Restless Soul looks great and can be genuinely funny, at least in small doses. Its various parts aren’t badly designed, they just don’t fit together well, and its insistence on never letting up on the humor prevents any chance of it connecting with players on anything but a surface level.
RESTLESS SOUL
Fuz Games · Sep 1, 2022
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The adventure of a lifeti—er, afterlifetime—awaits! Help a wayward soul return to the land of the living in this hauntingly humorous comedy adventure that pokes fun at life, death, video games, pop culture, and everything in between. Prevail in bullet-hell lite battles as you traverse through a greyscale world in search of the eight keys that open the Portal back to Life. But you’re not the only one who wants those keys…the evil Dr. Krull and his army will do whatever it takes to get them first, and it’s the Grim Reaper’s job to stop you from leaving.
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- The writing is just not very good, which could have been fine if there was a great game to get attached to, but that sadly isn’t the case. Between poor writing and gameplay with less depth than a Mario Party minigame, Restless Soul simply doesn’t have anything I think is worth seeing.
- 3.0Its gameplay is shallow, the narrative is simple to a fault, and the aesthetics don’t nearly impress. I’d suggest maybe giving the afterlife a pass, because Restless Soul is a mere ghost of a game.
- 6.0The amount of actual ‘game’ in Restless Soul pales in comparison to its reams of comic dialogue, constant quips, fourth-wall-breaking jokes and banter between NPCs. It’s more sitcom than RPG, at times, and will either prove incredibly entertaining or groan-worthily tiresome.
- 6.0The whole experience is rather insubstantial and lacks a solid core gameplay mechanic to hang everything else on, but it's got a lot of heart, and that counts for something.
- 8.0Restless Soul is quite challenging. Some of the puzzles and fights will take multiple attempts to successfully complete. This game is sure to put a smile on your face.
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