One half visible novel, one half anti-fascist flesh-mech brawler EXTREME MEATPUNKS FOREVER has launched its sixth episode, Hope, wrapping up season one and offering a hell of a tease for the long run second season. Questions are answered, questions are raised, and there’s loads of teeth-gritted, fists-clenched optimism.
If you haven’t but entered the pleasant hell desert of MEATPUNKS it’s a game about “four gay disasters beating up neonazis in giant robots made of meat.” It’s humorous and heartbreaking, tough across the edges and exquisite, and has a killer soundtrack. There’s physique horror, pleasant roadside eldrich creatures, the claustrophobic sense of all the time being on the run, lovable crushes, existential dread, and, critically, you have to hear the soundtrack. It’s simply one in all my favorite games of the 12 months.
I performed the ultimate episode final evening, and it’s left me with lots of lingering ideas about trauma, exhaustion, and the rise of the worldwide proper. But it’s additionally left behind lots to ponder about resilience, friendship, and that glorious use of the ‘there was only one bed’ trope. MEATPUNKS is that kind of game, via and thru. The closing episode just isn’t an exception – in truth, it in all probability holds these two seemingly contradictory moods better of all.
If you have been ready for the entire season to be out earlier than leaping on board, now’s the time. The six-episode bundle is accessible on itch.io for $10.
