I came into Small Saga expecting a cute, quirky RPG about a mouse avenging his tail, and it is absolutely that. The gameplay is a blast, the turn-based combat is tight and satisfying, and the whole adventure is just plain fun. But what's really gotten its little rodent claws into my brain is how I can't stop thinking about it, long after I’ve put it down. It’s the way the game’s world holds up a grimy, discarded mirror to our own that truly elevates it from a great game to an unforgettable one.
The game can be a bit on-the-nose at times with its writing, but frankly, it earns it by making some damn good points. The juxtaposition of a "medieval" rodent society—with knights, royalty, and angry gods—existing just beneath the surface of our own modern, human world should feel like a hilariously incoherent mishmash. Instead, as the story unfolds, their society feels disturbingly familiar. The rodents’ primitive struggles with greed, blind faith, political corruption, and class warfare are just a furry, miniaturized echo of human society's own ongoing problems. It’s less of a fantasy and more of a fable that hits uncomfortably close to home.
So, come for the charming revenge quest of a mouse against a god, but stay for the surprisingly profound critique of the very world we live in. I've been thinking about this game pretty consistently ever since I played it. And the music is all pretty great, too!
(Also, and this is a very important point: gay rats :3)
I backed it on Kickstarter. Absolutely incredible game. The art and animations are so detailed and impeccable, the story and characters grip you from beginning to end, and the gameplay is such fun.
I hope so much there may be a second game. It was over far too soon! Regardless, I'll be watching for your next game!
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Is the new content/update still coming? the last update said there was going to be stuff?
I came into Small Saga expecting a cute, quirky RPG about a mouse avenging his tail, and it is absolutely that. The gameplay is a blast, the turn-based combat is tight and satisfying, and the whole adventure is just plain fun. But what's really gotten its little rodent claws into my brain is how I can't stop thinking about it, long after I’ve put it down. It’s the way the game’s world holds up a grimy, discarded mirror to our own that truly elevates it from a great game to an unforgettable one.
The game can be a bit on-the-nose at times with its writing, but frankly, it earns it by making some damn good points. The juxtaposition of a "medieval" rodent society—with knights, royalty, and angry gods—existing just beneath the surface of our own modern, human world should feel like a hilariously incoherent mishmash. Instead, as the story unfolds, their society feels disturbingly familiar. The rodents’ primitive struggles with greed, blind faith, political corruption, and class warfare are just a furry, miniaturized echo of human society's own ongoing problems. It’s less of a fantasy and more of a fable that hits uncomfortably close to home.
So, come for the charming revenge quest of a mouse against a god, but stay for the surprisingly profound critique of the very world we live in. I've been thinking about this game pretty consistently ever since I played it. And the music is all pretty great, too!
(Also, and this is a very important point: gay rats :3)
I backed it on Kickstarter. Absolutely incredible game. The art and animations are so detailed and impeccable, the story and characters grip you from beginning to end, and the gameplay is such fun.
I hope so much there may be a second game. It was over far too soon! Regardless, I'll be watching for your next game!