[SPOILER ALERT] Pokemon Wet Moat Review

[IntSys]

Pokemon Wet Mea- no, Wet Moat, is a fresh take on the Pokemon fangame genre made by the Rising Rainbow team, who brought us the critically-acclaimed Pokemon fangame, Pokemon Rising Rainbow. The game introduced to us various inventive mechanics that could very well be fundamental in the future. It features great scores by musical talents such as Tha Trademarc, Rebecca Sugar and many more. It also features impressive graphics that rival those of AAA games.

 

The game starts with Sue, a doctor in Wet Moats, going to the world-famous Wet Moat for her job. The Wet Moat, however, is not what it seems from the surface.

 

Our protagonist then fell into the Wet Moat, how, I do not know. You'd think a doctorate in Wet Moats would at least ensure that you can't mess up a moat jump. While it is a pretty important plothole, it does not harm the story's integrity as a whole.

 

Sue then falls into a radioactive cave, and rebirths as the powerful Bottom Spiderman. This marks the true beginning of the story, as the protagonist no longer have to be concerned about the well-being of the Wet Moat. The letters WET MOAT appear on the screen, which then gets rearranged into MEAT TWO. What does this phrase mean? We'll get back to that later.

 

Bottom Spiderman then leaves the cave, only to find the whole place in disarray, clearly the consequence of giving up your honorable duty in the Wet Moat. You're then greeted with Professor Oak, who, I assume, would be a Professor in Wet Moats as well. That would put him on the same level as our protagonist. The professor teaches us the goods and evils of the world, based on the other cancelled fangames that came before Pokemon Wet Moat, and Nintendo's legal team.

 

The professor then decides to give Bottom Spiderman a starter. The music changes as the whole scene slows down, glorifying the moment. You're given the choice between Word, Powerpoint and Excel. A layman's choice would be Word, a glorified Notepad. An idiot's choice would be Powerpoint, the perfect tool for acting smart. A sage's choice would be Excel, the perfect tool for being smart.

 

However, the only correct choice is to take all three starters, as they're all Office essentials, and we simply can't do without them in our academic studies, can we?

 

Bottom Spiderman then embarks on an epic quest to fight the infamous Ceeandee, or C&D for short. He collects the mythical Mcguffins of the game - Prism Stone, Radioactive Stone and Evoass Stone, takes his brother's life, beats Noah, or NOA for short, the head of Ceeandee, and places the artifacts on the altar in the Crystal Cave.

 

The plot then goes for a sudden twist, revealing that the professor is the evil mastermind behind all the events that have taken place! He takes on the new identity of Judge, and faces Bottom Spiderman off in a final battle.

 

Needless to say, the good conquers the evil, and the Judge is finally defeated. The Judge reveals himself to be Top Spiderman, and in a cruel twist of fate, the two combines, leaving the screen with Top Spiderman gaining advantage over the bottom one.

 

From here, it is obvious what MEAT TWO means. It means the combination of two meats: Top and Bottom Spidermen. Like Yin and Yang, they fight each other, but they're ultimately meant to be together. A truly touching story.

 

The game then blatantly announces to the player that it's "The End", but with a question mark in the end. One would guess that there is postgame content, and they would be right! Bottom Spiderman is left off in Sue's house and is ready to embrace the Wet Moat again!

 

While the game has its imperfections here and there, the plot is its saving grace. I would say, "Play Pokemon Wet Moat, not for the gameplay, but for the story."

 

 

Verdict:

8/10, I eagerly look forward to the Rising Rainbow team's new project.

[Dreamy]

It's a very entertaining game with a powerful message at the core of it's story.

[Alextron]

For the gameplay, 7.8/10 too much wet moat.

 

For the story, 11/10 would play for the memes again.

[Autumn Rain]

8.0/10 Solid Game. Recommend playing Breath of the Wild.

 

Pokemon Meat, Pokemon Wet Moat and (eventually) Pokemon Mare Teeth.

The creators deserve a medal.