Johnny Boy: Red Moon's Kiss

[h1] An intriguing first offering from a new indie developer [/h1] This review is based on the first two hours of the game. At this point, I think I can tell what I like and what I dislike and I feel like I can recommend the game with a few caveats. I'm not going to go into the plot and story; in two hours most of the story is still a mystery, and considering that this is only Episode One it seems likely that this entire episode will act as a foundation for the rest and that few of the mysteries will be revealed. Which is fine, the story that is here is fine, it is competently written and reasonably well voice acted. Right off the bat it was refreshing to see a proper options menu with actual graphics options, appropriate sound settings, and out of the box controller support. These things are not a given at this price point. Unfortunately, the game lacks an invert y axis option, though hopefully this will be added later. The title's strong point is its cinematic direction. The developer has an excellent grasp of camera direction, scene establishment and scene transition, a better grasp, I would say, than many of the cutscene directors in AAA gaming. Considering the tools he is …

Game feels very good with an intriguing story! Great job developer I cant wait to see more! https://youtu.be/05DTQ434znk

No chance I can defeat that man.

You telling me 1 guy wrote, animated, edited, and collected all the voice actors/art content himself? And this was his first game? Impressive. I enjoyed the story and will play the future episodes. It was a fresh breath of air being able to watch a movie and play it at the same time since I enjoyed those Telltale Games so much. Keep them updates coming, makes me want to create something too.

It saddens me to say I cannot recommend Johnny Boy Red Moon's Kiss (JBRMK). JBRMK totes the line almost perfectly for my patience. The game wasn't too enjoyable at the end but things were moving along at a pace that kept me playing. JBRMK leaves more to be desired and with the planned DLC 1, 2, & 3; their powers combined, coupled with more polished mechanics will create an even stronger JBRMK. With the slated DLCs in the works the story is incomplete and confusing at this point. The player is left on a cliffhanger at the end of episode 1, which was kind of expected. The recurring bit where almost all dialogue trees lead to hand to hand combat was humourous and I enjoyed that very much. A little upgrade to the combat system would be appreciated if it's going to continue to be a recurring feature. Could be a dodge, dash, counterpunch, etc. just something to spice it up. The VO work is exactly what I was looking for with JBRMK, definitely came in second behind the post dialogue combat. For the future episodes I'd like to see player choice have more of a role. It appeared like there was a system in place to judge my choices ("That annoyed Jimmy", "Sarah didn't appreciate that"), b…