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If you like short, steampunk SNES-style RPGs, give dystopian freebie Franzen a shotGoing for a Scream
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Image credit:Scumhead
Image credit:Scumhead
After a draining day’s reportage upon the thoroughly alien doings of vast corporate publishers, I like nothing better than to flee, blabbing and weeping, into the arms of a micro-RPG. Scumhead’sFranzen- released a few days ago onSteamandItch- has a couple of big draws, straight off the bat. Firstly and least importantly, it’s free, which it really shouldn’t be. Secondly and more significantly, it’s one of those rare RPG miniatures that is both richly imagined and snappy, with a busy and befuddling world in which you have immediate clear motivations that escalate rapidly and breed Dire Implications. It also looks like a 16-bitPathologic, so consider me firmly on board.
Franzen - Release TrailerWatch on YouTube
Franzen - Release Trailer
If you dig this, you might want to check outScumhead’s other creations on Itch.io, which range from id Tech Metroidvanias to Zeldary shmups. I’ll have to recommend Franzen to our James. It was only a couple of weeks ago that he wasruminating about the joys of extremely short games.
