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Official game description:
Allow me to confess that I find you quite tangible for a phantasmagorical being.
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I must say, this is really quite strange. You are the first living being I have ever met in this place. Nevertheless, I will introduce myself. I am the Judge.
The Batter has a sacred mission to fulfill.
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He seeks to purify the world. You, then, the controller, the soul that he harbors, must aid him in this laudable task. Alongside my sportive companion you will find it necessary to solve puzzles, rain blows upon certain hostile individuals of our wild zones, and oversee the headways and logistics of a network of swan boats and interurban locomotives.
I, too, travel widely among the zones of this world.
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Open your wings and fly toward the zones ahead without hesitation! All of them are filled with strange and enchanting beings as well as every modern convenience. All of them appear, it must be said, to require the beneficient application of our friend the Batter’s muscular wrist. Do not worry, my dear phantasm—I, the Judge, will be with you (in spirit and body) at all the most crucial moments of your quest.
I'm going to cut that insufferable smile right out of your face
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How dare you talk to me? Why have you decided to be such a pain in my ass? The Queen chose me to protect Zone 1, and I've dedicated my whole life to it. 
Listen. Get out of here, and take those ghosts with you, or I am going to kill you. I hope that's clear enough.

Release date: 15 Aug, 2025

Categories: RPG, Turn-based Combat, Puzzle Solving, Single-player Story, Exploration, Character Progression, Environmental Storytelling


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Below are summaries of things people say about the game per category.
Each point is assigned a weight that represents how often it is mentioned across all reviews.
What players like:
- Masterpiece & Indie Classic (weight 0.97): The game is widely celebrated as a masterpiece and a significant indie RPG, with players commending its unique story, world-building, and overall charm. Many express deep personal connection and appreciation for its impact on the genre.
- Excellent New Soundtrack (weight 0.68): Players overwhelmingly praise the new soundtrack, noting its quality, atmospheric contribution, and ability to honor or even surpass the original. Specific new tracks and battle themes are highlighted as particularly strong.
- Faithful & Improved Remaster (weight 0.57): The remaster is highly regarded for its faithful recreation of the original while introducing meaningful improvements. Players appreciate the polished experience, new content, and enhanced gameplay that make it the definitive version.
- Enhanced Combat & QoL (weight 0.47): The updated combat system and quality-of-life features are a major highlight. Players find the combat more engaging, strategic, and visually polished, with specific praise for the new crit system and improved UI.
- Challenging New Bosses (weight 0.41): The new and optional bosses are a welcome addition, providing fresh challenges and interesting mechanics. Players enjoy the increased difficulty and the way new content integrates seamlessly with the game's lore.
- Support for Creator (weight 0.15): Players are very happy to finally support Mortis Ghost, the original creator, and acknowledge the excellent work done by Mortis Ghost and Fangamer on the remaster.
- Steam Release & Puzzles (weight 0.1): The official release on Steam is a significant positive, making the game more accessible. Players also appreciate that the puzzles remain challenging and are not simplified.
- Official Translation Clarity (weight 0.08): The official translation is highly valued for clarifying story elements and resolving ambiguities from previous fan translations, enhancing the overall narrative experience.

Common complaints:
- Original soundtrack is missed (weight 0.78): Players overwhelmingly miss the original soundtrack, finding the new music to be a significant downgrade that negatively impacts the game's atmosphere and iconic feel. Specific tracks like 'Pepper Steak' are frequently cited as sorely missed, and the new compositions are often described as generic, unfitting, or less memorable.
- New content is underwhelming (weight 0.37): The new content, including bosses and areas, is generally perceived as underwhelming and not well-integrated. Players feel these additions detract from the original game's style and story, offering little in terms of new lore or meaningful gameplay, and some new bosses are criticized for being too easy or tedious.
- Sound effects are lackluster (weight 0.24): Beyond the music, players feel that the overall sound design and specific sound effects in the remaster are lackluster compared to the original. Key sound effects, like battle transitions and specific character screams, are missed, contributing to a less impactful audio experience.
- Combat is too simple (weight 0.11): The combat system is criticized for being too basic, generic, and tedious, often requiring simple button mashing. Players find the game, including original bosses and random encounters, to be too easy, even on higher difficulty settings.
- Removed escape/auto-combat (weight 0.11): The removal of the escape function and auto-combat feature is a significant point of frustration, especially in purified zones where players are forced into unavoidable and time-consuming random battles. This change makes progression and 100% completion more tedious.
- Puzzles are frustrating (weight 0.09): The puzzles in the game remain a source of frustration for players, with some specific puzzles being too vague and requiring external guides. The lack of changes to these puzzles from the original is also noted as a disappointment.
- Remake not worth price (weight 0.05): Some players feel that the remake does not offer enough improvements to justify its price, with the original version being considered superior and free. This suggests a perception that the changes made do not add sufficient value.
- Game is short and easy (weight 0.04): The game is perceived as relatively short and not particularly difficult, which might be a point of concern for players expecting a longer or more challenging experience.
- Specific boss fights are poor (weight 0.04): Specific new boss fights, such as the 'fish' and 'goat' bosses, are highlighted as poorly designed. Players report issues with unclear mechanics, frustrating abilities like self-healing and permanent mute, and a lack of save points, leading to highly annoying encounters.
- Minor text/bug issues (weight 0.03): Minor technical issues include text bugs when scanning enemies and a lack of flavor text for some new enemies, indicating small oversights in polish.

