Line Free Coins Led Me to Educational Game about Natural Disasters

             It was December 21st, Line Free Coins offers in total 40 coins for 2 games. I need some coins to purchase stickers so I downloaded one. The first game I clicked was Soil: The Fighters Earthquake and Tsunami. Honestly at first I didn’t expect it to be a good game. What I thought was,”Ok,let’s just download this,give it a try for a lil bit and then claim the coins before uninstalling it”. But when I opened the game and see the team working on this game,I know that this game is legit.

 
          I downloaded it from Google Play Store. The descriptions says "The number of natural disasters and victims is significally increasing in Asia and Pacific areas. A lot of people were suffering from the disaster,looking at the earthquake and tsunami back then in Aceh,2004 also the most recent disaster in Nepal,2015. Being prepared to face the possibility of natural disaster to minimize the risks is a must."

          Basically in this game is telling us how to protect ourselves in case of earthquake and tsunami. Starting from the preparations like how to decorate our houses,what to be provided in each house in case of accident and disaster,which room is suitable for who,etc so that the evacuation during the disaster is easier,minimizing the damages and loss. Then how to react,how we response when the disaster occurs,what should we do,where to go,what to bring,assorting priorities during earthquake and the after-effect of the disaster. How to recover,what to think,etc etc.

          Wrapped in fantasy,creating a fun educational game with the main caracter called "Tanah" or literally translated as "Soil". Tanah and her family moved into their new house in an area that is prone to earthquake and tsunami (since in some cases earthquake causes tsunami). The legend says that beneath the area lies a huge dragon which has destroyed the area a long time ago. The dragon caused a huge loss,however,then the dragon was defeated by The Brave and then burried into the soil. The Dragon is now resting under the soil,waiting for the right time to blow up the city again. During his wait he causes some earthquake as a warning to the mankind that soon his revenge will come. This dragon came into Tanah's dream when she was sleeping in her way to her new house she is moving in. In the game,Tanah holds responsibility of herself and the others (yes,the others) so that they are all safe during and after the disaster.

           On her adventure in a shaky land to survive and save the others,some random character will be in her way (most of the time,the character who asks is the granny in the picture above) asking questions about something related to disaster survival. They are going places,even in a dragon cave. What are you doing there,grandma? xD

          This game was released November 2015 by Opendream. It will be in English,Indonesian,Nepali and soon in other languages. It's still developing,when this blog is written,there are a lot of typo(s) in the story and instructions.also some minor mistakes like,when she has to go to the tool shop for the first time,I brought Tanah to talk to the cashier,the cashier said that Tanah has to search the stuffs by herself. and Tanah said "Yes,Sir" (here,it made us assume that the cashier is a male). But then,after she got all the stuffs except the safety helmet,she asked the cashier again,and the cashier said that the safety helemet is in his (?) husband and his (?) husband is going to the mountain at the moment,Tanah has to get the helmet from the husband. Then tanah refered the cashier as "ma'am". The cashier is supposed to be a woman,after all. No homo,it's typo.
          There are about 20  stages to pass in the game,however,the instructions are not very clear. I spent a lot of time trying to figure out where should I take Tanah to achieve the goal. I accidentally killed her a lot of time too xD.
          For example when the tsunami first occurs in the game,she has to run away to safe areas. Some signs are provided to guide her,but,there were also a lot of paths. As a player,I don't know where should I take Tanah to. Should I keep moving forward or should I keep going up. Also when avoiding tsunami,there were some blind spot that made me confused whether should Tanah jump or just casually walk. I decided to just walking forth... and Tanah dies xD
          Once we failed to finish the stage,we have to start the stage from the beginning. No,not from the fist stage,but the stage we failed in. With the story and all,it takes time.
          This game is worth trying,I've finished it and really learned a lot. I had fun too. The music is good,it gets the vibe. This game made me completely forgot about the coins I supposed to claim after downloading it (when I'm done playing,finished the entire story,I completely forgot and when I came back to claim my coins,the promotion is already over. I ended up not getting the coins. Hiks ;_;)
          I enjoyed this game though. 4.5 out of 5. I hope they fix the typo(s) soon and add more elaborate instructions. If you want to know more,download the game,it's free!