Review: Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince
Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King was one of the early Switch success stories that showed how vital the system would be for indie developers. After being largely ignored on PC, the game dropped on the Switch eShop in December 2017 and sold more copies on the platform in one day than in the roughly nine months it had been available on Steam. The move actually saved the fledgling indie studio, and five years later, Castle Pixel is bringing players back to the world of Lily, Chrys, and Grandpa with Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince.
Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince (PC, Nintendo Switch [reviewed])Developer: Castle PixelPublisher: Playtonic FriendsReleased: August 16, 2022MSRP: $14.99
It is story time again for siblings Lily and Chrys who, after having an argument over a stick, are sat down by their eternally patient grandfather for another tale of danger and delights. In the first Blossom Tales, young girl Lily became hero Lily, the heroine of the tale. This time, she’s back at the center of the adventure with Chrys along for the ride. The Minotaur Prince’s story begins with a competition for glory that ends when an enraged Lily inadvertently summons the fabled Minotaur King, who whisks Chrys away to his labyrinth fortress for a little Hook-like bonding. To save her brother, hero Lily must brave multiple dungeons, angry pirates, and a horde of hostiles looking to cut her adventure short.
If you know nothing of the Blossom Tales series, just picture The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and you’re about 95% of the way there. Hero Lily’s journey will take her back and forth across this largely unremarkable land, collecting heart pieces and completing side quests. The centerpiece of her adventure is the series of
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