Randal's Mondayis a dark-comedy adventure game by Spanish indie developer Nexus Game Studio, released in 2014.
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| Developer(s) | Nexus Game Studio |
| Publisher(s) | Daedalic Entertainment |
| Engine | Unity |
| Platform(s) | Windows,macOS,Android,iOS&PS4 |
| Release | November 12, 2014 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
Game-play
editThe game relies on a series of 'guesswork' puzzles.[1]The game contains references to media such asPortal,The Twilight Zone,The Shawshank Redemption,Clerks,Back to the Future,Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts,The Office,Blade Runner,TerminatorandFraggle Rock.The game has different-colored lines of dialogue and emphasis on humor, like classic LucasArts games out ofSCUMM.[2]
Plot
editThe plot centers around a character named Randal, a sociopath and kleptomaniac, who becomes stuck in aGroundhog Day-esque loop. The game's dark humor has been compared to that ofHector: Badge of Carnage.
Development
editRandal's Monday was the first video game of Nexus Game Studio.[3]
Jeff Anderson,who played Randal, described the game as an homage to early 2DLucasArtstitles. While this game contains a character named Randal, it bears no relation to the character from theView Askewniversefilm franchise, also named Randal and played by Anderson.[3]InClerks,Anderson's character was named RandalGraves,while inRandal's Monday,his character is named RandalHicks,possibly a reference to anotherClerkscharacter, Dante Hicks (Brian O'Halloran).
Reception
edit| Aggregator | Score |
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| Metacritic | PC: 57/100[4] |
| OpenCritic | 57/100[5] 10% Critics Recommend |
PC Gamer wrote "Randal's Mondaygets it painfully wrong, mistaking convoluted and crazy for funny and logical to the point of being tedious and infuriating to play even with an in-game walk-through for when you've had enough. "[1]Meanwhile, IGN said "Randal’s Monday has a clever premise that deserves better treatment than it does in this crude, baffling adventure".[6]GameSpot concluded "Randal's Mondayis blind hero worship that ignores decades of design theory and leaves an unpleasant aftertaste thanks to its thoroughly unlikable, homogeneous cast. "[2]
In 2017,HobbyConsolasnamedRandal's Mondayone of the greatest Spanish games ever released.[7]
See also
edit- Dead Synchronicity—Spanish-made adventure from the same period
References
edit- ^ab"Randal's Monday".PC Gamer.13 November 2014.
- ^abJeremy Signor."Randal's Monday Review".GameSpot.
- ^abRandal's Monday - Interview Jeff Anderson & Jason Mewes [ENG]onYouTubeRetrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^"Randal's Monday Reviews".Metacritic.
- ^"Randal's Monday Reviews".OpenCritic.
- ^Chuck Osborn (1 December 2014)."Randal's Monday Review".IGN.
- ^Alonso, Álvaro (April 24, 2017)."Los mejores juegos españoles de todos los tiempos".HobbyConsolas(in Spanish).Archivedfrom the original on July 23, 2019.