Clever gameplay that make you feel smart, even if you progress by guessing the result at times. Getting the right answer by process of elimination was likely intentional to dissuade you from just looking up the answer. This is a great 10ish hour experience that looks pretty with an art style that gives it a throwback 'Out of This World' type feel. Sewers in games are still not fun and the puzzle(s) with formulas and converting numbers near the end was equally not as fun for me. Would highly recommend to anyone who wants a relaxed experienced that ditches the zombies but keeps the Resident Evil type puzzles.

On one hand, there are numerous deep and clever references that a wrestle-fan would appreciate. A story with characters that is crafted with care that clearly comes from a place of love for the sport. Combat that makes sense in terms of what a Wrestling role-playing game would actually look like. So, a traditional turn based pro wrestling themed RPG that understands the source material AND has Macho Man as a benevolent deity sounds like what I would have used my third genie wish to make. Sadly... it just doesn't come together. Things get repetitive pretty quick, especially with the combat system. Having heard this as feedback, the devs added a 'Skip QTE' option as well as the ability to run around the map faster. I get the idea behind QTEs during battles to help simulate the tug of war that is a real match, but it's just not fun so you can skip it altogether. Doing that breaks things a bit because some moves essentially turbo mash your way to easy fights. The toy box feel is clever since most fans grew up playing with action figures of their favorite wrestler. It's cool to go through each mission collecting all these 'figures' that you can use to battle all the heels in this world. Great in concept, but you rarely get the full stable together so you can pick who you want in your team. Instead, it is constantly switching the roster around depending on what’s happening in the story. Everything is building up to a confrontation/team-up of the two protagonists to form the mega powers, but it just takes too long for that to happen. The game would of benefited greatly from an overworld map and fast travel that arrives sooner than in the last hour of a 40+ hour play through. I struggled to finish this, only doing so based out of love for the concept of what they were going for. My wishlist for a sequel would be to fix the above items and to remove the minigames since they are more frustrating than fun. Even though I can’t recommend this for non fans of the business, I am hoping it still does well enough to make a follow-up that would fine tune the whole experience.

Fun and quick action rpg that has enough elements to keep you engaged. The main story is kind of nonsense given that the character that joins your party within the first hour doesn't reveal their motivations until the very last story quest. The combat is cool with chains and combos that get more powerful as you upgrade your town via the numerous sidequests. Most of the enemies can feel baby mode at times - so I could of used the Hard difficulty that only unlocks when you beat the game, being available as an option from the start. Evidently the game that follows is a traditional turn based RPG that is getting mixed reviews. Hopefully this gets revisited with a harder difficulty and better story.