Before I start, I want to give a
special shout out to Ben Moore, the Marketing/Project Manager for
Mighty Rabbit. I really appreciate the confidence, bro.
So, like a lot of gamers, I was
browsing through Steam the other day and noticed a game on sale.
Saturday Morning RPG. I thought to myself, “Ok, I have to see what
this is about.” I clicked on the Store Page and then saw the
description: “an episodic JRPG set in a world heavily inspired by
1980s Saturday morning cartoons and pop culture.” How the hell
could I not buy it? I made the purchase off my phone and after work,
got it downloaded. Saturday Morning RPG is made by Mighty Rabbit
Studios, creators of other indie games as well like Cylinder, a game
available on Xbox Live, and also their most recent game called Breach
& Clear, available on iOS and Android. SMRPG is also available on
Mac, Linux, iOS, and OUYA. It made it's Steam debut on January 29th,
2014. SMRPG was an indie game that got it's funding off of Kick
Starter. It seems more and more people are finding the great use of
Kick Starter. I think this is a great help for any person or group to
help get their creations made.
Players take control of the main
character, Martin “Marty” Michael Hall(ha! Get it?) as he fights
against the powers of Commander Hood and the Hood Army. Each story
point takes place over 4 episodes(like a TV series) starting in
Marty's dream world, to his high school, even a to a very familiar,
Transformers-like dam(I think you can tell by now that there are MANY
references in this game). Through turn based combat and exploration,
Marty collects weapons, items and stickers for battle boosts to find
off the badguys. Really isn't too much to it. Where this game sucks
you in is through hilarious references and nostalgia of the 80s.
Marty even gets a friggin' hover board to traverse the world with. I
can honestly say, just Marty using the hover board in Saturday
Morning RPG is hands down, better than the Back to the Future game on
the NES. Now, I know this doesn't speak highly of something when
compared to that NES piece of garbage, but any chance I can take to
shut it down, well, god damn it, I'm going to take it.
Graphically, the game is a fun blend of
pixelated, retro sprites and 3D graphical backgrounds and objects.
The sprite design just reminds me of the old school NES and SNES RPGs
I played. Ok, this game is just a trip down memory lane, ok? Old
feelings and memories will come up, so get used to it. Coupled with
an enjoyable musical score by a composer some of you may know, Vince
DiCola. DiCola composed the scores for Rocky IV(1985) and
Transformers the Movie(1986). When I learned this, I was amazed.
Someone involved in the Transformers animated movie gave a part in
this game. I mean, the more you learn about the game, the more you
start enjoy it. It is brilliantly riddled with everything an geeky,
80s enthusiast would want.



Saturday Morning RPG is a creative mix
of everything I remember from my childhood. The feeling you get
playing it brings you back to a more innocent time. Not kidding, I
found myself smiling constantly while playing it. Remember when you
were young and you played games based off of something you watched on
TV? When playing a game wasn't about prestigeing or playing mind
games with all the shoto characters online but about sitting down and
having fun? A friendly and colorful graphical display, a great score
and just a kick ass basis makes this game memorable. Anyone can tell
that this isn't some epic game like Skyrim, but I can honestly state,
I have never played a game like this before. SMRPG just has a damn,
good soul, plain and simple.
Check out everything Mighty Rabbit at their website: http://www.mightyrabbitstudios.com/
Just seeing the graphics flashes me back to the 80s. Great stuff.
ReplyDeleteIt really is a trip. And thanks for the comment, bro.
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