Hello, gentle readers, and welcome to the Classic Reload, the feature where we were told to deck some monsters and took it far too literally. Each month, we take a look at a game from the App Store's past to see how it holds up in the here and now. It's a chance to revisit old favorites, reflect on their position in the overall iOS library, or simply to take a deeper dive than our reviews typically allow for. As the trustworthy barkeep of this feature, I try to pick a balanced selection that reflects the diversity of the mobile gaming scene, but if there's something you really want to see, don't be shy. Simply comment below and let me know the games you would like to see and I'll add them to the master list for future consideration.
Diligent readers might note that we already had a Classic Reload this month. Unfortunately, the same tight schedule that had me scrambling last week has continued on a little longer, so I had to once again deviate from my planned schedule and go for something spontaneous. Since I've been wanting to talk about Card Crawl [$2.99] for a while and its follow-up Card Thief [$1.99] just came out, I thought it would make a good candidate in spite of the fact that it's only a couple of years old. If you haven't played either game, you might think that Card Thief is a direct sequel that replaces the previous effort, but they're actually two very different games with a similar aesthetic. As such, I think Card Crawl is still a highly relevant game, and one...