For Mobile Friday this week is i tried out Tokyo Debunker, from developers ZigZaGame. i played this on my iPhone 14 Pro.
Tokyo Debunker is a game that hasn't really topped the mobile charts, but it has stuck around since it was released. it's one of those games who's App Store page doesn't really reveal what the game actually is. So i was very curious about it and was excited to give it a go.
In the hour i played of Tokyo Debunker, it comes across as a story focused game. but it's told in a manga/comic book style. the characters 3D on a 2D background, or that's how it seems because they have a subtle black outline to them that adds depth to them. I haven't met that many characters, but each i have met were very different from each other. what really helps is that each of them is fully voiced, too.
There is gameplay here, but in the hour i played there wasn't much. from the first hour it's a little difficult to work out how the story and the gameplay segments fit. i can speculate that we're going to go to areas and in the story there'll be enemies which we'll then have to defeat via gameplay before we're able to continue the story.
as well as fighting, we also tried out a rhythm based mode and a school building mode. i didn't do well with the rhythm mode, but thankfully we're able to replay them and get the rewards we missed. the school building mode is fairly typical for a idle game. you spend money to build a classroom. you add a character to the room and now it earns money. you can upgrade the classroom and earn more money. whilst it seems separate, it does tie into the fighting. you need items to upgrade characters and these are eared from the classrooms.
Another highlight is that this game didn't install extra game data when i started it. nor did it force the shop upon as at the earliest opportunity. the tutorial is decent, too. overall, Tokyo Debunker's first hour makes a great first impression. if you're looking for a story focused game, i'd recommend giving it a go.
Version 1.3.1 Played.
