itch.io

This is possibly the most polarizing game I've played in this jam so far. First off this game is really buggy, I couldn't move to the far back in combat unless I pick another position first, The dice hat heals while the heal hat does nothing, and my playthrough currently ended when the fisherman softlocked the game trying to call in the fishies during the fisher sheriff fight. Not to mention some poor design choices such as the fisher boss completely disabling the positioning mechanic or just the gambling boss in general. Plus I'm surprised the act command doesn't auto cycle your chamber felt like such an obvious design choice to give more value to using it. Also being unable to skip or at least speed through cutscenes made the gambling and fisher fight so much more excruciating since it meant having to sit through about a minute long cutscene per attempt, which I had to sit through at least 3 times due to the difficulty of the fight. Despite all these negatives, I also love so so much about this game. The battle mechanics, if a bit unexplored, are really cool and the positioning gives a good risk vs reward to spice up turn-based combat. The victory animation and jingle are such bangers and makes winning a fight incredibly rewarding. I loved the writing with how self-aware the humor was. The gambler cat whom I forgot the name of, skittypaws? Idk but I adore them they are such a sweetheart. I love Beezlebub being this all powerful demon that plays with an audience audio device even after they start bleeding to death. The Sheriff is a really threatening presence and gives the plot stakes. I love the art style despite the text being kind of hard to read while I also love the audio even if the room enter sound is kind of loud for that. Truly polarizing game, but one I was glad to try out.