Gameplay feedback:
- Challenging Optional Boss Fights (weight 0.15): The game features several new optional boss fights, including hidden ones, which are challenging and may require players to grind for resources. The 'Cob's Ionosphere' fight is specifically noted as difficult.
- Short Completion Time (weight 0.12): The game is relatively short, with players able to achieve 100% completion and all endings in a single playthrough, typically within 5-10 hours. This makes it suitable for multiple replays.
- Baseball-Themed Combat & Setting (weight 0.12): The game's core premise involves the player character, Batter, using a baseball bat to 'cleanse' a haunted world of specters, often in baseball-themed environments like a haunted field.
- Critical Hit System Impact (weight 0.1): Critical hits are a significant combat mechanic, affecting most actions and accelerating subsequent turns. Players can strategically use crits to unleash powerful abilities or defend against enemy attacks.
- Standard RPG Combat System (weight 0.09): The combat system is standard for an RPG Maker game, resembling 'Pokemon battles,' with the remaster offering mild improvements like faster combat and better animations, though it might be harder than the original.
- Disturbing & Complex Narrative (weight 0.06): The game features a disturbing and weird narrative that goes beyond simple 'specter purification,' involving a deeper, more complex story that manipulates the player's perception.
- Mostly Unchanged Core Game (weight 0.05): The remaster largely retains the original game's story, map, and character sprites, indicating that core elements remain unchanged from the initial release.
- Challenging Puzzles Included (weight 0.05): The game includes challenging puzzles that require cognitive ability and perceptiveness. Most puzzles follow a similar pattern, with hints often located nearby to assist players.
- Strong Fourth-Wall Breaking (weight 0.04): The game prominently features fourth-wall-breaking elements, directly acknowledging and interacting with the player's presence.
- Major Player Character Twist (weight 0.03): The game contains a major plot twist where the player character is revealed to be a ghost, adding a significant narrative surprise.
- Pet-able Cat & Meta-Narrative (weight 0.03): The game includes a pet-able cat character, Judge, who is also part of a meta-narrative, aware of the player's existence.

Performance notes:
- Audio quality surpasses graphics (weight 0.02): The audio quality is perceived as slightly better than the graphics, suggesting a relative strength in sound design compared to visual presentation. This indicates that while graphics might be a weaker point, the sound experience is more favorable.

Recommendations:
- Highly Recommended Experience (weight 0.69): The game is highly recommended for both new players and returning fans, often described as a classic and a worthwhile purchase. Many reviewers express strong positive sentiment, urging players to experience it.
- Play Original First (weight 0.2): Many players suggest new players try the original free version first, especially to experience its unique atmosphere and original soundtrack. Some recommend playing both versions to get the full experience.
- Support the Creator (weight 0.11): A significant number of players recommend purchasing the game primarily to support the creator, Mortis Ghost. For returning fans, this support is often cited as a key reason to buy the new version.
- Great for Indie RPG Fans (weight 0.07): The game is highly recommended for fans of specific indie RPGs and JRPGs, such as Undertale, Omori, Earthbound, and Lisa, indicating a similar appeal or genre fit.

Other player notes:
- Short but impactful game (weight 0.16): Players note that the game is relatively short, with completion times often under 16 hours, even for 100% achievement runs. Despite its brevity, many found it to be a deeply impactful and memorable experience that resonated with them long after playing.
- Strong fan base (weight 0.12): A large portion of the player base consists of long-time fans who have played the original game multiple times, some for over a decade. Many were introduced to the game through playthroughs by content creators like Markiplier years ago.
- Support for creator (weight 0.11): Many players purchased the game specifically to financially support the creator, Mortis Ghost, expressing satisfaction that their money directly contributes to the developer who deserves it, especially given the game's prior free availability.
- Unique atmosphere and themes (weight 0.09): The game is praised for its unique and surreal atmosphere, exploring morally ambiguous themes and leaving a lasting impression on players. Its narrative depth and mysteries, particularly concerning Zodiac bosses, are highlighted.
- Original game was free (weight 0.05): Players frequently mention that the original version of the game was, and still is, available for free. This context is important for understanding why many are now purchasing the remastered version.
- Request for localizations (weight 0.05): Players are requesting additional language localizations, specifically mentioning Chinese and Spanish, to make the game accessible to a wider international audience.
- Early game and character impressions (weight 0.05): These clusters contain very specific, early-game feedback or character opinions, indicating players are reviewing as they progress. They mention purifying adversaries, fighting Dedan (who is considered the best officer), disliking Japhet and Enoch, and anticipating fighting Sucre/Sugar.
- Attracting new players (weight 0.04): The remaster is bringing the game to a new generation of players, with some experiencing it for the first time despite its age, indicating its enduring appeal.
- Note-taking feature requested (weight 0.02): A suggestion was made for an in-game feature to take notes or screenshots, which would assist players with puzzles.
- Unity engine used (weight 0.02): The game has been redeveloped in the Unity engine, which is a technical detail noted by players.
- Direct play recommended (weight 0.02): One player noted that the game's impact is diminished if not experienced directly, implying that watching playthroughs might not fully convey its essence.
- First official publication (weight 0.02): The game was not officially published before this remaster, highlighting the significance of this release.
- Inspired game developers (weight 0.02): The game is credited with inspiring many aspiring developers to pursue game development.
- Fan translation impact (weight 0.02): The initial English fan translation of the game sparked considerable discussion within the community.
- Reviewer's personal involvement (weight 0.01): One reviewer mentioned their personal involvement in editing the game's trailer and some animations.
- Pixel art graphics (weight 0.01): The game features pixel art graphics, a stylistic choice noted by players.

