Once under the story It happened, we started to see games come out to capitalize on the interest of this kind of vision to see how the characters we consider “monsters” could live. Developers told stories by humanizing them or showing what happened when ordinary humans encountered them. meg’s monsterof fishing paradise developer Odencat, is one of those games. He’s friendly and never sticks around for too long, but he’s also only focused on his main characters and isn’t that adept at creating a dynamic world full of memorable NPCs.
meg’s monster It begins with a young woman looking back on her past. She tries to find answers after an incident in her youth that landed her in a lab. While there, he experiences a major flashback and suddenly begins to remember when he fell into the underworld.
Yes, at some point an incident at the lab where Meg’s mother worked caused her to stumble into the underworld filled with monsters below the surface of the planet. Fortunately, when this happened, an incredibly strong and resilient monster named Roy was there. As she began to cry, due to the incredibly shocking circumstances of being separated from her father and lost in a terrifying area, the two monsters realized that it was as if the world was about to end. For her survival, they decide to protect the girl from monsters who would normally consider a girl a snack, try to stop her from crying and end everything, and see if they can reunite her with her mother. However, there is also a mysterious man involved, as well as a Monster Council determined to keep a monster-human non-aggression pact in place.
The idea of meg’s monster is that Roy is basically indestructible and able to beat any monster. So there are no random battles. Only fights against important and worthy opponents appear. However, since he is unbeatable, the “damage” comes from the mental damage he takes from seeing him injured. These fights are relatively easy and serve more to advance the story and briefly show off obstacles or characters, rather than to challenge the player.
For example, in a fight just when I ran out of toys that you use to replenish Meg’s psyche so she doesn’t cry and end the world, the opponent fell asleep. This left an easy opportunity to defeat them. Attacks are clearly telegraphed, as are times when you can do something like perform a special action that can help end a fight. Not to mention that in another fight, when it seemed like Meg had reached her limit, she instead found Roy injured “gracefully” and regained all her mental strength on her own. So really, it’s more about taking care of her and then reacting with an unlocked toy as you progress through the story to make her happy again.
It’s all very scripted, although I deliberately missed a fight to see if it could happen. (You can, and you have the option of trying again.) There aren’t really any collectibles. The game is saved automatically. Choose locations on a small map and automatically end up there, instead of traversing the underworld. Each story segment also serves to show how Roy and Meg bond, as well as how monsters and humans tend to interact in this world. It works well, and the art direction means all the monsters look quite different, even with a minimalist design.
However, due to the simplicity of meg’s monster, there may be problems in the transmission of information. Essentially, since you’re going for bubbles, it means there can be a lot of overlap. Characters can be hidden, including those who are part of the conversation. Dialog selection options can cover what someone said recently. It’s not a big deal. However, since the character designs are quite cool, it’s a bit frustrating when they’re hidden.
It also means that little context or story is presented for the characters in the name of getting things done. Unless someone is a major figure, like Roy, Meg, Golan, Paul, or Gustav, they can jump in and out of the plot. This means you may see Council members coming to see Roy and Meg and not knowing who these people are or why they might be important.
would even consider meg’s monster trying to be a “lite” version of under the story. There is a little more talent for under the story, especially if you’re going a pacifist route, but it mimics the same kind of vibe and personality of an “underworld” area beneath the human world full of monsters that can be surprisingly kind. There’s a little more gruff in terms of language, and it can be a little more sinister. I wouldn’t say it’s that dumb, and there are fewer memorable characters. However, the designs are fun and there are times when it can be quite inventive.
I wish it gave people more twists to really connect with the larger cast and experience more side stories. Roy, Meg and, to a lesser extent, Golan are the main points of interest here. Occasionally a green exclamation point will appear on the map, allowing someone to spawn and briefly engage in a trade with other NPCs. However, these tend to be quite short and even those with side quest elements, like making a burger, don’t involve much thought or offer any rewards other than talking to other mobs for a while. time.
meg’s monster It’s coming to Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC on March 2, 2023.