goomy going forward rather than try and fight through more maps in 8-on-1 battles&period; And it’s not even the worst strategy RPG I’ve played this year<&sol;em>&&num;8220&semi;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;