Posted on: August 5, 2023
Zerodius
Verified ownerGames: 360 Reviews: 6
Empty, shallow comedy attempt
I didn't expect much and Restless Soul somehow still managed to let me down. But what did I expect, and what is the game? Well, it's supposed to be an action RPG with a comedic slant. Except it push its attempt at comedy too far at the expense of everything else, then faceplant by trying too hard. In a more detailed manner, it's a "2D sprites in a 3D world" Paper Mario style of esthetics but extremely simplified. As in, the character designs are very limited and start repeating absurdly quickly. The characters and world, as a whole, lack detail. This could work if the game went for a "dreamy void" type of look but what you actually get is simplistic pixel art with none of the usual upsides. The game is only one step removed from a Walking Simulator. It's an action RPG with no RPG elements (not even item-based or simulated) and barely any action outside of a few relatively simple fights (most of which are repeats of the same easy minions). It's essentially purely there to prevent the game from entirely being a walking simulator. But the worst part is the writing, which is an issue when the game itself is so simplified as to be barely there. There is no appreciable narrative, no actual character arcs, no worldbuilding, nothing. It's just an endless string of mostly fourth wall-breaking jokes, with no real attempt at anything coherent. No attempt is made to explore the themes that an afterlife would give, or to build an actually interesting and unique setting. I can't even muster the effort to really hate intensely this game's writing, as that would require putting in more effort than was obviously sunk into this thing. There's just nothing here. Overall? It's not technically a walking simulator but it might as well be one. And it's not one that has anything particularly clever to say. And it's one that definitely think itself funnier than it actually is. I recommend you skip this one.
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