CESSPOOL Reviews

OK this is a cool game with a good sound track an fun battle sytem plenty of replay-abilty with secret routes and alternet endings. its short and sweet but it does have its problems most of the party members ultimate skils are kind of useless one of the party members ultimates dosn't work on bosses and you will only be getting your ultimate during boss fights only 2 party members have a useful ultimate one being a full party heal and the other being the only damgeing ultimate. some party members didn't get much time to do anything one of the party members doesn't really do anthing story wise and they just stand there in most cutscene occainley saying somthing they only do anything importent at the bad ending and at the end of the games second act.the battle sytem is great using mini games to do special skils and you need to time your baisic attacks you can block/dodge attacks with reaction pressing the listed direction as fast as you can over all 9/10 game would recamend

It's a cool game, it has interesting pixel art effect.

I can't believe I'm like, review 7 of this game, because legitimately this indie RPG is a banger. You might be reading this review because you're curious about the game but you need a little info on it. Here's some quick points: - This is a 5-6 hour indie RPG... on the first play through. 1 play through is fine to get a whole and complete experience - that's what I did - but as I understand from the Discussion boards, there's other multiple "routes" you can do which vary things in the game pretty drastically. - Combat is turn based with timing elements, and it works very well. There's a lot of variety and clever mechanics involved without getting super complicated. The shorter runtime for an RPG means it stays fresh and fun the whole way through IMO. - At least at the time of writing, the games translation is rough. It brings to mind early JRPG era English translations, but for me that's kind of a good thing? It makes the game feel more... different. It gives the game an added layer of mystery, as you re-interpret meaning from the way the characters speak. - There are still bugs in the game, some of which can be pretty game breaking, but generally are things you work your way around. The dev is super active and passionate about the game, frequently updating based on feedback. - I played this on Steam deck which worked great, apart from the text boxes. Text overflows a lot, which when the text boxes are at the top of screen isn't as much of a problem, but when they are down the bottom you just miss out. Item names descriptions often end up on multiple lines which makes them really hard to read. I think it's just the aspect ratios and I suspect the dev will correct this at some stage. I'd probably suggest playing on a PC though. - The world and characters are excellent. That topped with a great combat system make this really wonderful. I love it. - I wrote a full review on my own site, if you want to read more, here: www.pressplaygaming.net/articles/2023/1/15/cesspool-the-weirdness-and-wonder-of-hidden-gem-indie-rpgs Basically, yes, for the price and the length, definitely a thumbs up.

It's a no for now at least. The game simply isn't finished yet. The bones of this game are very promising, I love the environmental design and the combat mechanics, and the story is intriguing, despite the sometimes wonky or just unfinished translation. There's also still a fair amount of bugs, including a few softlocks where I had to force quit and restart from my last save. I'd really like to see this game polished a little more and take another run at it, I just think it needs a bit more time in the oven.

This game has so much potential, but as it stands at the time of writing this review I feel that the game is unfinished due to the poor english translation and the buggy state that it is in. it gives me hope that it will eventually be a very solid game because it looks like the developers are releasing a new update fixing problems almost every week.

This game, for the price, is a hidden gem. Good music, extremely fun mechanics, and an interesting setting. Being honest, the art can be a little bit rough at times, and the English translation is... frankly almost unreadable. HOWEVER, the team is already working on a new translation and constantly patching out bugs, you can tell that the creators are passionate and dedicated to rectifying any issues and for that I applaud them. I'm looking forward to starting a new save when the new translation is done, but what I played was extremely fun.

This game is a horribly buggy mess. Also you must speak French to understand what's happening even if you're playing the English version because the translation is incomplete. There's a lot of promise in this game, and if some issues get resolved it could be a spiritual successor to the Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga game franchise.

CESSPOOL is a nice little indie RPG with decent graphics, a brilliant soundtrack, and a simple-yet-fun battle. I've had a great time going through this game so far even after multiple playthroughs, as my hours spent on it will attest, and I'd happily recommend it to those looking for something just a little bit different. The game's battle system is very much reminiscent of various Mario RPGs, yet still manages to feel like its own thing as well. Characters take part in turn-based battles, with timed button presses serving to bolster the power of the party's moves. Enemy attacks can also be reacted to and avoided...which is kinda necessary, since party members generally go down after just a handful of player mistakes. The game also provides plentiful access to healing items, however, so the difficulty is fairly forgiving overall. The plot of the game is simple enough, following a collection of travellers through a post-apocalyptic kingdom, though the less-than-stellar English translation will hold it back on occasion for those who don't know French. Also holding the plot back, at least as of writing, is that no-one on the forums has yet worked out how to access the true final boss - and, hence, the true ending. The developer has announced plans to address this within the next few days, though, and I'll certainly update this review accordingly in the future. The developer, incidentally, has been very active on the forums and has been quick to issue fixes in response to bug reports...which is just as well, since the game was notably buggy when it first launched. The situation is markedly improved at this point, though some lesser bugs/oversights remain as of writing. Of course, given the rate of patches, the situation will surely improve further in the future, and I might well update this review to reflect that at some stage. All in all, CESSPOOL is a solid entry into the RPG genre. I've had a good time with it so far, and I look forward to seeing how it ends.

Well, this one's hard to review. The game is buggy. The translation is clearly unfinished. I've had to restart the game at least 3 times to finish my initial playthrough. I had to *stop* playing because there was a CTD on a major boss. I honestly think the game is partially unfinished, because I can see UI elements out of screen, there's a lot of sound effects missing, and between my initial start and me finishing the game, I noticed the dev's added in some missing stuff in the patches. So, why, despite that, do I recommend it? It is probably the only RPG I played in the last year to consistently keep me engaged throughout the entire game. I haven't done all of the variations in the story, but supposedly there's a decent amount of variation between each playthrough. I outright didn't meet one of the party members in my playthrough, so I can confirm that much is true. I love the setting and general writing. The gameplay is pretty good: the emotion system actually has effects (unlike some indie RPGs with a similar system...) in combat - and the Warioware minigames are all short and are satisfying to pull off. The story is decent with what you can understand, the existing music and sound effects are solid. Not only that, but it's short and cheap: it took me 4 hours to finish my first playthrough, and for $5, it's not much of a high price. It's overall a decent game, just marred by bugs, translation problems, and missing effects. There's an incredibly good game underneath that, and if you can look past it, you will have an enjoyable experience. I'm planning to replay it once the new translation is out, and I imagine a lot of the problems mentioned here would've been fixed. If you simply cannot get past the translation and bugs, the dev has (as of 24/01/2023) consistently been updating the game and has used the profit of the game towards a new translation. Give it a few months and then check back - a lot of the problems would've likely been fixed by then.