Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass

Very very amazing rpg maker game, its up there with lisa and omori

Behind the curtain of the homemade cartoonish visuals isn't just an endless assortment of nightmares, but a very well made RPG made by a talented developer. For a solo project, it's very impressive to me. The combat is fairly standard but Jimmy's transformations make for a neat job system. Each one can gain levels for extra stats and skills that you can mix and match as you like. Taking place in a dream world means that the sky is the limit as far as what you can put in it; and boy did Kasey have fun with it. Interpreting it as you go through the story beats is an interesting part of the experience. There's something a little sad to me about Jimmy and the Pulsating Masses' relative obscurity. Even if great games slip through the cracks at times. The main adventure is lengthy enough with an above average difficulty with plenty of optional bosses and other secrets for those willing to dig deeper. I rate this game a Fresh. out of 10.

EarthBound is my favorite game of all time, and Jimmy is one of the few games inspired by it that truly *gets* what it was all about. Quirky characters and plot points are great, but it's the emotional moments and darker turns that really set Jimmy apart. Oh, and Kasey Ozymy is one of the best modern-day game music composers. Every track in the game is an 11/10 that heightens the impact of its scene perfectly, whether it's excitement, unease, terror, or emotions that you didn't know it was possible for game music to pull out of you. If you're a fan of SNES-era RPGs and/or nonstop bangers, then play this game. It will transport you somewhere you haven't been in a long time.

call me jimmy way my mass pulsates

I still think about this game five years later.

A must-play for anyone getting into "real" RPGMaker games. Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass hits a nice middle ground between quality of life and complexity, with simple stats and clearly-defined mechanics but enough room for strategy in a fight. Jimmy is easy to beat even on the normal difficulty, but bonus content can ask for a lot more investment and character building.

​Second time's the charm! I had played some of this game when it came out, but I became frustrated and gave up. I couldn't let go of the idea, though, so I had it sit on my backlog until the time felt right. And it did, and it was! There is so much to do in this game, even if you're interested in only the JRPG stuff. It's got only a few puzzles scattered around, but you can make the combat as simple or as complex as you like, and there is a ​lot ​of optional stuff. So much that you're liable to find some of it accidentally! Oh, and it's beautiful! The art is gorgeous, cleanly shifting between pacific and horrifying, or even downgrading the graphics to 8-bit for a story beat. The music that accompanies all of it is fitting. I don't think I had any songs or sound effects that stuck with me, but I felt compelled to keep my headphones on because it adds so much to the ambiance. For better or worse, all of the above sits on a more complex story. Jimmy is an 8-year-old boy and this is explicitly a dream that he's having. However, the dream becomes corrupted over time. Maybe someone could dismiss the early signs as either being off-tone or superficial random weirdness showing up in a kid's dreams. But sooner or later, it becomes clear that Jimmy is struggling with something that nobody should have to go through, and a lot of the game is about him trying to make sense of it all. I'd love to say more, but I'll stop there out of concern that I'm teetering on the edge of what I can share without outright spoiling it. The game's final moments didn't do as much for me as I'd hoped. I expected some difficult emotional beats. We do get one of those if you do a certain action that becomes available in the end-game, and I've heard it's likewise if you fully explore one special dungeon, but all of this is after the credit roll and has to be initiated after the emotional beat of the climax has waned. I would've been happier if we got just a little more. To hear the final thoughts Jimmy has on the whole situation. In any case, fantastic game and worth picking it up. I spent almost 27 hours on it and that's with leaving the post-game content untouched. You'll get your money's worth.

This game looked fascinating. I really wanted to play this game and enjoy it. But oh my god, the controls are so bad. This is the worst control configuration I have ever seen. It does not map in any coherent way to my controller. It doesn't seem to recognize the D pad at all. Trying to configure this is more trouble than it's worth. I might try it again in the future, but PLEASE provide some reasonable information on the controller config.