Emotions:
- Satisfaction (weight 0.26): Players felt satisfied by the remake's overall quality, including improved gameplay, updated combat, and challenging new bosses. The addition of new content, a polished UI, and a faithful remaster that honored the original while introducing fresh elements also contributed significantly to this positive emotion.
- Disappointment (weight 0.12): Disappointment primarily stemmed from changes to the original soundtrack, with many players feeling the new music did not live up to the original's quality or atmosphere. Other causes included missing original features, a perceived lack of meaningful rewards for new content, and issues with difficulty or repetitive gameplay.
- Excitement (weight 0.1): Excitement was driven by the release of the remaster, especially for long-time fans eager to revisit the game. New content, significant improvements to the combat system, and the overall quality of the remake generated enthusiasm and anticipation for the updated experience.
- Nostalgia (weight 0.09): Nostalgia was a strong emotion, triggered by replaying a beloved classic and re-experiencing childhood memories associated with the original game. While often positive, some nostalgia also came with a sense of loss for missing original music or the 'roughness' and 'charm' of the unpolished version.
- Joy (weight 0.06): Joy was experienced through replaying the game, enjoying the remaster's quality, and discovering new content or lore. Visual improvements, the availability of multiple soundtracks, and the game's release on platforms like Steam also contributed to a sense of happiness and enjoyment.
- Admiration (weight 0.06): Admiration was directed towards the game's overall quality, its unique art style, and its profound impact and philosophical depth. The outstanding quality of the remaster, new music, and well-designed bosses also garnered significant praise.
- Frustration (weight 0.05): Frustration arose from various gameplay elements such as difficult hidden bosses, tedious combat, and repetitive encounters. Technical issues like softlock bugs, lack of translations, and community complaints about OST changes also contributed to player annoyance.
- Appreciation (weight 0.04): Players expressed appreciation for the existence of the remake, its new features, and the developer's work in preserving the game's legacy. The unique narrative, stylish presentation, and the game's historical impact on the community were also highly valued.
- Gratitude (weight 0.03): Gratitude was felt for the game's existence, the ability to support the creator, and the addition of new content and music. Players were thankful for the remaster and the developers' efforts in bringing the game to a wider audience.
- Enjoyment (weight 0.03): Enjoyment stemmed from the overall game experience, including the new soundtrack, challenging combat, and the discovery of new secret bosses and achievements. The updated version of the game provided a generally pleasant and engaging experience.
- Acceptance (weight 0.02): Players showed acceptance regarding the new soundtrack, often understanding the legal reasons behind the changes. While some initially disliked it, the new music eventually grew on them, leading to a resigned acceptance despite it sometimes being perceived as a downgrade.
- Hope (weight 0.02): Hope was expressed for future developments, such as the desire for a Spanish translation or potential mods. Players also hoped the game would reach a new audience and that more people would discover its unique qualities.
- Love (weight 0.01): Love for the game was a deep, long-standing affection, often reinforced by its Steam release. This emotion reflected a profound connection to the game itself, its characters, and its enduring appeal.
- Amusement (weight 0.01): Amusement was derived from the game's unique premise, its humor, and specific quirky elements like fighting 'flying sperm'. Even some negative points were found humorous by players.
- Happiness (weight 0.01): Happiness was a general positive feeling associated with the game's existence, its official release, and the ability to support the developers. Reconnecting with the game also brought a sense of joy and contentment.
- Anger (weight 0.01): Anger was primarily directed at the perceived lack of value for the game's price and significant changes to the original soundtrack. Some players also expressed frustration over what they saw as a lack of effort from the composer.
- Sadness (weight 0.01): Sadness was a less common emotion, primarily linked to a lack of clarity or resolution after completing the game's story. The narrative itself could also evoke feelings of melancholy.
- Enthusiasm (weight 0.01): Enthusiasm was shown through strong recommendations for the game and a general appreciation for its value. Players were eager to share their positive experiences with others.
- Anticipation (weight 0.01): Anticipation was felt leading up to the game's release and in expectation of hearing new remixes or content. This emotion reflected excitement for what the updated game would offer.
- Understanding (weight 0.01): Understanding emerged when players learned about the legal and practical limitations that led to changes in the original soundtrack. This knowledge helped them accept the new music, even if they preferred the old.}