The Adventures of Kusoge

(Got this game for free as a developer's submission to SteadyGiveaways. Thanks, man!) [h1]My dad is a great waaaaarriorrrrrr...He shoots missiles from his eeeeeeyes! ...I gotta get that out of my head...[/h1] [i]The Adventures of Kusoge[/i] is an RPG Maker game and...it does pain me to say it...it was pretty bad, but it was far from the worst RPG Maker game I've ever played. It follows a Candy Cane Knight, an OP hero who meets an enigmatic man who basically wastes him and teleports him back home without his OP gear. From then on, you enter a world of... in a word? Absurdity. From my playthrough (don't worry, these issues will be tended to by the developer as I was playing and providing live feedback to the dev), I've noticed a wall you could walk on, a few typos, a high enemy encounter rate, and a low variety of monsters per area (this won't be fixed...at least not that I know of). Speaking of the monsters though, you'll get 2-5 (rarely 6) of the same monster at a time...after a while, it does get old. I wasn't too fond of the soundtrack as a few of them were slightly different variations of the same song...and some songs were just grating. Especially the ones sung by the dev (which were intended to sound bad). There's also the fact that many areas either feel bland or empty, where some polishing could be needed, which would require a hefty bit of time. If there's something nice I had to say, I'd say that the game is finishable with a somewhat fair rate of growth from area to area (with only a pinch of grinding needed before it gets to a "Hold Z to win most battles" point of the areas). The humor is also passable, often mixing in pop culture references. Now, yes...it IS a bad game and it was intended to be that way (this is the developer's first game, which means mistakes are expected). This game is currently priced at $1, but I would say to wait for a sale where it might be at an asking price of $0.50...though if you wanted to support the developer, that's understandable. It's bad, but not awful...but who knows? Maybe it's the kind of bad that you might enjoy...but compared to other products you would lean towards, this one is easily shadowed by them. As for it's length? The developer claims it's 4 hours long, which I would agree with (though I did die quite a bit in the first dungeon...word of the wise? Buy extra armor and a gun before the first dungeon...also stock up on healing items). With my deaths included, I clocked in at 5.5 hours, but my save file clocked in at about 4.5 hours. 4/10 [i]The Adventures of Kusoge[/i] is basically what you would expect from a low (or no) budget project...it's okay, but still with room for improvement.

what the ♥♥♥♥ I guess if the developer wanted to make something intentionally bad he 100% succeeded because everything was indeed exceptionally bad. Especially his singing. But also everything else, ranking this as one of the worst RPGMaker games I've ever tried playing. But you shouldn't play things that are just bad with no redeeming value!!! I shouldn't either!!!

===================FINAL REVIEW====================== You've played 6.8 hours since you wrote this review. Have you changed your mind? Pros - Many attempts at humor, low price, custom music and sprites, decent game balance. One or two good plot twists. Rat Bastard is a waifu. Cons - Game quickly begins to feel repetitive, nearly non-existent lore, fourth wall breaking, poor enemy variety and lazy level design. Go to town, go through maze, fight boss, repeat. After the credits is one last troll. Kusoge's gender plot thread was never completed. Final thoughts: Make a sequel to the game and take it more seriously; just because something is a parody of the RPG genre doesn't mean it has to be a bad game. On the other hand, Kusoge does mean ♥♥♥♥ game in Japanese. Tyrant King shouldn't have been the final boss as there was no buildup to him. I did beat the game so I'll sacrifice the 4 likes on my review as promised and change it to recommended. It was definitely an experience, I'll give it that. I don't know if the developer ever read my original negative review or if it hurt his feelings but if it did I apologize. I had fun playing The Adventures of Kusoge despite my complaints. Thanks for creating this game. ===================NEW, UPDATED REVIEW====================== Adventures of Kusoge is like fine wine, something something aged to perfection, I dunno, I don't drink alcohol. After playing dozens of RPGMaker games, I found many that are exponentially worse than Adventures of Kusoge. This game stands tall among other titans in the genre, including Neckbeardia and Nick Beard: The Fedora of Destiny. Its a must-experience for any RPG fan, and I recommend it to anyone looking for a parody game with crude and random humor that could only be found in a game made by a true gamer. Unfortunately, if I switch my review to recommended, the 4 likes on it will disappear, so the thumbs down remains. But if you read this, developer, know that your noble game has run me over. Even now, as I type this, I listen to the foreboding title screen music as destiny calls me to the game. If I complete the game, I will sacrifice the likes to switch this review to a thumbs up. ===================ORIGINAL, OBSOLETE REVIEW================= Step 1: Watch the trailer for this game, which is a recording of the developer talking while walking through a parking lot Step 2: Look deeply into the developer's eyes, let his voice fill your ears, and let his words be absorbed into your brain Step 3: Imagine what the game is probably like Step 4: Tell yourself that it's unfair to make assumptions about a person's work based on a 2 minute video of him talking Step 5: Buy the game, filled with hope and good faith Step 6: Wait until after the refund period for the game has expired Step 7: Launch the game, play for 10 minutes Step 8: Realize that Step 4 was where you failed, and sink deeper into darkness