Wrought Flesh
released on Dec 10, 2021
Rip out organs and equip them in your own body. Fight biopunk monsters and drugged-up space bandits. You are a Gajeshian Cultist: A near-mythological being built from the bodies of long-dead saints.
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I was surprised to find myself having alot of fun despite the very spartan opening initially leading me to think this game was gonna be a trial to play. I was then immediately punished for feeling this way and that goodwill was SQUANDERED by the myriad of poor (or outright faulty) design decisions plaguing the latter half of the game. Very rare treat, a game that defies my expectations twice in one weekend.
For example, one infamous quest requires that you equip a poisonous body part and take it to a specific NPC on the other side of a large map. This body part can kill you in about 20 seconds, and there is no inventory, so you can only equip it or physically carry it with your cursor - but saving doesnt track the state of the level, so objects are deleted unless theyre equipped when you load your game. This quest is almost intentionally designed to softlock on you, and its very bad and not good.
For example, one infamous quest requires that you equip a poisonous body part and take it to a specific NPC on the other side of a large map. This body part can kill you in about 20 seconds, and there is no inventory, so you can only equip it or physically carry it with your cursor - but saving doesnt track the state of the level, so objects are deleted unless theyre equipped when you load your game. This quest is almost intentionally designed to softlock on you, and its very bad and not good.