Lotheneil vs. The Backlog Hydra, Ep. #23
I’ve said I’ll be here with my weekly updates unless an apocalypse happens - and it did last week. Well, not for the world or even for me, but my comp decided it had enough. 4 days in IT service and two parts replaced later I’m back - with a tiny game I was keeping for a rainy day like this one.
A tiny RPGMaker product that aspires to be something more - with its basement-indie feel (literally hand-drawn graphics, resembling digitalized pencil drawings), and dystopian theme. The world of "Suits" is as bleak as its visuals - the whole world dominated by a couple of corporations, that couldn't care less about things like law, morals or people's welfare. We meet our character just as he graduates from a business school and is about to enter that world, and during the course of the game he slowly sinks into that twisted setting.
I have to admit though, that I did not exactly get the message the game apparently tries to convey - perhaps due to it being watered down by a lot of popculture references, perhaps due to lack of even an illusion of choice or seeing negative consequences of main character's actions.
There is nothing to write home about when it comes to mechanics either - just your general RPGMaker style. Still, for the price asked for the title (less than a dollar) it is quite an entertaining little game for a few hours.
Status: complete All achievements unlocked - not that it is any problem when you consult the guide every now and then or do some exploring.
Since you played Suits you should check out the free rpg-maker game called “OFF.” It’s what this game was inspired by and there are a lot of references to it. Sadly Suits just took the style from OFF and not the moral or anything that made OFF such a great game. It’s just a bit to random and all over the place. Still, I love the style of games like this!