The Curse of Mount Madre Reviews

This is a super early reflection but I just want to touch on some points because this game certainly deserves some attention. I grew up in Montana and in my youth, had a very strong love of anime and anime tropes. Games such as Wild Arms, Boot Hill Heroes, Westerado, and something like The Real Texas are that niche genre that are my wheelhouse. I've always had a love for that clash of atheistic, and when I heard of this game a while back I threw it up on my wishlist without a second thought, this was going to be something special. The mechanics and minute to minute gameplay are similar to what you might find in the Evolution games for the Dreamcast/Gamecube. You got yourself a hub town and you got yourself some dungeon delving, go out and grind. So far it has been a lovely experience, especially at the price point. The graphics are done in a voxel style which I've always been a big fan of so if you like the charm that has to offer you'll be on board. So far my only request to the dev would be to please put an auto-battle feature. The combat reminds me of a Dragon Quest or Earthbound and I think it could really help the whole of the time spent, since grinding is so needed to have a feature such as that. If you enjoyed Boot Hill Heroes, if you enjoyed Wild Arms this is a unique opportunity to pick up something else that has that same panache but with its own twists. To Kevin Musto I hope you continue to update and tweak this and I look forward to what you do in the future. The game includes fully voiced dialogue so you can tell this is truly a labor of love, and I thank you for this project!

I am really enjoying this game and the pace. The story is very well-crafted, the dialogue engaging, and the characters are memorable. The voice acting enhances the storytelling and makes the characters feel more alive and relatable. Visually, the game captures the feel of the wild west and the music score is just right. It’s reminiscent of one of my favorite Humphrey Bogart movies “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.” I am so far completely immersed. Excellent value for money. Highly recommend!

Pros: * The writing seems like it could be okay * There's voice acting * Setting seems promising * Always cool to see people pursing their dream of making a game Cons: * This game was made in an rpgmaker knock-off called Game Developer Bakin and it uh, it's got some issues. The game stutters for no reason, auto-run toggles off for no reason, by default the sounds are way too loud, basically everything moment of this will make you appreciate what a smooth, polished gameplay experience RPGmaker delivers. * The encounter rate is ludicrous. You will be in combat every 3 steps. Escaping is 100% but you will still hear the some 3 bars of the start of combat over and over and over again. * After figuring out you have to use the jump button, you reach the first dungeon and discover a sea of jank. Doors don't have their triggers in the right places, for some reason every door has its own lever that you can flip, even the unlocked doors just in case you wanted to lock a door for some reason. * Combat visual effects are either anemic or seizue inducing with flashing white lights. Combat takes way too long, you start with no skills, don't get very many skills, and i found no equipment of any kind in my hour of playing. * I got to the fourth dungeon boss in an hour of play and I've seen everything shown in the trailers and screenshots and kickstarter. Also none of my characters could damage the boss. There is some chance this game ends after beating that boss which would be an extremely short run time for a JRPG. *Overall, you'd be better off with any other random rpg. If you're looking for the wild west setting, UFO 50 has a wild west rpg in that's much better than this and you get 49 other games.