Dreamstation writes: "M-O-O-N spells Moon", from Stephan King's "The Stand". I chuckled when I saw the title of this game. Then I was intrigued as I viewed the associated website. Once I loaded it on my DS I was taken back to the days of maneuvering the corridors of Phobos. Clearly the developers of this first person shooter Doom clone thought of a prequel to the chaos that erupted on the Martian moon of Phobos. Of course we colonized our own satellite first, historically this would have happened. The premise is, in the future, mankind finds a mysterious alien hatch on the moon, a base is built, and suddenly your comrades mysteriously disappear. You are ready and armed, so you are ordered down the hatch. The movement, graphics, and sound are quite reminiscent of the early Doom series, of which I am a serious fan. But Moon has sharp improvements and presents unique challenges that are in a class to themselves."
Today, Onion Games announced that the legendary RPG – or rather, the anti-RPG – Moon has been re-released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC. The game was originally released on PlayStation in 1997. It was resurrected 22 years later on Nintendo Switch and now on other platforms.
1990s anti-RPG Moon is getting a PC and PlayStation re-release "soon".
"it turns RPG conventions on their heads, including the trope of storming into someone’s house and going through all their stuff." What? Those are pretty typical RPG conventions. Anti RPG? Maybe, but not evidenced based on anything described in the article.
As the wait for Deltarune continues, this writer wanted to offer her readers a collection of similar experiences. Considering Undertale’s beginnings as an Earthbound hack, this piece aims to explore some of what could be considered Undertale’s family — games that also began with RPGMaker, were inspired by Earthbound, share a similar ideology, and games focus on reactive stories. Additionally, this piece hopes to highlight some of the lesser known Undertale-esque works, the ones readers might not immediately find when sifting through Google’s suggestions. As an added bonus, these games are budget-friendly - several of them are even free! Others range from $5-20. (Many were included in the BLM bundle on Itch.io, both Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass and Anodyne from this list are included.) There’s something for every Undertale fan in this list, so hopefully you readers will find something new to ease the anticipation for Deltarune!
