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SQUID'S MANSLAUGHTER

You will wander the earth as the most pathetic and sad organism in existence searching for meaning. At the end of the day though, there isn't any, you're just an empty husk with nothing to lose, might as well gamble your life away...

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Developer
Janson Kumori, JOEL4AUDIO
Publisher
GIRL'S GREENHOUSE
Release
November 28, 2024
1 year and 247 days ago
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Positive15 reviews80.0%

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About the Game

Have you ever been so miserable, that you desired to cease all bodily functions, leaving your body as a slaughtered, bloodied, mess? Well, now you can do it virtually in 8 different ways for the price of nothing, in this quirky, Earthbound and Undertale inspired videogame!

Play as the miserable introvert, Zeke, as he finally ventures outside of his dwelling place. only to see now that the world is corrupted through the lack of spiritual order, the only deity that exists is false. He is the pathetic and negligent fool known as, Joel. 

Meet several eccentric weirdos, as you go on a politically driven JRPG quest that probably has absolutely no meaning to anyone, waste your valuable life away just as Zeke has.

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T H I S   G A M E   F E A T U R E S. . . 

  • Bitter Commentary about the state of indie JRPGs.

  • Over 100+ hand drawn images.

  • Gameplay that'll always keep you guessing, don't know if you're into that...?

  • Interpretive cryptic plot.

  • 6 endings, most of which can be gotten in one playthrough.

  • Branching path based on your loyalty to your job.

  • Sporadic gameplay.

  • Around 3+ hours of gameplay, short and sweet.

  • Voice acting for major cutscenes.

  • The ability to talk to enemies, giving battles several different outcomes.

  • Several gambling and card minigames, designed to maximise your profits...!

  • Demonstrates the pointlessness of ones existence in game form.

  • Subliminal messaging.

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C L O S U R E . . .

Thank you for checking out this game~!

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