My goodness, I love this game. It seems deceptively simple - a 2D puzzle adventure game that lasts, at most, 2 hours. However, the writing. My god, the writing. It's absolutely brilliant. It blends Monty Python with art pieces from the Renaissance era into a quirky and unique game that sets itself apart. It's an utterly hilarious romp, and also a great example of using open source material to create an original piece of work.

The game focuses on a man who has a nightmare of all the sins he's committed, freaks out, and goes to seek redemption from the Church. Unfortunately, sins are much like driving tickets, and in order to be granted salvation by the Church of that country he has to have sinned in that country, thus...he has to recommit all of his sins.

To find salvation in the eyes of the Lord, this man goes on a quest to become the most degenerate person possible, and you head into town and meet strange folk in an attempt to commit all seven deadly sins. Committing these sins are the main puzzles of the game, as you have to have the correct items to interact with people or objects in order to successfully fulfill the sins quota. The puzzles are entertaining, though sometimes a tad tricky. While I never felt any were unfair, I do think there is a bit of trial and error involved in determining what order things are done in and what can be interacted with to be used to solve a puzzle. For example, I was stuck on a puzzle involving the sin of pride, and while I thought I had the solution figured out, it took me a bit more time until I saw a character speak one line that led me to the true solution. Thankfully, the map size is small enough that wandering around the different areas don't feel like a chore.

As you might have guessed from the opening lines of this review, I cannot begin to laud the writing enough. The premise is unique and hilarious (though full of sacrilege!) and perfectly uses its absurd and surrealist tone to deliver a comedic adventure. This absurdist tone is very much inspired by Monty Python, and perhaps even a bit of Mel Brooks' works. The writing itself is the strongest part of the game, though as with all comedy, your mileage may vary! I personally love absurd comedy so this was right up my alley.

There's not much to say about the art considering it's all the works of other artists, though what this game does well is blend pieces of art together seamlessly, making works that are spearated by decades work well with each other. Of course, given that a lot of the art featured are from the medieval era or Renaissance era, there's a lot of...peculiar...pieces, which helps to add to the surreal nature of the game. Truly, the game works better because it relies on the strange nature of the art at the time.

I played the demo before the full release of the game (when it was still a gamejam game) and I loved it then, and I love the new full release here that added many more details and scenarios to accompany a new storyline. The full release is definitely different from the gamejam iteration released before it, so if you played that you can rest easy knowing this game will be a new experience. The only downside to this game I can see would be the price. At an asking price of $8 USD, I feel that it's a tad much for some people with the playtime being roughly 2-3 hours. I personally am fine with it, but if you are concerned about the length for the price, I would wait on a sale.

I absolutely recommend this for people who are into comedy and some unholy fun. Sometimes you really have to sin to win.

My goodness, I love this game. It seems deceptively simple - a 2D puzzle adventure game that lasts, at most, 2 hours. However, the writing. My god, [i]the writing[/i]. It's absolutely brilliant. It blends Monty Python with art pieces from the Renaissance era into a quirky and unique game that sets itself apart. It's an utterly hilarious romp, and also a great example of using open source material to create an original piece of work. The game focuses on a man who has a nightmare of all the sins he's committed, freaks out, and goes to seek redemption from the Church. Unfortunately, sins are much like driving tickets, and in order to be granted salvation by the Church of that country he has to have sinned in that country, thus...he has to [b]recommit all of his sins[/b]. To find salvation in the eyes of the Lord, this man goes on a quest to become the most degenerate person possible, and you head into town and meet strange folk in an attempt to commit all seven deadly sins. Committing these sins are the main puzzles of the game, as you have to have the correct items to interact with people or objects in order to successfully fulfill the sins quota. The puzzles are entertaining, though sometimes a tad tricky. While I never felt any were unfair, I do think there is a bit of trial and error involved in determining what order things are done in and what can be interacted with to be used to solve a puzzle. For example, I was stuck on a puzzle involving the sin of pride, and while I thought I had the solution figured out, it took me a bit more time until I saw a character speak one line that led me to the true solution. Thankfully, the map size is small enough that wandering around the different areas don't feel like a chore. As you might have guessed from the opening lines of this review, I cannot begin to laud the writing enough. The premise is unique and hilarious (though full of sacrilege!) and perfectly uses its absurd and surrealist tone to deliver a comedic adventure. This absurdist tone is very much inspired by Monty Python, and perhaps even a bit of Mel Brooks' works. The writing itself is the strongest part of the game, though as with all comedy, your mileage may vary! I personally love absurd comedy so this was right up my alley. There's not much to say about the art considering it's all the works of other artists, though what this game does well is blend pieces of art together seamlessly, making works that are spearated by decades work well with each other. Of course, given that a lot of the art featured are from the medieval era or Renaissance era, there's a lot of...peculiar...pieces, which helps to add to the surreal nature of the game. Truly, the game works better [i]because[/i] it relies on the strange nature of the art at the time. I played the demo before the full release of the game (when it was still a gamejam game) and I loved it then, and I love the new full release here that added many more details and scenarios to accompany a new storyline. The full release is definitely different from the gamejam iteration released before it, so if you played that you can rest easy knowing this game will be a new experience. The only downside to this game I can see would be the price. At an asking price of $8 USD, I feel that it's a tad much for some people with the playtime being roughly 2-3 hours. I personally am fine with it, but if you are concerned about the length for the price, I would wait on a sale. I absolutely recommend this for people who are into comedy and some unholy fun. Sometimes you really have to sin to win.