This world has been waiting some time for your arrival. The tables of balance has been turned, and the fate of the world trusted into a familiar face. The guardian of zone 0 himself, The Judge. Your job is to lead him on a new journey, masterful puppeteer.
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gatinhos
A very worthy successor to OFF, I played this a long while ago so I'm a bit hazy but I remember it being maybe a little fanfic-y? But I loved it overall
Meow Meow
HOME is a fangame that does not feel like a fangame
It feels like a sequel to a game that I thought could have no sequel
With additional art like below adding to and adding to the character of the judge and the way he sees the world
I'd highly recommend to any OFF fan
My only real issue is there are some insanely spongy enemies in one part of the Mall and in the endgame.
But this is really just a small hit against an otherwise completely faithful fangame that you can tell was made with absolute love of the original
Tragically the creator passed away due to a car accident in 2017, may Felix "The Judge" Aaron Mullins rest in peace. You and your work will not be forgotten
HOME is a fangame that does not feel like a fangame
It feels like a sequel to a game that I thought could have no sequel
With additional art like below adding to and adding to the character of the judge and the way he sees the world
I'd highly recommend to any OFF fan
My only real issue is there are some insanely spongy enemies in one part of the Mall and in the endgame.
But this is really just a small hit against an otherwise completely faithful fangame that you can tell was made with absolute love of the original
Tragically the creator passed away due to a car accident in 2017, may Felix "The Judge" Aaron Mullins rest in peace. You and your work will not be forgotten
My thoughts on this game are best summarized with this: Play OFF so that you can play HOME with the full context.
I've never been the biggest fan of OFF, as much as I loved Zacharie. I just thought that there was too much combat and not enough story, and small child as I was, I never really understood the story that OFF was trying to tell anyway. Because of those factors, I didn't exactly remember everything that happened in OFF, so when I told my friend that, they were like "Perfect time to replace it with HOME, then." and I was like, you know what? Sure.
And it happened, now all of OFF has been overwritten and all I know is HOME.
It was a slow start at first, given that I felt the same grievances I had with OFF: I simply didn't enjoy the combat style and the room layouts were too confusing for my brain to process them properly and it made me frustrated. As well as I had troubles with some of the puzzles, but I just cheated by looking at playthroughs on Youtube. (i'm a dirty cheater and not a true gamer)
But by the latter half of the game, I really got into it, as evidenced by the uninterrupted 8 hours I spent on it.
I believe that this game improves on every aspect of OFF; The characters, the overall story, the combat, it's all better. I was way more invested in it than I was ever in OFF, and I just really love the main cast. They're all so lovable and funny and cute and I love cats. This game has so many cats. Play it for all the cats. Maybe if OFF was more cat-focused I'd like it better. Much to think about.
Anyway, the point I'm trying to make is that HOME is good. It's a good game, everyone should play it after they play OFF. The end was so good, and not to give anything away, but the pay-off was amazing. And the end song slaps! Play it to the end to listen to the awesome song.
Also, I said I was gonna mention this: I got vored in this game. That may have affected the rating. Maybe.
Also also, Zacharie is in it. He is a delight, as always. I get immense amounts of joy from him. I also get immense amounts of joy from Jozlyn, my darling Nepeta kinnie. Play this game.
I've never been the biggest fan of OFF, as much as I loved Zacharie. I just thought that there was too much combat and not enough story, and small child as I was, I never really understood the story that OFF was trying to tell anyway. Because of those factors, I didn't exactly remember everything that happened in OFF, so when I told my friend that, they were like "Perfect time to replace it with HOME, then." and I was like, you know what? Sure.
And it happened, now all of OFF has been overwritten and all I know is HOME.
It was a slow start at first, given that I felt the same grievances I had with OFF: I simply didn't enjoy the combat style and the room layouts were too confusing for my brain to process them properly and it made me frustrated. As well as I had troubles with some of the puzzles, but I just cheated by looking at playthroughs on Youtube. (i'm a dirty cheater and not a true gamer)
But by the latter half of the game, I really got into it, as evidenced by the uninterrupted 8 hours I spent on it.
I believe that this game improves on every aspect of OFF; The characters, the overall story, the combat, it's all better. I was way more invested in it than I was ever in OFF, and I just really love the main cast. They're all so lovable and funny and cute and I love cats. This game has so many cats. Play it for all the cats. Maybe if OFF was more cat-focused I'd like it better. Much to think about.
Anyway, the point I'm trying to make is that HOME is good. It's a good game, everyone should play it after they play OFF. The end was so good, and not to give anything away, but the pay-off was amazing. And the end song slaps! Play it to the end to listen to the awesome song.
Also, I said I was gonna mention this: I got vored in this game. That may have affected the rating. Maybe.
Also also, Zacharie is in it. He is a delight, as always. I get immense amounts of joy from him. I also get immense amounts of joy from Jozlyn, my darling Nepeta kinnie. Play this game.
HOME doesn't feel like a fan game, it feels like an unofficial sequel. HOME is a remake off Mortis Ghost's very own OFF, where you play the game from the perspective of The Judge instead of The Batter. The game is generally a better version of off, story is still highly interesting, there are new areas to explore and monsters to fight, combat if MUCH more well implemented than the original. There is a great amount of strategy and understanding of the mechanics required to defeat the extra bosses. No more spamming the strongest attack until the enemy dies. You have to think for this game. I would highly recommend it if you are a big fan of the original like I am.
Cats. The games has cats. Lots of them. And it's good.
Honestly though, a much more enjoyable experience than OFF, as I found myself more engaged in the story, music, and gameplay than its original source, and OFF already knocked it out of the ballpark in all three categories.
Without a doubt an AMAZING experience, but I do recommend that you do play OFF first, as you will be lost on many things in this game's story if you haven't played the original game.
Honestly though, a much more enjoyable experience than OFF, as I found myself more engaged in the story, music, and gameplay than its original source, and OFF already knocked it out of the ballpark in all three categories.
Without a doubt an AMAZING experience, but I do recommend that you do play OFF first, as you will be lost on many things in this game's story if you haven't played the original game.