Designed as an accessible take on the dungeon crawler, and loosely inspired by NES titleΒ Metal Max,Β MeiQΒ features a cast of cute girls, giant (and fully customisable) robots and some varied, interesting dungeons to explore.
Developer:Β Compile Heart, Idea Factory
Publisher:Β Idea Factory Internationa.
Available on:Β Vita
Cover Game Articles
MeiQ: Introduction and History - MeiQ follows the grand tradition of dungeon crawlers with appealing female leads. Let's look back at some classic examples, and how they led us to this Compile Heart title.
MeiQ: Girls and Guardians - MeiQ's mechanics differ from your average dungeon crawler through the distinction between the human characters and their mechanical "Guardians", making for satisfying and deep progression.
MeiQ: Building a Better Dungeon - A dungeon crawler lives or dies on its dungeon design. Good job that MeiQ has some really interesting and varied ones, then!
MeiQ: Narrative, Themes and Characterisation - Dungeon crawlers aren't historically associated with having strong narratives and characterisation... but I guess you never played a Compile Heart dungeon crawler, huh?Other Articles about MeiQ: Labyrinth of Death
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Reflections on PlayStation Vita - At the time of writing, Sony has just announced that production of the PlayStation Vita will be ending in 2019, with no plans for a successor. This follows news from earlier this year that we’re counting down the days until the last Western physical Vita release, with many of the last releases coming in limited … Continue reading Reflections on PlayStation Vita 
The One-Liner Challenge - Time for a Community tag post! This one looked like a particularly fun one, and after the lovely Irina from I Drink and Watch Anime specifically requested me to do one about games, who was I to refuse? The original tag came from The Awkward Book Blogger and was based around, as you might expect, … Continue reading The One-Liner Challenge 
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Localisation Notes
This game was refused classification in Australia and New Zealand due to the young appearance of the character Connie and the game’s “Easter egg” that allows you to twang the boobs of the female characters around during dialogue sequences using the Vita’s touchscreen.
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