In a rather interesting choice, this all serves as a cold open with the game kicking off with an impressive cutscene meant to summarize a fair bit of time where Parin gets to know the monsters and has humorous interactions with the human villagers who can’t see her invisible friends. However, before she can be too bummed out, she comes across some friendly monsters only she can see who quickly invite her to visit their secret monster town adjacent to the village. Heading to live with her grandpa in an old mining town, she finds she’s the only kid around. The main character of this monstrous adventure can be named by the player, but Parin is her default name, and the pig-tailed heroine starts off her adventure rather humbly.
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It’s not too dissimilar to how the Kirby series approaches its games, but those never really get too deep into menu systems and progression mechanics, making Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure a particularly interesting game to look at when it comes to trying to appeal to children without being condescending. Its systems aren’t too complex still, but it does seem like its trying to both give younger players credit in what they are able to handle in a game while giving older gamers some meatier content after the main adventure to chew on. However, rather than oversimplifying things to the degree there’s barely any depth to the experience, Gurumin goes for a rather bold approach in building a hack-and-slash with role-playing game elements for kids. With its simple character designs, silly voice performances, lighthearted tone, and rather basic plot, it’s easy to see that Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure was a game that aimed to draw in a young audience.
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