Nintendo Switch’s Potion Permit is an entertaining and educational game. Based on the principles of chemistry, players use their knowledge to mix and match potions to create helpful elixirs for village inhabitants. With charming graphics and a captivating storyline, Potion Permit offers something for everyone.
Gameplay
The gameplay of Potion Permit is straightforward yet engaging. Players control a young alchemist named Kettle whose mission is to help the villagers by creating potions that will cure common ailments or provide useful rewards. To do this, players must combine ingredients in different ways to make various elixirs with unpredictable effects. The mixing process is intuitive and requires careful attention to proportions, as too much or too little of an ingredient can lead to disastrous results. Players can collect new recipes and ingredients through quests or by trading with other villagers, giving them plenty of strategies for creating useful potions.
Graphics
Potion Permit’s visuals are colorful and inviting. Players explore the world from the perspective of Kettle, a small character who moves between 3D environment scenes that feel alive with colorful flora and quaint villagers going about their days. Animations are smooth and detailed, while the backgrounds provide a lot of detail without sacrificing frame rate performance.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack for Potion Permit consists primarily of lighthearted folk tunes that evoke a sense of discovery and adventure as Kettle travels from town to town helping people out with their unique alchemy skills. The music subtly shifts in tone depending on what kind of potion Kettle is concocting at any given time – from upbeat and cheerful when things are going well, to mysterious or suspenseful when more challenging concoctions require more care.
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