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Cool Game: Franken

Monday, May 25th, 2025

Wow, another post already. Well, this one will probably be quick.

I just played Franken and if you are a fan of RPGs and/or humor then I think you should give it a shot too.

Franken sits somewhere in the post Undertale and/or inspired by Earthbound and/or Moon and definitely parodying SNES RPGs in particular FFIV realm. I guess that’s very specific but it’s more about the general vibe if you like any of those games mentioned then you will probably find this amusing.

It’s quite short, maybe an hour total, but it’s filled with good jokes and good vibes. I started playing 1000xRESIST and after two chapters I felt like I needed something to lift my spirits and this did just that.

The art is also just fantastic. Behold:

Screenshot from Franken. An old man named Elder stands next to a very simple pixel art water tile and says this exquisite ornate fountain is the pride of our town.

Seriously though it’s actually very nice. I foolishly didn’t take any of my own screenshots but all of the characters and enemies look great and I don’t want to spoil them anyway so go check the game out already!