El Hijo 9+
HandyGames
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- $4.99
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Description
As a six-year-old, “El Hijo” must always sneak past the dangers of his world. As he overcomes his challenges, he gains self-confidence, becomes more cunning, and, along with it, finds more schemes to get past his foes. His epic journey will lead him through a remote monastery, a harsh and unforgiving stretch of desert, and a frontier town rife with crime and villainy.
The journey begins when a farmer and her son are attacked by bandits who raze their farm to the ground. The mother decides to leave the boy at a secluded monastery to protect him. However, the place doesn’t feel right and he plans his escape.
“El Hijo - A Wild West Tale” is a non-violent stealth game in which you rely on the mischievous, playfulness of a young child. Using the shadows to his advantage is the core element of the game, as “El Hijo” will often have to hide. Without needlessly adding new mechanics, the gameplay is extended naturally, as variations of existing mechanics are gradually introduced and then combined to increase the challenge. These twists on familiar mechanics are often a product of the varied, increasingly dangerous environments that “El Hijo” must traverse to reach his ultimate goal.
FEATURES
- Survive the Wild West with the cleverness of a young hero
- Explore dark monasteries, deserts, and boomtowns in a spaghetti-western world
- Merge with the shadows to hide from the lawless
- Solve playfully tricky environmental puzzles
- Use a playful arsenal of tactical toys to bypass and distract diverse desperados
- Inspire other children towards the path to freedom
- Enjoy the gripping storyline of a brave son searching for his mother
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What’s New
Version 1.0.3
Fixed some Korean localization issues
Fixed a problem with child interaction in level 14
Ratings and Reviews
Editors’ Choice
El Hijo blends charm and easygoing puzzle challenges into an artfully told tale of a child in search of his mother. When we’re not admiring its enchanting landscapes, we’re smiling at the way we have to think like a mischievous 6-year-old to sneak past monks and outlaws. Somewhere between dashing behind curtains and using moving bison for cover, it became one of our favorite stealth games.
Tech/Design Issues Make a Great Game Merely Good
I enjoyed the game for the most part, but had similar issues to others with lagging and crashing (on iPad 5th Gen, so hardly the latest model: that’s why I didn’t take away more stars). Mostly, the lag issues combined with the small action icons combined with a very finicky interface led to a lot of undeserved captures. In particular, trying to stand in the correct place to push a movable ladder (as opposed to climb it) or to hide in a movable mine cart proved unnecessarily difficult, especially when you have fat fingers and can’t tell because of lag whether you’ve actually hit “crouch/hide” or not. Performing actions in quick succession (such as the sequence required to inspire the final child in The Inauguration) was nearly impossible. There were also a surprising number of places where it was possible to get stuck and be unable to move at all, requiring a level restart/reset. And the level of precision needed for the final challenge of The Farm was just cruel.
That said, apart from those issues, it was a fun game, and a lot longer than I was expecting, though I wish the finale wasn’t so abrupt (I finished The Uprising without even realizing I was at the end!). Nice job, devs!
Beautiful game but keeps crashing
I love this game but have only been able to play for aboutn15 minutes as it keeps crashing. The controls disappear and the game freezes.
Developer Response ,
Hi Anile,
this should not be the case, what device are you using that it keeps crashing for you? Kind regards, HG-Support
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Information
- Seller
- www.handy-games.com GmbH
- Size
- 1.3 GB
- Category
- Games
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
- Apple TV
- Requires tvOS 10.0 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Vietnamese
- Age Rating
- 9+ Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
- Copyright
- © www.handy-games.com GmbH
- Price
- $4.99
Supports
Game Center
Challenge friends and check leaderboards and achievements.
Family Sharing
Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.