In an endless sea of carbon copy exploration games made in RPG Maker (really all just glorified walking simulators), Middens is the only one, to this day, that failed to make me fall asleep on my keyboard. Turns out all one had to do to make these work was to add dialogue, proper diagonal movement and a simple, yet not braindead turn based combat. This game is essentially everything I was expecting to get out of Yume Nikki, after pretty much everyone and their mother was hyping that game up non stop a few years back.
pienso en esto mas de lo que deberia
Es injugable, pero está guapísimo.
a game i really wanted to like but ended up disappointed.
the visuals and story as sorta interesting but do not a lot to stand out amongst muuuch better alternatives (such as ETCETERA or other yume nikki style games). the rpg maker combat is not JUST rpg maker combat...... ok it is but with the added bonus of literally not needing to be there at all.
it's just not an experience i would ever want to go back to.
the visuals and story as sorta interesting but do not a lot to stand out amongst muuuch better alternatives (such as ETCETERA or other yume nikki style games). the rpg maker combat is not JUST rpg maker combat...... ok it is but with the added bonus of literally not needing to be there at all.
it's just not an experience i would ever want to go back to.
So striking visually, such a cool idea, but such poorly made & confusing gameplay. I got softblocked very quickly.
I love Genie . I will get her out of there
played this a year after it released and oh man, the nostalgia
see when i played hylics i was like "woah this game's kinda weird it's like different lol" but i still played through it like normal. when i played this game i had no idea what to do, where i was, or what the fuck was happening at any time
Peak kino
this might be the worst thing to ever exist and I think the guy who made this game is an asshole or something so that makes me automatically right
Surreal graphics and confusing gameplay, but it's a recommedable experience.
if only the dev was not a total nonce and also full of himself
Putting aside the "dev is a very bad guy" stuff, because he isn't profiting from downloading a free game, I think Middens is an interesting but very flawed game. Its artwork is amazing and the dialogue and world very intriguing, but it falls flat as a game pretty hard. It's trying to be a Yume Nikki-like exploration game, but with actual RPG combat. This is fine but you're never really told what to do, which in truth is as simple as "kill 20 guys and get to the endgame lol". You can run around forever without realizing that and be very confused, and probably die a lot along the way, or know about it beforehand and end the game kinda fast-ish. I think some manner of tighter level design would greatly help Middens as a game, but I can't help but feel that its confusing nature fits the setting extremely well. Ultimately, I think it's worth playing.