This Way Madness Lies is the next comedy JRPG from the vintage 16-bit crafters over at Zeboyd Games (responsible, amongst other things, for the excellent Cosmic Star Heroine). We got a look at gameplay in a Nintendo Switch centric gameplayer, with the launch date for a PS5 version to be announced "soon".
Players take on the role of Imogen, leader of the Stratford-Upon-Avon High Drama Society by day, and a Sailor Moon-style superheroine by night, capable of teleporting to alternate dimensions based on Shakespearian plays. Apparently, Zeboyd even included some kind of Ye Olde English to New English translator, which is where we imagine much of the fun will come from.
What do you think of This Way Madness Lies? Were you a fan of Cosmic Star Heroine and that game's take on sci-fi stick? Begin your wildly convoluted transformation sequence in the comments section below.
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Looks cool. Really loved Cosmic Star Heroine so looking forward to this. Hopefully it comes to PS5 soon enough
I was completely enamored with Cosmic Star Heroine, so this is glowing bright on my radar.
Also, what’s brown and sticky? A stick. What’s a word that means a gimmick or characteristic trait? That’s a schtick. 😹😉
Cosmic star heroine was excellent and a real joy to play near the end of Vita's life cycle so will keep an eye on this
Wasn't a huge fan of Cosmic Star Heroine outside of the presentation, but the idea of a modern indie take on the mahou shoujo concept is intriguing. I'll keep an eye on it.
There was actually a pretty decent Sailor Moon RPG on the SNES, as I recall. And some alright beat em ups as well.
Loved Cosmic Star Heroine on vita, so going to keep an eye out for this one.
I have beaten this game in Steam Deck. It was fairly cheap! It is a bizarre game with good humor and pop culture references. I enjoyed it, although I loked Cosmic Star Heroine more.
Not my thing, but I do like the Shining Force aesthetic to combat.
I might check this out because I was playing live a live last night and making fun of all the stuff at the beginning of the middle ages chapter ("kidnapping princesses is just what we do in the middle ages!") and realized that they need to make just a straight up, insane, humorous rpg...
So I'm glad they did.
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