Architect Recommends: Monstrüous (Patreon)

Hi! My apologies if it's been a while, it's been a hell of a week what with getting over a cold, having my PC die for a bit and a few other things, but I'm back on track and the new episode should be finished tomorrow (meaning it'll be out for most people the day after).

In the meantime, let's talk about a very cool game I played during a lunch break, Monstrüous. Now you're probably not getting much from that picture, but let me explain how it all works. You play a team of four adventurers, a frogman, a bubble wizard, a princess/fencer and a robot who have been tasked with killing this gross worm. Each of your heroes has two abilities and as you might expect, the worm might try to kill you in return. 

Here's the catch. 

Rather than swinging swords or summoning mighty fireballs, your heroes are a bit rubbish, they can only do useless things like drink tea, blow a trumpet or ring an alarm clock. That means you're going to have to be creative and use your weird abilities in exactly the right order to expose the worm's weak spot and counter it's attacks.  If you've played the GROW games by japanese developer On, then you'll know what to expect here.

The whole game is essentially one big logic puzzle that's a little trial and errory but that's made up for by the lovely animations and cute characters. The whole thing takes about 20 mins to complete. During that time you'll feel very disappointed by meteors, drink way too much tea and discover the surprisingly lethal potential of bubbles.  

I had a blast with Monstrüous and I expect anyone with a sense of humor and just under half an hour to kill will do too.   

The game is available here for whatever you want to pay (that probably means a few bucks, the developer really deserves it!): https://nonomiyo.itch.io/monstruous  

I will return with a new video and hopefully no further delays!