“Be careful Leon, the residents in this police station are evil now”
“Even that one?”
“Yeah, that’s a Resident Evil 2”

Bravo.

“We have to be careful there’s a risk of thunder out tonight”
“What about rain?”
“Yeah there’s a Risk of Rain 2”

Bravo.

It's a fun game. Do you people understand what fun even is? This game gets a horrible reputation for no reason, none at all. It's a dreaded joke gift people get on Steam for laughs. I genuinely don't get it. It's fun.

There's heart and soul put into this game. The game does a genuine effort to explain the levels and give you tips on solving them. The rats have fun sounds and animations, and they even do a little dance when you do clear the level. There was a genuine effort to make something fun here.

Is it well made? No. Sometimes the ball will roll into the foreground making it impossible to clear the level unless you try again. Sometimes the same exact setup leads to different results making it a game of RNG. Sometimes the timing is so inconsistent you sit there trying multiple times to recreate that one result that made it work.

But despite these issues, it's fun. It's hilarious seeing the little rats do their jobs. It's hilarious seeing the Baseball Rat say "Baseball" every time he swings that shit. It's hilarious seeing the Fat Rat fall down. It's hilarious seeing everything explode. It's not a well made game, but I had fun. That's what matters at the end of the day.

I sit here and wonder if all the people who give this a negative review ever had fun a day in their lives. Most RPGs wish they could be close to as fun as this broken mess. I would play this game 5 times over before I ever gave Omori a minute of my time. Sometimes all you need to do is sit down, grab a snack, and play some Bad Rats.

Peak. Raw. Fire. Goated with the sauce. This is the best video game ever created. Team Cherry made this game because they love me, what I do, and everything I stand for. There are no flaws with this game.

"The combat! It's too hard!" Get better. If you're too stressed, go take a break. Maybe go watch some Mickey Mouse to ease the mind, then come back and try again.

"All the areas are blue! It looks the same!" You're lying. You played the game for one hour. You didn't even get to Greenpath. No one believes you. You are a fool. A moron.

"Where do I go? The map doesn't show anything!" What the hell??? Do you want Elmo and Cookie Monster and Big Bird to drop in and hold your hand throughout the world and point you exactly where you should go? Figure it out. Go find what's out there yourself.

"The music sucks" No one's ever actually said this. I made it up to make the review look longer.

"The death system" Stop dying. If that was too much then go back, you got there you can go there again. The evil scary ghost that reminds you of your horrific failure only takes 3 hits to kill. If it scares you too much and you wet your pants then go to the wizard magician at the end of Dirtmouth and hand over the Rotten Egg.

"I hate Zote! He's not attractive or charming!" Fuck you.

"The game is too big! I hate backtracking!" Why are you playing this genre? Are you too lazy to backtrack to the kitchen everytime you get hungry for a little snack maybe some popcorn or a granola bar? Do you refuse to shower because you don't want to backtrack to the restroom?

"The map sucks!" Go buy the markers at the map shop and equip the compass charm. Is that not enough? Do you want a cookie with that? Or maybe a Capri Sun juice? Fruit punch flavor?

"I guess I'm not into Metroidvanias" Fix that.

This game is wonderful and everyone should play it. Don't comment if you have Omori or a Persona game in your top 5.