Inscryption

For this month's D-GeneRate-A-Game review, we are cracking the code that is Inscryption. What a mind fuck this game was, and the Kid loved every second of it! I'll say this: the D-genz know how to diversify their picks, as Trek To Yomi, Monster Boy and The Cursed Kingdom, and Inscryption are all very different games.

I am glad I am writing this article so that I can delete Inscryption from my game catalog. Not because I didn't like the game, but because I am legitimately scared this game will suck me into a horror movie through my disk drive, or that this creepy fuck in the middle of the article is going to tickle my feet through the screen.

The Pick

Okay, explain what Inscrpytion is... going to have to use the KISS method; keep it simple, stupid. The google machine describes developer Daniel Mullins' masterpiece as a roguelike deck-building game. Yeah it's that, but mixed with a third wall-breaking horror story escape room.

This is going to be a tough article to write because I believe the beauty of this game is not knowing what the actual fuck is going on half the time.

What is this?

This is your *Spoiler alert*, and out of respect to the genius that is Mr. Mullins, I will make the article as vague as possible so as not to ruin the journey for readers who still need to check the game out.

The game messes with you immediately by only allowing you to continue, not start a new game. You get dropped into simple enough with a creepy guy in the shadows challenging you to card games with a map in front of him. As the player, you traverse the map that gives off Kubo and the Two Strings vibes.

As you shuffle along you collect and power up cards and try and get through the boss at the end of each stage. The cool thing is you can walk around the room and solve puzzles to help you out as you go. Also when you die you have to start over, but you get to make a very powerful card that you can use in your next run.

I was the second of the four Degenerates to play this game, so I remember texting Gizzi very confused when it threw its first massive curveball. Without giving too much away, Inscryption does a good job of making you think you got stuck, confusing you with real-life videos, and dropping you into a different game.

Just the Tips(For First-Timers)

If you feel like the game is messing with you, it is. If you feel stuck, try going back to the man menu. Do the side puzzles as you go along, but also know clues will come for all of them except the domino-looking weight ones. I'm dumb, so I never figured out the trick behind them, but I did unlock all of them by elimination.

In the game's second stage, I came up with a foil farming system that made the whole stage a hell of a lot easier. You'll come upon a training dummy, and you can beat the shit out of it as much as you want. You want to get out three Urayulu at once. To do that, fill your deck with them and cards like meat boxes for snacks for the big Franken weenie. Set them up so you can do 14 damage and, get the maximum overkill points, and take a bath in foils, baby.

In the third stage, be prepared to feel like this game is watching you. I won't spoil what happens, but what happens to your personal gaming info at this stage is weird. It's a good weird, though.

Kadhim Games Says: 7.7/10

10/10 for originality. I'm glad I played this game, and if you feel like you are in a rut of games that are the same shit over and over again, you should try it. I can't promise you will love the game, but you will not turn it off, saying you have played a game like it before.

The music is creepy and sets a tone for the game, and the overall style of the game has an incredible pace. The whole time I was playing, I took notes way more than usual because I didn't know what the hell might matter next. I felt like a conspiracy theorist with rubber bands staring at every freeze-frame in the card opening videos. "That yellow mug has a chip in it... maybe that matters... write it down".

This was a solid one and done for me. You can do some extra stuff once you beat it, but I was ready to throw it away like a used condom. What I'm weird for using that comparison. Do you keep them or something sicko? Anyway, like I said from the beginning, I'm happy to delete this creepy game, but glad I played it.

If you want to hear what D Block, Gizzi, and Cheech have to say, tune into Stuck On The Home Screen, where we will devote an entire episode to a new "D-Generate A Game" each month. Keep gaming guys!