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Pepe Porcupine is a realistic experience about the tedium and tribulation of a disliked yet expected job coupled with a challenging home relationship.
Pepe Porcupine immediately throws the player into an endearing and well-executed story about our protagonist Pepe. Pepe is sick of his job moving boxes but does it anyway as he has a moral duty to uphold his family legacy and work the night shift at the factory to the best of his ability. Pepe's immediate and all-encompassing love-hate relationship with crate moving is shown through the means of both displeased and cheerful sound effects during the game. Pepe's cheers of "woo-hoo" sent chills down my spine when first I heard them. Likewise, the choir music that sings during every level provides a powerful religious message, perhaps connected to Pepe's belief in afterlife and the spirits of his dead parents, who also moved boxes for a living. Sometimes, Pepe teleports through or around boxes. This and the input lag is most likely an artistic choice, designed to show just how soul-rending this labor can be. However, the drastic volume increase and harsh guitar riff after every level completion brings forward the obvious joy of Pepe when he does a job well. The on-screen vertical layout of movement buttons is a lagless option of ambulation, but still challenging in own demand as the buttons are placed strangely, haphazardly, as if boxes in a warehouse, stretching far up into the rafters. The undo button is Pepe's escape. Im sure he dreams of a new life, a fresh beginning, but determined to fill his family with pride, all he can do is dream of an undo in his own existance. Sometimes during gameplay, Pepe refuses to move for a few seconds. I don't blame Pepe. The physical exertion demonstrated by this anthropomorphic spiny mammal is colossal and endless. The levels are challenging, much like Pepe's life at home. This is demonstrated in-game by the frequent 1080p 60fps cutscenes which paint an eloquent picture of Pepe's sudden and tear-jerking divorce with his wife of eighteen years. A single father without custody of his child, he turns to alcohol and mild opiates to fill his empty life.

TL;DR
This is an incredibly insightful game filled with challenging puzzles, simple controls, and a riveting story that will keep you on the edge of your seat. The music is haunting and inspiring, and the sound effects sound like real porcupines. Thank you EnsenaSoft for this magical experience.
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Rot. 8 Jul, 2018 @ 7:22am 
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chip kipperly 28 Jun, 2016 @ 1:50pm 
You're pepe porcupine review enlightened me.
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