Knuckle Sandwich

Knuckle Sandwich is a game of high-highs and low-lows. The humor and explorable world and characters are generally pleasant and unique, namely through the supporting cast as the main characters don't develop into unique personalities, but thankfully aren't obnoxious either.

The gameplay has an intriguing Undertale-like premise, RPG battles consist of Wario-Ware-like minigames that help balance out the monotony of menu-ing that even the best turned-based RPGs struggle with. But the game has to be one of the most unbalanced fighting systems ever. Some battles seem to just go on forever, others are done quickly. I rarely had to resort to items in battles and even though there are shops in the game, I seldom had to use them either.

The narrative seems a bit scattered at the beginning, but sort of builds together as it moves along which was surprising. There are a lot of funny moments that I don't regret experiencing either.

So yeah! Despite the unique mechanics of the game, it just doesn't take off in the same way Undertale did in battle mechanics.

If you are looking for a quirky indie game to fill that void in your life, this does have enough unique things in it to recommend for such a niche thrill, there is good stuff to experience, but despite being years in the making, the general RPG mechanics needed more time in the oven.