The Unlife of Gorlak

Ever since finishing one ending - and even before then - I haven't stopped thinking about The Unlife of Gorlak. The writing and art are super charming, with much of the dialogue sending me into side-splitting laughter or lifting my spirits, and the visual gags are excellently drawn. The gameplay is simple yet clever, with learned moves being influenced by how you decide Gorlak spends his days, often adding to the immense humor and heart of the story. It's easy to pick up and put down, which I personally value in any game, though to complete a single play through of the story it really doesn't take all that long regardless. I truly love you, Gorlak!! Please play this game!!

Oh, I am having a blast with this. Passionate, fun, cartoony take on necromancy, AMAZING art style, fun combat that is balanced juuust right on normal mode, and a delightful MC that, just like me, gains stress when he stays indoors too long. This is just a perfectly tasty smorgasbord of dungeon crawling, sim management, tabletop adventuring, and JRPG combat that tickles my brain perfectly

A fun, short, replayable RPG that sidesteps certain pain points I have with the genre. Compared to most other RPGs: - No unrestrained grinding due to the limited time mechanic. You only have 30 days to buff yourself up for the final boss! - Random battles are unintrusive. There's no overworld movement that gets interrupted by random battles, you just choose whether to trigger the next dungeon encounter in order to progress. - Every dungeon action feels meaningful. You potentially get a stat buff for each battle win, but you can instead get penalized and are forced to end the day if you lose! - Multiple endings because you're supposed to replay it and try different builds. Also, the writing is consistently fun. Gorlak is such a goofball despite wanting to be a intimidating villain. I want to kiss him on the nose.