#Moon A Remix RPG

[talesfromthebacklog]

Are you looking to click with a new game and want something genuinely different?

I am always hunting for new titles to reinvigorate that click I feel with video games. Not all video games will click but when they do they can be something truly special. I wanted to go over some of my favorite games I’ve played in recent years that are available on current gen consoles. I’m not covering anyone upcoming, these are titles you can pick up today. Cheaply at that. Several of which are on sale on Steam right now as of writing this.

So. Enough chit chat. Lets’s start with an easy one:

Paradise Killer:

PC Switch PS4/PS5 Xbox

I just finished this one and am in the middle of writing my review on it. Painfully stylish with a killer vaporwave soundtrack this game oozes aesthetic. Kaizen Game Works understood the hauntology assignment and took it to the MAX. You are an investigator trying to solve an immortal god-like council’s murder in a dystopian society. You’ve returned to this gorgeous open world parasite paradise from your exile of 3 million days (about 8219 years)! If you’ve played Outer Wilds this is among that same vein. (And I will caution you, while not hard, the game relies on you wanting to just explore. It will provide hints but it won’t hold your hand.)

This is an Ace Attorney-esqe collectathon mixed with open world and exploration. There is no combat. Both the writing and the world are spectacular. Don’t deny yourself something this wonderful, because it is.

This has quickly risen among my gaming ranks as a favorite and it hits to being as close of a favorite as my number 2 suggestion…

Outer Wilds:

PC Switch PS4/PS5 Xbox

This is perhaps one of my favorite games of all time. I wanted to talk about this second because Outer Wilds has received more of the notoriety it deserves in recent times and I wanted PK to get the main spotlight. Don’t get it twisted though If it wasn’t for UpIsNotJump’s video (<— Spoilers) I would have never realized what I was missing. And I still think a lot of people don’t understand what they’re missing too. It is an absolute masterpiece. And seeing it getting released physically again is a god send. I want people to play this game. (And it’s DLC Echoes of The Eye)

No combat. You are a scientist exploring your local solar system in your spaceship in an open “universe” instead of an open world. The sun explodes every 22 minutes which sends your memories back in time. Again, I will caution you that the game relies on you wanting to explore. It will not direct you.

Eastward:

PC Switch Xbox

Too much exploring. Let’s reel it back with Eastward. A Zelda-like where you control an older man and a little girl with psychic powers in a post apocalyptic world. If you’re looking for those fun pixel games that pack that quirky feel this is it. A bit existential, a great sense of humor, and fantastic writing are all part of the Eastward package. (You startin’ to see a theme here? Ha ha)

All while boasting a seriously killer pixel soundtrack. The original Iron Carbine trailer for the Nintendo Direct had an immediate impact on me as a gamer. I knew this was a game I would fall in love with. Sometimes you just know when something is special. This game is beautifully pixelated and packed with lovingly crafted content. Puzzles are the right amount of challenging and there is so much fun side stuff to do. Including a Dragon Quest-esqe game inside the game! It also received DLC via Eastward Octopia! Which I also love.

Moon: A Remix RPG

PC Switch PS4/PS5

I do play games with combat. I swear. Several of these games just don’t have it! (Ha!) This will perhaps be the hardest game to sell to you on this list. I have a soft spot for quirky games like this, but know that this was a PS1 Japanese exclusive game in the 90s. And it sure acts like it. Slow to start, weak tutorial, and doesn’t provide a ton of direction. This game was ported into English for the first time in 2020 and I love it. It is a trial and error experience though.

This cult classic is one of the games that inspired Undertale and when you play it becomes wildly apparent. I dare say it reminds me more of Undertale than its other main inspiration Earthbound. You are a little boy that’s been fallen into his video game and you have to save the souls of monsters the hero has killed using love. (Sound familiar?)

Light hearted and weird this game also has a great sense of humor as it pokes at classic RPG tropes. And that slow intro comes into play providing a unique perspective as you journey through the game befriending people. It won’t be for everyone, I would research this one before sinking the… $18.99 on the purchase. But I think it is worth experiencing if you love Undertale.

