{"id":18150,"date":"2023-03-15T15:12:13","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T06:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=18150"},"modified":"2023-03-15T15:12:15","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T06:12:15","slug":"20230315-18150","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20230315-18150\/","title":{"rendered":"Meg\u2019s Monster dev discusses the indie gem\u2019s early success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br><br>Game studio Odencat\u2019s newest title, <strong>Meg\u2019s Monster<\/strong>, appears to be off to a great start and is selling quite well. We had the opportunity to talk about the game\u2019s success with the studio\u2019s CEO, Daigo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Meg&#039;s Monster - Launch Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T7rp819leWg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Meg\u2019s Monster is an adventure game that was released on March 2 for PC (Steam), Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and the Nintendo Switch. The game depicts the journey of a young girl named Meg, who is a bit of a crybaby, and an ogre named Roy. Roy learns that if Meg cries, the world will be destroyed, so he must do his best to keep her tears at bay as they travel through the Underworld in order to return Meg to her mother. The game is on the short side and can be finished in around five hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meg\u2019s Monster has received high acclaim from players, achieving Very Positive status on Steam with 98% of the over 330 reviews on Steam being positive. In particular, the game was praised for its \u00a0well-polished storytelling, and a good bulk of the users reviewing the game noted that they cried when playing.<br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cThe game reached the people that we wanted it to reach\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230315-18150-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230315-18150-001.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230315-18150-001-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230315-18150-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230315-18150-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230315-18150-001-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230315-18150-001-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230315-18150-001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230315-18150-001-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230315-18150-001-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230315-18150-001-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Odencat has released well-received games in the past, such as Bear\u2019s Restaurant, but it feels like Meg\u2019s Monster has had a particularly successful launch. Speaking about the favorable response from players, Odencat\u2019s Daigo commented, \u201cIt\u2019s really incredible.\u201d He continued, saying, \u201cI feel like it\u2019s thanks to the fact that the game was able to reach the people that we wanted it to reach.\u201d He also mentioned that streamers and gaming media coverage of the game also played a big part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for another reason that led to the game\u2019s successful launch, Daigo noted, \u201cI think another very important factor is that the game has almost no bugs or performance problems. It was really tough going, but I\u2019m glad that we didn\u2019t make any compromises from a technical standpoint.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sales of the game have also been good, and it\u2019s expected that the studio will have enough funds to consider development of a brand-new title. \u201cI also believe that the success of Meg\u2019s Monster may encourage more people to try out our older games, like Bear\u2019s Restaurant, which will lead to even more funding.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Daigo talked about the sales on each platform, noting that the Steam and Nintendo Switch versions are selling equally well. He had concerns that the Xbox One and Series X|S versions wouldn\u2019t sell very well in Japan, but sales of those versions are actually higher than expected: \u201cWe decided to make those versions regardless of profits since I\u2019m an Xbox user myself, but I\u2019m glad we did.\u201d<br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Aspects that were praised and aspects that gave them trouble<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230314-240608-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230314-240608-002.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230314-240608-002-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230314-240608-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230314-240608-002-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230314-240608-002-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230314-240608-002-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230314-240608-002-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230314-240608-002-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230314-240608-002-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>When we asked which aspect of the game he felt was most highly acclaimed, Daigo replied, \u201cProbably the compact and easy to understand manner that we were able to deliver a story experience that only video games can convey.\u201d He noted that another important point was how each element of the game was thoroughly connected: \u201cThe scenario was highly polished, but it was really the way that it\u2019s so closely linked with the gameplay systems that made such a big impression on players. I also think that the music was able to really draw out the game\u2019s full potential.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking about aspects that gave them trouble, Daigo mentioned that since the studio had mainly worked on mobile games up until this title, it took a lot of time for them to really understand what players expected from a PC\/console game. Another reason Meg\u2019s Monster posed a difficult challenge was that, in addition to developing the game itself, Odencat handled everything else, including porting it to consoles, adding support for ten different languages, and selling the game on each platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although we have discussed the success of Meg\u2019s Monster, Odencat\u2019s past titles have also enjoyed a great reception. As for the games available on Steam, <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1687550\/Bears_Restaurant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bear\u2019s Restaurant<\/a> holds a 97% positive rating and <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1781030\/Fishing_Paradiso\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fishing Paradiso<\/a> holds a 92% rating. The studio has continued to challenge itself to provide players with worthwhile story experiences, and it could be said that Meg\u2019s Monster serves as the culmination of those efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meg\u2019s Monster is currently available on PC (Steam), Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and the Nintendo Switch.<br><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\"><em>Written by. Marco Farinaccia based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20230314-240608\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a> (original article&#8217;s publication date: 2023-03-14 18:03 JST)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Odencat\u2019s newest title, Meg\u2019s Monster, appears to be off to a great start and is selling quite well. 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