Was it just me, or did drinking the bleach not do as much damage as it probably should've?
(Also, why are we all intentionally drinking bleach?)
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I came into Small Saga expecting a cute, quirky RPG about a mouse avenging his tail, and it is absolutely that. The gameplay is a blast, the turn-based combat is tight and satisfying, and the whole adventure is just plain fun. But what's really gotten its little rodent claws into my brain is how I can't stop thinking about it, long after I’ve put it down. It’s the way the game’s world holds up a grimy, discarded mirror to our own that truly elevates it from a great game to an unforgettable one.
The game can be a bit on-the-nose at times with its writing, but frankly, it earns it by making some damn good points. The juxtaposition of a "medieval" rodent society—with knights, royalty, and angry gods—existing just beneath the surface of our own modern, human world should feel like a hilariously incoherent mishmash. Instead, as the story unfolds, their society feels disturbingly familiar. The rodents’ primitive struggles with greed, blind faith, political corruption, and class warfare are just a furry, miniaturized echo of human society's own ongoing problems. It’s less of a fantasy and more of a fable that hits uncomfortably close to home.
So, come for the charming revenge quest of a mouse against a god, but stay for the surprisingly profound critique of the very world we live in. I've been thinking about this game pretty consistently ever since I played it. And the music is all pretty great, too!
(Also, and this is a very important point: gay rats :3)
I originally paid for this game back on Kickstarter years ago when it was first announced, and despite that I ended up waiting 5 months before I got around to playing it, due to my fears of "ok but I don't like RPGs, so how can this game be any good?"
Goddamn. I remember now why I immediately threw money at this game after finishing the demo. Absolutely incredible. I even picked the exact right tier, Deluxe Edition, which includes the music that I've added into my playlist because I love it so much. :3 (getting an NPC of my own in would be awkward, especially given there's only one fox in the story and... well.)
Also, the phrase "uwu softboi" hit me like a sack of bricks, but like, wrapped in a lemon (in that good "pan-galactic gargleblaster" way???) The idea of a Redwall-esque medieval style rodent society going onside alongside modern-day humans is so delightful tbh, and the juxtaposition between the two just makes for one of the most interesting "parallel rodent society" stories I've seen yet.