
POTENTIAL MAN is a role-playing experience where you must navigate the whims and woes of a humble seed. This wacky story features fully hand-drawn visuals, zany characters, and a classic JRPG-styled soundtrack to boot. Are you ready to achieve your true potential?
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Your story-driven experience unfolds as turn based combat with a twist- you can beat it no matter your skill level!
So long as you can read, you can see it through to the end! It's like a novel... with visuals... what wizardry!
One night, a blustering storm sweeps the forest. Amidst the tempest, one great tree stands. A burst of lightning strikes from above, splitting the tree clean in half! But as luck would have it, one last acorn is given the chance... and the POTENTIAL... to become the next great tree!
This is you!

You are beautiful, powerful, and handsome! You have everything you could possibly need to reach the perfect spot, and grow big and strong. And what's this? You can speak! What an incredible gift!
Throughout your venture, you harness two core abilities: ATTACK and TALK.
You will need to utilize both to succeed, so choose wisely!


As you ATTACK, you may seem weak at first. But give it time… and your potential will truly show!
As you TALK, you may have to choose your words. Ask what speaks truest to you!
This is NOT you!

This person is strange. Be cautious of him, and other obstacles that you may meet on your journey. You're no doubt well equipped for a character as fearsome as this one.
You may find that he has his own tales to tell. Will you partake in them?
This is the game!

Wow. What a sight to behold! You live in this. But only if you buy it first!
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Languages: English**languages with full audio support
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To realize your potential is to be accountable, to be bold, and to face hardship. Potential is free and work is not. Not really a game. I've never played visual novels but hey it's just 3 dollars and, even though it's not what I expected, I like writing, just like Murphy. A few funny gags here and there. I like the music though at times it seems like it doesn't loop very much. Narrative opinion, summary, and spoilers below: [spoiler] But I couldn't help but feel like this story was macabre, by the exact definition of the word. In this story, we're introduced to Murphy. Murphy is an ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ and is standing in the way of the potential nut, spending his time talking about how little accountability he takes for himself, how little work he's put into his dreams and opinions, and how others have the 'energy' to act on potential. Our protagonist, alien to normal mammal problems, is not alien to potential. He's pretty quick to dismiss Murphy as having wasted his potential. This whole dynamic: Potential Man and Murphy both having the potential to be something greater, but each having already determined what they're willing to sacrifice to reach it. It is very personable and touching as a theme! And yet, the ending, what message is it meant to send? That the true end of potential is death? I suppose that's true... but I'm never one for a drab ending like that. Where's the true ending? The ending where Murphy realizes he wasted his time? Where he's wasted his friends? To see him recognize for a moment that putting in the work, if even just a little, could let him walk away alive. Sadly, this story ends one way and your choices don't matter. The Potential Man will do anything to become a great tree and poor Murphy will do nothing to become anything more. I suppose that this game's writing is one great waste of "potential", given all that Murphy has to say and offer. I'd be close to not recommending this game because of the ending. Though its message is poignant, tried and true, its potential to be something greater, daring, and more meaningful, is wasted.[/spoiler]
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That nut truly had potential, man.
This humble game plays with your expectations in a way I don't think I've ever seen before. The game is framed as an RPG, but is much more like a visual novel. As of writing this, I just beat the game in one sitting and it was a powerful experience. The message and characters really resonated with me; there's so much I didn't know about Murphy, and his character is a major reason to replay which i get the feeling I will be doing several times. The ending was darker then I was expecting, but I wouldn't want it any other way. I'm excited to see what the team makes next!
as someone who doesnt like visual novels, this game makes the genre look stellar. im begging you to play it the writing's actually good i care so much about this acorn.
I absolutely loved the music and the art and even though the game was short there were a lot of secret interactions that made it worth far more than the price. I do hope we can get another ending or two because it would be wasted potential if it didn't
Какая трата ПОТЕНЦИАЛА. Я смотрел контент RK ещё с OMORIBOY, и много ждал от этой игры, но всё же понимал что удовольствие продлится ну максимум на четыре, в идеале шесть часов. Представите моё лицо когда игра закончилась за 76 минут очень неспешного прохождения. Типо, почему? Из первого трейлера я ожидал несколько локаций, из задников которые и были там показаны, но на самом деле это небольшие отрезки по которым можно побегать как в заставке ради ОДНОГО ДОСТИЖЕНИЯ и пары смешных реплик. Концовка одна, и она отстой, я ничего не испытал после неё, а всё потому что изначально настроился на ЦЕЛЬ - СТАТЬ ВЕЛИКИМ ДРЕВОМ (развитие PM в дерево вам не покажут). Эта попытка под финал выдавить слёзку хуже чем UNDERTALE. Спойлер - [spoiler] Я ведь неиронично ждал две минуты пока этот говнюк свалит, но РАЗУМЕЕТСЯ нихрена не произошло [/spoiler]. Мне было бы жалко возвращать деньги, если бы разработчики сразу не анонсировали следующую игру. Я теперь не уверен, что хочу Captain Wayne покупать, ну что же вы делайте...
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i like how the game rewards horseplay with achievements
This game reminded me that I can actually enjoy visual novels.
very awesome!! a lot sadder that i would have initially thought but its very good i love that squirrel
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