Number two, Elftor and the Quest of the Screaming King - ~~~
Positives
This game was very fun, the visuals were pleasing to look at, and the main characters were just the right amount of morally corrupt and morally righteous to me. The way they would switch from one moral code to another was great and the narrator increasingly villanizing us with each proceeding link was also very appreciated haha. Overall, the writing was lively and it felt like a joke RPG game that you’d play in the early 2010s. Always a format that is welcome.
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Plot Deconstruction
You, an Elf hero named Elftor, and your trusty manservant Manny have found yourselves in a kingdom that has been cursed to yell at the top of their lungs. You are entrusted by the king to find the cause of the curse and save the kingdom from an incoming war at nightfall. In order to save the kingdom, you have to remain focused on your search. Only remaining focused gets very hard to do when there’s a plethora of screaming townsfolk that will attempt to make your job as hard as possible…
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My Questions/Notes
Here are some random thoughts that arose during my playthrough
- The amount of snark between these two main characters is amazing.
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That Old Lady just wasted my time. The urge to rob her is… overwhelming.
- He took my puppy. The ogre took my puppy. I mean the orphans are saved but…my puppy…
- 20 minutes later - Deciding to rob the old woman cause now I’m desperate lol.
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So robbing the Old Lady was the true path. I should’ve succumbed to my previous urge! Would’ve saved me 20 extra minutes of headache haha
- Got most endings except for: Straight-up Died; Yanked the wrong chain; Criminally stupid: or Nightfall. Not sure how to get them…
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Criticisms
There was one typo I found and a blank wall with no restart after I got clobbered by the ogre. The EXP and Health system also would have been nice to see in action, but it served its purpose as a joke. Exposure was a great twist.
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Overall Impression
Very fun! It was interesting, humorous, and intuitive. In the future though, I wouldn’t mind having a hint system put in place in order to get some of the endings instead of just guessing and checking.