Space Funeral and "weird rpgs"

[modernmodron]

Blame earthbound perhaps, but i've always been in love with the "weird RPG" format

http://gamejolt.com/games/space-funeral/3492

Space Funeral is possibly my favorite example of an "outsider art" video game. it's just so utterly charming with the crude art and world that ... is hard to describe. perhaps like a stereotypical notebook by a 90's teenage boy but without the aggressiveness. despite the leg horses and blood caverns, I always got the feel that this game was soft, gentle almost.

Comments

[moon_hotel]

Yeah, I definitely get what you mean! I really like the attitude of this game...even though it has some really bloody and shocking parts, I also feel like it's really pensive and understanding too. Like, even how Phillip starts the game off by being berated by his parents, then leaving home and finding friends feels really important to me.

I should replay this soon!

[modernmodron]

I really think the music helps to the feel - it's so spacy and folksy