5 reviews
Knuckle Sandwich
Knuckle Sandwich is a GBA-style RPG that combines fast-paced minigames with turn-based combat. The story is about a boy who moves out of home and starts looking for work in a new city. After landing a job at a run-down diner, he accidentally gets wrapped up in a missing persons mystery that involves a ludicrous gang and a fanatical cult.
Details
- Released
- November 21, 2023
- Developer
- Andrew Brophy
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG) · Sport · Turn-based strategy (TBS) · Adventure · Indie
- Publisher
- Andrew Brophy, SUPERHOT PRESENTS
- Platforms
- PC
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Knuckle Sandwich Reviews
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Knuckle Sandwich revives a lost genre while sparking a whole new one. It's uniquely clever and effortlessly funny.
A retro-inspired, quirky absurdist RPG from Melbourne-based developer Andy Brophy, Knuckle Sandwich is a little bit turn-based, a little bit bullet-hell, and a lot of weird and wacky fun. We’ve been spoiled this year with excellent role-playing games, including the recent Earthbound-like In Stars and Time, but Knuckle Sandwich feels almost like an anti-RPG.
Knuckle Sandwich is a unique and stunningly vibrant and gorgeous pixel-animated RPG that will test your resolve with its mini-games and turn-based sequences.
Knuckle Sandwich is at its best when it goes off-script. It’s just that when it finally has to go back on-script, we find that the script is a rather tedious one. I spent 15 hours to see the ending in hopes that all the boredom I experienced was building to some sort of pay-off. That there would be some tremendous punchline at the end that brings reason to all my suffering. There was none. Just a fading bruise.
An indie turn-based RPG with an outstanding world and excellent story beats, but tired pacing and inconsistent combat veer it from fun into seriously frustrating.