The Ditty of Carmeana

Hands down one of the funniest games I ever played. Partly due to its pretty clever writing, partly due to presentation - intentional cringe, camp and jank. The gameplay is wonderfully terrible. I really enjoyed the voice acting. And the worldbuilding is surprisingly intricate and engaging. Let's just say that I don't think there is an even remotely similar fantasy setting to this one. If you like meta-jokes making fun of the RPG genre, you should give it a try. The only thing I didn't like were cheap jokes seemingly made up by parts of the author's brain which were infected by the leftoid mind virus. "Don't enter hell, it's full of capitalists!!!" lAtE sTaGe CaPiTaLiSm!!! Free market bad!!! Fortunately these are few and far between, so they don't take away from the experience. Just be aware that you're going to play something intentionally janky and unfinished, like someone's heartbreaker project made in Clickteam Fusion or similar software. It's a very unique experience and certainly not for everyone, but it gave me quite a lot of good chuckles and was never overly frustrating, so I really liked it. Don't mind my playtime, IIRC it took me about 8 hours to complete (mainly due to how alien, strange and confusing it is), the rest was accrued when I was making an achievement guide for this game, because I liked it that much.

I got very bored.

game feels like 2009 in the best way possible <3 dialogue heavy, but love everything about it

Este juego demuestra que no hace falta tanta complicación para crear un buen juego de aventuras. Con sabor a los Zork, la sensación aventurera es continua. Deseando seguir!

Unlike the asset flips that this game parodies, The Ditty of Carmeana actually offers some funny jokes and puzzling gameplay. Great to see this game release after the Vinesauce showcase many years ago.

The comedy and writing of this game is genuinely excellent and I wish I had the talent to come up with some of the jokes and scenarios while playing through. And despite its appearance, the game controls fine and rewards you for exploring and trying odd things.

The Ditty of Carmeana provides both a unique and intriguing experience for fans of classic action-adventure games. The worldbuilding and character interactions surpasses that of other parody games, strengthening the overall narrative, and creating replay value. The game respects both the player's intelligence and time, giving you the resources needed to solve problems without explicitly telling you what to do. An example that comes to mind is obtaining the electrolyte sports drink. You can either buy it from the court mage, or you can make it yourself for half the cost provided you found the recipe. The game goes so far as to comment on this through NPC dialogue which is just fantastic.

I've played a strange amount of this. I've been following development for a troubling amount of time. I like it. It's funny, sometimes cleverly written, and has an economy based on frequent flyer miles. Shoutsout to vinesauce