Slimes

Really cool rpg that does alot with little.

About a year ago, I tried to play through this game (downloaded it on Itch.io, which is why my time isn't like... 1.7 times as long). Back then, the game's legitimately rancid vibes (I mean that positively) made me give up on finishing it, which I now recognize meant I missed out on an excellent ending to the game (plus, ironically, if I had stuck it out like... one more floor, I would have been much happier with the results). Now, having completed it, I can say, Slimes is a truly fantastic game, and I'm glad to have reached a point where I could play it through. The story is very well told with very good characters, but that's a very general thing to say, so to instead list some of the really strong things about it: - The two party members have an excellent(ly miserable) dynamic. This is reflected very, very clearly in their skills, in a really neat way that I'm not sure I've ever seen before (even through the very end of the game). - The gameplay is mostly fun (the way Julian's guns are set up makes for a surprisingly fun bit of managing guns to manage the fights most effectively). More importantly, when it isn't fun, it's not fun in a way that supports the narrative of the game. - The additional stories told in the notes gotten by clearing the floors are really nicely done and play into the main narrative really well. - Even when I knew the general direction of how things would play out, it still did it in really interesting ways I wouldn't have expected. - The story was really nice to see with how it fit into the wider canon that's also present in scitydreamer's other game on Steam, "I Hate You, Please Suffer" (especially with some certain secret bonus content). I will say, the game is legitimately unpleasant to play at times, and although I consider that a very good thing in this case, it might not be for everyone. In that case, you might want to check out scitydreamer's other game, "I Hate You, Please Suffer", which, although it has sources of stress in it, is ultimately a lot less unpleasant in that regards (and is also an incredible game).

This is probably the first story I've seen that discusses both the problems and importance of hatred. With it's well written lore and characters, Slimes is a game I can very much recommend for people looking for a unique narrative. Though I'll also note that the narrative is very morally draining. I found myself putting the game down for days after an hour of playtime out of necessity, so don't go into this expecting something uplifting. The turn-based combat is very well designed, constantly encouraging you to come up with new strategies to get past different enemies. Even by the end of the game where I had thought I found an undefeatable strategy, I'd still get caught off guard by encounters where one of the two party members would be stunned or debuffed in a way that countered it. The way combat strategies tied into the story of the two protagonists who completely hated each other made the design all that much better. Only complaint I have is in the UI. Slimes suffers from using a very basic version of RPG Maker UI, where the game's core mechanics and the functionality of RPG maker don't fit well together. For example, every time you want to use a gun, you have to use "Equip Gun", select the only character who can equip guns, get taken out of the skill menu, then go back into the menu to actually use the gun. This is only a bigger annoyance where if you want to reload outside of combat, you have to manually equip each gun and reload it, going through dozens of menus after each battle. The game does give you a "Full Reload" skill about halfway through, but considering it only exists to make the UI less painful, it honestly should have been unlocked from the start. None the less, if poor UI and heavy writing don't sound like a deal breaker, very much recommend this to both RPG fans or people looking for a new kind of story.

A very beautiful game with a beautiful story, you should try it if you love playing RPG Maker Games.

This game is awesome. I love the story and the characters. The combat system is very unique and intuitive and can be challenging depending on the options you choose for your playthrough.

I really cannot recommend this game enough, if you're in the brainspace for it. Intensely angry and cathartic experience whose ending left me with a lot of things to work through. Not all kinds of hate and anger are created equally. Good stuff.

Un pequeño RPG que cuenta una historia sobre el odio irracional y desmedido. Además juega con los tropos de la fantasía rolera clásica para crear un mundo que sorprende por lo bien detallado que está, teniendo en cuenta la pequeña escala del juego. A pesar de lo humilde de su duracion, aprovecha al máximo explotando todo lo que puede tanto la narrativa como la jugabilidad, que por cierto se mezclan de formas muy curiosas, como por ejemplo el hecho de que bufar a uno de los personajes aplica un debufo al otro, ya que se odian mutuamente. Esto ultimo tambien tiene su contra, ya que, aunque hace que los combates sean tensos, muchas veces se siente que tienes muchas probailidades contra ti, lo que puede llegar a ser agotador. A pesar de eso, el juego no padece de ningún pico exagerado de dificultad hasta [spoiler] el tercer boss, que a fecha de septiembre de 2024 se volvió extremadamente díficil, requiriendo de una estrategia muy especifica que debes aplicar sin errores durante una pelea larga. [/spoiler] De hecho, debido a esto aún no he conseguido terminar el juego, pero creo que seria injusto dejar una mala review despues de haber disfrutado tanto de esta historia tan desgarradora como sincera. Si todo lo que has leido hasta ahora en esta y otras reviews te gusta y no te intimida, compralo sin pensarlo, más aun al precio que tiene. Yo, por mi parte, seguiré intentando terminar un poco todos los días. Allgo me dice que el final merecerá la pena.

I know Slimes looks rough and the writing is a bit crass, but I really enjoyed Slimes. Combat is smooth and matched what was happening in the story. The character dynamics and the backstory/worldbuilding are phenomenal. Seeing it on itch for the first time made me want to claw my eyes out but the more I played it, the more the visuals really added to the whole experience. The color palate is a choice and it works oh so well. Great game, recommend.