Dokuro (video game)

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Dokuro
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Box art
Developer(s)Game Arts[2]
Publisher(s)GungHo Online Entertainment[2][6]
Platform(s)PlayStation Vita, iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows
ReleasePS Vita
  • EU: January 30, 2013
iOS
  • WW: December 4, 2013
Android
  • WW: December 5, 2013
Microsoft Windows
  • WW: December 8, 2014[4]
Nintendo Switch
  • WW: September 27, 2018[5]
Genre(s)Puzzle[7][8]
Mode(s)

Dokuro is a video game developed by Game Arts and published by GungHo Online Entertainment originally for the PlayStation Vita[6] with later ports to iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows and Nintendo Switch. The player controls Dokuro, who must save a princess after the Dark Lord wants to marry her.[7]

Gameplay[]

The player is Dokuro, a skeletal worker for the Dark Lord.[8] One day, the Dark Lord captures a princess and forces her to marry him.[8] Dokuro sees the princess crying which breaks his heart and he thus decides to help her escape the Dark Lord's castle.[8] Dokuro can flip switches to open up paths,[9] carry the princess after drinking a potion,[9] as well as others. The game's levels grow steadily more complex as the game progresses.[2]

Development[]

The game uses a graphical style that imitates artwork in a children's storybook.[8] The game's director, Noriaki Kazama, previously worked on gory video games such as Ninja Gaiden Sigma under Team Ninja.[10] Kazama said that after he had a baby, he browsed through children's books at the bookstore and was inspired by the art style.[10]

Reception[]

IGN gave the game an 8.8, saying "Stunningly beautiful and exceptionally fun to play, Dokuro belongs in the library of every PlayStation Vita owner."[7] Joystiq claimed that "Despite the bony exterior, Dokuro feels like it has a real soul, like it was made by people who truly loved and believed in it. It's inspired, well-made, and thoroughly enchanting", giving the game a 4 out of 5.[8] Game Informer, however, gave the game a negative review, stating "Between its unforgiving nature, unbalanced difficulty, and humdrum puzzles, I wouldn't have pressed on through Dokuro if I wasn't reviewing it. Rarely did I feel that fun "a-ha" moment that makes puzzle games exciting; instead I found tedium and frustration. I surely wasn't as devoted to this game as Dokuro was to the princess."[13]

References[]

  1. ^ "Upcoming PS Vita Game Dokuro (新作ゲームなのに破格の安さ！PS Vita『Dokuro』発売日決定)". Inside for All Gamers (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "Dokuro". IGN. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  3. ^ Yang, Stephanie (19 October 2012). "Dokuro Delayed for Canada and Mexico, European Release Date Still Pending". Operation Rainfall. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Dokuro Greenlit". Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Dokuro coming to Switch on September 27". 26 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  6. ^ a b Fernandes, David (19 December 2012). "GungHo Announces Dokuro Now Available at $9.99 for the Holidays". Operation Rainfall. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  7. ^ a b c d Moriarty, Colin (19 October 2012). "Dokuro Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g Kemps, Heidi. "Dokuro review: The Mr. Skullhead Show". Joystiq. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  9. ^ a b Spencer. "A Skeleton Saves A Princess On October 16". SiliconEra. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  10. ^ a b Yip, Spencer (Sep 28, 2012). "Having A Child Inspired Dokuro's Director To Make Charming Games Instead Of Gory Ones". Siliconera. Retrieved Jan 1, 2013.
  11. ^ "Dokuro for PlayStation Vita Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Dokuro for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  13. ^ a b Wallace, Kimberley. "Dokuro's Love Remains Unrequited". GameInformer. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  14. ^ Oxford, Nadia (8 January 2014). "Dokuro". Pocket Gamer. Steel Media. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  15. ^ Carter, Chris (9 December 2013). "'Dokuro' Review – That's One Brave Bag of Bones". TouchArcade. Retrieved 11 August 2019.

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