Doshin is not the kind of game you'll like if you're a brainless idiot who cannot stand anything but uninterrupted fast and violent action. It's all the contrary, you probably know that. Doshin is a slow and peaceful game, which can turn a bit violent according to the way you play, but only to make you feel ill at ease (unless you're a brainless idiot as afore mentioned).

As a peaceful yellow giant, you help the inhabitants of a vast island to settle and grow. When you decide to turn evil, into a red giant, you just destroy everything, smashing buildings and landscapes. It's up to the player to choose when being Doshin or Jashin. The giant can perform a few action like walking, jumping, carrying things, and leveling the ground to make mountains, flat land or abysses. Well, no, it's no Sim City. To thank him, the little dudes who live in the island build a monument. There are 16 different ones which depend on the four colors of the tribes, having them all built is the "purpose" of the game. Though the real purpose is to enjoy your time by doing whatever you please. For most people out there, fun might fit better with the idea of destroying than creating. Experimenting the destruction is a temptation that our primitive souls will definitely yield to, yet it's not so satisfying. Hearing the screams of the little guys, being chased by their hate (which appears as skulls) all around you and making all their efforts disappear in a cloud of smoke is a sight that will give at least a bit of sorrow to any player who bears a heart in his chest. Being greeted by hearts for helping them is a most rewarding feeling than spreading your own anger. In the circumstances, the player might become desperate not to be liked by the locals despite all his efforts, enough desperate to say aloud: "oh no ! why don't they like me !?" (which might also be the beginning of a furious and crimson revenge). Some disasters, more or less natural come to disturb the life of the island. It's up to Doshin to stop them in their path of destruction.

Nope, Doshin The Giant is not the game of the year and it's not a new star title from Nintendo, it's a just a simple, gentle and relaxing little game which is worth a try. You might hate it, you might like it, but at least don't be an idiot, don't despise it without giving a try !