Sylvie Rpg Is Pretty Good

21 3月 2024

Sylvie RPG is about seven things: surprises, surprises, surprises, surprises, surprises, surprises, and more surprises.

the game is in theory a "bump combat" game, but there is more than meets the eye. your max level and attack are seven. the resolution size is 49x49. most screens have a secret, with some of them having obscure conditions. when you get hit, you temporarily lose your shield. and the bosses are all gay girls.

there's many ways to play the game, including grinding to get money and exp. but i don't think it's that necessary past the first few minutes. the nice thing about the game is that it isn't long at all. i finished it in two to three hours (with another break to complete another game) and the compactness means the game isn't going to wear you down.

https://sylvie.itch.io/sylvie-rpg

there may be some bizarre maps that can annoy you if this was a larger, longer game -- but thankfully, Sylvie RPG is a short treat. i enjoyed mentally mapping where to go, finding fun secrets, and laughing at how silly the game can be.

it's a game that sparks joy. i feel like a kid playing a game again, rediscovering what made retro rpgs magical to me. i also recommend giving sylvie seven bucks for her work since it gives you a nice pdf explaining her design principles behind the game -- as always, i find her detailed writing insightful for my own future endeavors in game dev and criticism.