Meg's Monster

released on Mar 02, 2023

Take control of the Underworld’s grumpiest ghoul to help a lost little girl find her way home in this creepy-cute indie adventure. Just be warned: if she cries, the whole world dies.


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This game is Monsters Inc meets Undertale. It has its fair share of charm, humor, quirky characters and good music. Gameplay takes a backseat as there is heavy emphasis on story and dialogue. You get a turn-based combat with "Undertale quirks" and that's about it. The story is fine, it's how it was told that I have issues with. For the first half of the game it trickles enough information to string the player along. Towards the end, however, it's exposition galore. All I wanted was to finish the game but it won't let me; it just kept dragging on. Overall, I wanted to like this game more but the pacing and convoluted story kept me from getting there. I give it props for running so well on the Steam Deck, though.

Where it lacks in gameplay depth and challenge, Meg’s Monster more than makes up for this with an impactful narrative, clever puzzle-like battles, and an arresting musical score. If you’re a fan of Undertale this one is certainly worth checking out.

Full Review: https://neoncloudff.wordpress.com/2023/05/31/now-playing-may-2023-edition/

A heartwarming and heartbreaking story of two unlikely friends that certainly doesn't reinvent the wheel. But what Odencat has created here is an interesting perspective on how gameplay can emphasize and enhance the story.

For a detailed review, feel free to check out my German review on Gaming-Village.

def my fave out of all odencat games. feels more tighter, dialouge has more life to it than fishign paradiso (props to the localizer) and a neat little battle system where u focus on making ur human kid happy while fendign off enemies.

i admit that im just biased to huge monster+human buddy trope lol

i do wish we could have spent more time with the npcs tho. maybe some more side activities/optional scenes...?. oh well.

gotta give a shout out to the music. my fave ost of all odencat games.

This is the kind of game that is normally catnip for me, with its emphasis on emotional storytelling, but it just fell flat. The music and art design were gorgeous but the writing was overly saccharine and didn't add anything beyond the tropes I already enjoyed. I am looking forward to what this studio puts out next, though!