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'Galaxy of Pen & Paper' Review - In Space, No One Can Hear You Meme



The original Knights of Pen & Paper [$4.99] was a goofy, grind-heavy RPG with a novel set-up that allowed it to poke fun at the many tropes of the genre. It painted over its repetitive mechanics with a sweet candy coating of enthusiastic charm and only slightly overstayed its welcome. In spite of its flaws, it was a great starting point both for the Pen & Paper concept and its developers Behold Studios. Oddly, the two went their separate ways when Behold opted to work on Chroma Squad [$4.99] instead of putting together a direct sequel to their popular game. The task of crafting Knights of Pen & Paper 2 [Free] fell to Kyy Games, and it's safe to say they didn't quite meet the expectations of many of the fans of the first game. Now, Behold is back to try their own follow-up to Pen & Paper. Instead of trying to reinvent the wheel with a similar setting, however, they've decided to take things to space with Galaxy of Pen & Paper [$4.99]. For the most part, this ends up being a case of happy reunification. For however well KoP&P2 was able to loosely ape the structure of the first game, it had trouble matching the quirky tone of Behold's efforts. You could also tell that the developers were uncertain about changing the formula too much, as even their new additions were barely used in the course of the game. Galaxy of Pen & Paper comes off as though the developer is putting back on a comfortable pair of sneakers. It's a Behold Studios game, inside and o...
Source: Touch Arcade
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