The Swords of Ditto: Mormo's Curse

1. StrikerXL

   May 6, 2022

   10

   This game is an absolute must have on the Nintendo Switch. The music, art style, but also the gameplay is top notch! It has some rogue-likeThis game is an absolute must have on the Nintendo Switch. The music, art style, but also the gameplay is top notch! It has some rogue-like elements, but I would say it reminds me of a good topdown Zelda game, but more cute and lighter. I recommend it to anyone that loves well crafted 'indie' games!
   
   PS: It runs really smooth on the Switch in handheld and docked.… Expand

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2. x519MaLoNeYx

   Apr 3, 2020

   8

   I’ll start off by saying this game, The Swords Of Ditto is essentially a beefed up version of Ittle Dew 2 in every way. That’s NOT a negativeI’ll start off by saying this game, The Swords Of Ditto is essentially a beefed up version of Ittle Dew 2 in every way. That’s NOT a negative statement by any means...if you’ve played the Ittle Dew games you’ll know how charming & engaging they are and this game has that vibe. I honestly can’t think of any other way to describe this game without comparing it to Ittle Dew because EVERYTHING...from the art to the movement to the plot to the characters etc are obviously lifted from Ittle Dew. I’m actually assuming the main developer, creator or team made Ittle Dew 2 for or with Nicalis and then expanded exponentially for this game here. It’s isometric/top down view of a cartoon styled game world where you assume the role of ancestors of a family destined to defeat the evil witch that lords over the town etc. When you die at the start you skip forward in time and are told you are needed to take up arms with the sword of ditto and defeat the witch. It’s a fun melee/hack n slash focused game. Lots of weapons fun NPCs to interact with.… Expand

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4. KetchumAlmond

   May 7, 2019

   7

   It's difficult to rate a game that I find delightful in its art style and use of creative weaponry but tedious when it comes to grinding, andIt's difficult to rate a game that I find delightful in its art style and use of creative weaponry but tedious when it comes to grinding, and frustrating when it comes to the randomly-generated world map. Discovering the toy dungeons and anchors takes quite a bit of time, but add in the task of leveling up, completing quests, and collecting items along the way, it just gets too rushed to be really satisfying.
   Spoiler Alert: Mormo's Curse is an even more restricted time limit to explore after you've beaten her for the first time. She curses you to only 5 days before battling her again (and time goes really fast). In my opinion, that doesn't let you truly enjoy the quirks and exploratory aspects of the game. So far, the thing that I've enjoyed most is trying to collect the character badges, which you just kinda stumble upon randomly throughout the game. I've found about 10 so far, but I'd love to get more, just to have the option of selecting one of the animal characters I've not played with yet. But even that is frustrating since you literally have to be killed by Mormo (or defeat Mormo) to choose a new character. This aspect seems a little odd.
   Lastly, leveling up can be an unrewarding grind. On the first playthrough, it's easy enough to level up and be way ahead by the time you need to fight Mormo. The next time you play though, you'll still be well below the enemy level. So once again, you'll need to grind hard.
   The game as a whole is cute, funny, enjoyable, and addicting. It's worth playing for sure, I just still feel like its quirky level-up mechanics and surfacy story aren't quite as satisfying as they should be.… Expand

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5. barneygumble

   May 18, 2019

   6

   Animation, Artstyle, Leveldesign, unique weapons ( Zelda with a Drone or a Record as weapon.. ) makes the game quite fun.
   
   However is farAnimation, Artstyle, Leveldesign, unique weapons ( Zelda with a Drone or a Record as weapon.. ) makes the game quite fun.
   
   However is far from perfect, first I hate "timelimits", a can bear with grinding for money, upgrades etc. but once you get the hang of your new weapons, explored a small or half of the map the timelimit forces you to get ready for the endboss battle (again).
   Also there is lots of backtracking ( bring item A to Location B .. get 25 or more batteries and go back all the way to the town to buy a new weapon... ) that most times doesnt even make much sense as you get another "Sticker " which you also need to bring back to another location ( stickershop in the maintown) to get an upgrade. Double-backtracking within a time-limited story is kind of overkill.
   For example "Dead Cells" solves the upgrading/grinding without much backtracking. Or at least
   clear waypoints on the map and more fasttravel spots would already be helpful here within Swords of Ditto.
   
   One more problem of the game ( for Switch ) is the far too long loading times, not only on game start, but each time you enter a new location, map, room : saving, loading, 5 or more seconds black screen.
   I hope it still gets some patches in the future (especially the slow loading times ) and I would be glad to rate the game much higher.… Expand

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6. d4rt

   Sep 16, 2019

   6

   There are people who this game is made for, I however am probably not one of them. I have given this game a shot twice. Once on steam and theThere are people who this game is made for, I however am probably not one of them. I have given this game a shot twice. Once on steam and the second time on switch. I played the switch version for around 10 hours now and I must say while the game is absolutely charming it suffers a lot from how little explanation you are give. Now some might say no explanation is good, and it is, in some games. Not here however. Not explaining anything in this game just leads to frustration due to the game not being difficult enough to suffice the boredom while trying to figure out how to solve a puzzle or open a door or what not. In conclusion more explanation of game mechanics could surely help.… Expand

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7. Simoss13

   Jul 17, 2020

   5

   I saw a review and since the publishers are Devolver Digital I thought it would be great to try out.
   The art style and music I found had aI saw a review and since the publishers are Devolver Digital I thought it would be great to try out.
   The art style and music I found had a childlike charm and really suits a theme they were going for. I also like the idea that you can play 2 player couch co-op at any moment. Great to help kids though it as the boss battles are unbalanced compared to the rest of the game.
   the controls are mapped well and the characters move as expected. Not great but nothing notably bad.
   There are a few issues I had to give such an average score.
   First was the procedural generated world. Amazingly, I haven't played a game that procedurally generated. After this game I may never again. It lacks a polish and structure to the world and the dudgeon are weak because of the procedural generation. In fact there was two times I could not access treasures as they were completely surrounded by walls.
   The combat is very basic, basically mashing one button. You can do a roll and use "toys" (gizmos or items) but found these toys to be far weaker in combat compared to the sword.
   Finally the load times. These and not awful but it is twice as long as what they should be and breaks immersion. Especially in a dudgeon full of small rooms waiting 3/4 seconds in transition.
   The potential and what it could of been was laid out. It didn't need to be a Zelda clone, just a Zelda-like (if that makes sense) and would be leagues better.
   The game took about 12 hours to beat which includes most bonus caves and exploring the below average procedurally generated over-world.
   Sadly won and done, may not play it again.… Expand

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8. Veeros

   Sep 27, 2020

   1

   Very shallow game with not a lot to offer. This game is not worth it on the Switch, really terrible performance and controls make this a hard pass.

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