Monster Prom

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3.4/5

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3.4

34 Reviews

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Posted on: November 23, 2020

Sunder_Prime

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Games: 249 Reviews: 3

Funny but ultimately not recommended.

I would recommend waiting for a sale. Game can be funny and had me in good spirits. BUT, when I discovered what it took to win, I decided I wasn't interested anymore. To succeed, you will have to replay the game a number of times for each potential prom date until you figure out what you need stat-wize to succeed. The game does not tell you. It doesn't even tell you how far off you were when you lose. Polly, the Ghost-girl, for example, likes to party. You can assume this means you'll need a high "Fun" stat. But you'll also need high stats in "Boldness" & "Hearts" and the game does not offer any hint of this. In fact, some game *hints* can be contradictory: Polly mentions an interest in Russian books and you can buy items to help raise your stats. But the Russian book on sale will raise your "Smarts" - a stat that has nothing to do with Polly. Once you get playing and realise that there is very little time and money to do what is necessary to succeed, it can be very frustrating to find yourself wasting one or the other, or both. Overall, unless you short-circuit the normal gameplay experience and look up everything you need to know... or replay multiple times over for each individual prom date, you can't win. And when you do realise what is required, you'll find yourself focusing on stats rather than enjoying the humorous encounters, which is a shame and robs the game of what makes it fun.

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Posted on: December 13, 2018

user_edited

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Games: Reviews: 23

Sultry spookums, oh my!

Monster Prom is a great ride. A fun game to play on your own, with a buddy, or - my favourite - as a party game. The art is charming, and the writing is hilarious - somehow being both witty and (occasionally) memetastic at the same time, but never cringey. It doesn't hold back on anything, which makes for a refreshing, charming, madcap experience. Don't let the cute graphics fool you into thinking this is a game for kids - it is *very* adult, with plenty of references to sex, drugs, violence, and crass humour if you like that kind of thing. Kind of like a cross between Conker's Bad Fur Day's crassness, Deadpool's adult humour, and Drawn Together's sexual overtness. If that hasn't scared you off, you'd probably like to know about the gameplay. It's like a dating sim on crack - with stat raising, choice making, and love interest chasing. As the majority of the action happens through text, this means there's a large amount of text to read. And, typical of dating sims, the text is supplemented by character sprites with changing expresions, and the occasional mini illustration of what's happening (mostly used for classtime events and endings). Primarily though, you'll be reading through this one. Chasing your love interest can be difficult, as they each have specific stat and item requirements, some more challenging than others. There are secret endings too, some needing careful stat management and guide consultation and (occasionally) offerings and prayers to RNGesus. My recommendation? If you like adult humour, get this game. Then play it blind for your first time - by yourself or with others, either is fun. Then play it blind a second time - this time armed with knowledge of how the game works - and see how far you can get with your chosen beau. THEN go consulting guides. You'll likely get a good 2-3 playthroughs before you start seeing a lot of event repeats, too, so there's plenty of content to keep you amused while playing blind. 11/10 would Vera again

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Posted on: December 13, 2018

xKeiro

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Games: 462 Reviews: 14

Exactly what I hoped for, and more!

[SPOILER FREE] Let me just start with the two most important things for me when it comes to games: - it's fun! - The developers clearly enjoyed creating the game. (Lot of love poured into it) Is this game for everybody? Hell no. But it's easy to judge whether or not you'd enjoy this type of game or not, just look at the screenshots, and the first lines of the description. I love that the game doesn't want to waste your time, and that it doesn't want to overstay it's welcome, it achieves these by giving you the choice to select the length of the playtrough (30-60 mins), also I'm a really slow reader yet this game made me read fast, and do things quick by having a great fast paced soundtrack and a fast paced text scrolling (not sure if this is the right word, but I mean in which rate the text appears, it doesn't actually scroll out of screen or anything like that, so you can actually read it slowly if you so desire). And the combination of these things really made for an enjoyable bite sized experience that you can repeat over and over again, as the game offers a lot of different choices/characters/endings. The over presentation is great, the art is gorgeous and the writing is just what you'd expect it to be, it feels like everything was tailored to one goal to have fun. Not to overthink things, just plainly have fun and enjoy what the game has to offer. So yeah for me this game was totally worth it, I'm enjoying it a lot, and if you think you'd enjoy something like this as well, all I can say is: Don't worry, the game exactly what it looks like, and more! :) I hope this review was at least somewhat useful, but keep in mind this was just one random guys thoughts about the game. Bonus: The game has multiplayer support, both online and offline. I'm someone who loves playing with others, and it's such a nice surprise seeing this type of game offering multiplayer option as well. Can't wait to have some fun playing Monster Prom over the holidays with my friend ^^

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Posted on: December 12, 2018

EmilyStrangest

Games: 3 Reviews: 1

Shamazing

LOVE this game. I own the Steam version, and enjoyed being able to get the achievements. The character development, insane scenarios, and enjoyable online experience make for an all around great game. There are two Discord channels available for games, art, and chats as well. If MP is ever rated, it will have a Mature rating. I wouldn't recommend gifting this to your five year old grandchild. Both Discord channels have had to change their status to NSFW/18+, for reference.

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Posted on: December 16, 2018

Po_Vidlo

Verified owner

Games: 216 Reviews: 1

Best rom-com!

I didn't understood the allure of dating sims, and didn't play any before this, so can't say anything about game mechanics. But content is great: drawings are nice, characters are interesting and dialoques are extremly funny. It's not a game to play all night long (and I don't think it's healthy to try), but to play 30-60 minutes twice a week - like you favorite rom-com on TV.

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