I think I’ve yakked enough. If folks like the post I’ll follow up with a part two with a little more genre variety! I wanted to the first post to include my top favorites. So. I hope there’s something in there that invigorates you the way these games did for me.

[thefaiao]

Moon from... Moon RPG

[curlytsunamiart]

more of this crossover

[softchassis]

[somarita]

[funky-vg-beats]

reach air burst (moondisc version) moon rpg remix adventure ost

[legitimatesatanspawn]

This is gonna sound weird especially since I've yet to play chapters 3 or 4 but every time I see the unusually high def Tenna sprites I think he's supposed to be in a different game. Like...

[thisbearneedsadrink]

I have this whole theory about UTDR and how it relates to one of its inspirations that I know is going to instantly be proved wrong before I can type it out so instead take this drawing before/after Deltarune hits

[yudamori-art]

love and destruction Sketchbook piece im terribly fond of. Well due fanart of my all time favourite game Moon. If you haven't played Moon before, i highly recommend the experience. It's so charming and beautiful and I genuinely adore it. Playing it for the first time was genuinely magical. [ Please keep the comments / reblogs spoiler tagged / free ]

[megaderping]

In 1997, a charming little game boldly challenged the conventions of the RPG genre. This game not only made a bold statement by deconstructing everything from RPG combat to the way you loot people's homes, but its message of spreading love and saving monsters would later inspire Toby Fox to create Undertale. In this video, I go over Moon's STRONG opening hours, with their biting commentary and metanarrative, whimsical world and charming setting, and unique gameplay mechanics that make it such a groundbreaking piece of gaming history, especially for 1997. So join me on this little journey, with my first impressions of this game and why it's such a special experience.

[flamecannonthethird]

Another collage of 30 drawings I did in Mario Paint! I would say that compared to the last two batches, I was really interested in darker tones to contrast the vibrant color palette that Mario Paint has to offer. I think I'm going to try and upload ones individually from here on out.

[cat-mermaid]

Ok so you know how Moon Remix RPG is like a huge inspiration for Undertale/Deltarune?

So in Moon theres this dog, Tao

Now as far as i know, in the main game, the dog is just a dog (playing Moon on the switch is my july game plan)

but heres the thing friends and neighbors

so you know how in Deltarune chap 4, theres this guy?

you can't reach it at all, it just stands there and wiggles

so guess what i just found out its name is?

when i saw its name was the same as the dog from moon, and the fact that its clearly dog coded, my heart stopped cold

why? why feel a wash of cold shock if the dog from moon was just a dog?

because in the files of Moon, theres an unused scene that was supposed to be in the midpoint of the game, seen as a nightmare vision. One of the creators of Moon, Yoshiro Kimura, has even made a video confirming where the scene was supposed to take place and what it was supposed to be about

so for context: In Moon a young boy in the game's world is "chosen" to be the hero and given (forced into) a suit of armor that possesses him and causes him to slaughter monsters and eventually a dragon that is accused of being an enemy of the world. He has no awareness of what he is doing while this happens

So i only learned about this cut scene two fucking weeks ago while going through Moon's page on the cutting room floor and when i watched it I immediately thought:

HEY THIS IS JUST THAT ONE CHAPTER OF TEZUKA'S PHOENIX

but actually before I thought that, I thought holy shit this is so fucking Deltarune coded, theres no way Toby hasn't been influenced by this scene. But then i gave it some thought and was like but how long ago did this cut content get discovered? Maybe it was after Toby wrote down the plot of Deltarune...

And then tonight I fucking lay eyes on the name of this fucking thing-

-and all doubt is removed

AND I DON'T LIKE IT ONE BIT, NO SIR NO HOW

anyways heres Yoshiro Kimura talking about that scene if you want to learn about it more:

This guy also worked on Rule of Rose, one of my favs of all time

[curlytsunamiart]

from now on, i won't be a hero

[shadow-boss]

[video-game-jams]

Moon: Remix RPG Adventure - Kera-Ma-Go

[chippycore]

moon rpg themed keychain made out of shrink plastic! im so happy with how it turned out!!