Category: Let’s Plays

Erin and I tag along to play this wonderful collect-a-thon from 2005.

Pokemon Clover is a fangame created by a dedicated community on 4chan. I’m not particularly familiar with the site, although I am aware of some of the jokes and stories they are known for. Clover embraces a lot of these jokes. Many of the Pokemon in this game are inspired by in-jokes, memes, and even some offensive material. In spite of all that though it’s a lot better designed than you would think. That’s mostly why I’m playing this. I was just too curious.

A game by Brandon Opes.  This game is the story about an angel who was banished from the sky.  Now she must find her way back, however she finds herself in the middle of a war.

Another Pokemon fangame, this time created by Jan.  It is game with heavy inspiration from Pokemon Reborn, and prides itself on a ton of different features.

Welcome to Charles Barkley’s ultimate adventure!  This JRPG adventure by Tales of Games follows the life of Barkley years after basketball has become banned due to a cataclysmic dunk.

The Wooden Ocean is a dark RPGMaker adventure about witches, magic, and a giant ocean made of wood.

Try it yourself here:  https://lianderson.itch.io/wooden-ocean

A game by JV and Involuntary Twitch.  It’s a Pokemon fangame created after 9+ years that adds a lot of it’s own Pokemon to the mix.  It also features an original story and world with lots of new characters and places to visit.

Tod is a trilogy of RPG Maker games created by ShinNessTen about a black chicken who plays a role similar to the Grim Reaper.  Along the way you meet three friends who help you.  These games are unusual in design, and very enjoyable as well.

Pizza Express is a restaurant simulator by Onni Interactive.  You join a group of friends who inherit a pizzeria and run it until you become the best pizza place in the world!  Pizza, garlic bread, scandals, food shows, hospitalization, this game has it all!

Play along and try the game yourself here:  http://store.steampowered.com/app/375250/

I have always been a huge fan of Earthbound-likes.  RPGs are probably my favorite genre of game if you can’t tell by how much I play them, so I’ve always been a fan of how these sorts of games tend to deconstruct the idea and present interesting questions about how we play.  To date I’ve played two Earthbound-likes; Undertale and Off, however I’ve never done a playthough before of a game that actually has the Earthbound name.  Fun fact, this is also to date the oldest game I have done a playthough of.  I’m excited for this one!