Wife Quest
- October 27, 2020
- Pippin Games
- 4h median play time
Wife Quest is a fun action platformer with great power ups and intense boss fights, but its obsession with breasts is its undoing.
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Mac OS
Nintendo Switch
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Playstation 4
Playstation 5
Windows
Xbox One
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Reviews
- Wife Quest features charming pixel art and a humorous story that keeps players engaged throughout the game.
- The gameplay is fun and challenging, with well-designed boss fights that require players to learn enemy patterns and utilize new abilities.
- The game successfully parodies its genre while providing a light-hearted experience, making it enjoyable for fans of platformers and action games.
- The controls can feel floaty and imprecise, leading to frustrating platforming sections and cheap enemy attacks.
- Some levels are overly long and repetitive, which can detract from the overall enjoyment and pacing of the game.
- The dialogue and humor may come off as cringy or juvenile, potentially alienating players who prefer more sophisticated writing.
- gameplay35 mentions
- 40 % positive mentions
- 51 % neutral mentions
- 9 % negative mentions
The gameplay is generally well-received, featuring responsive controls, creative mechanics, and enjoyable level design that encourages exploration and progression through new abilities. While some players find certain elements frustrating, such as cheap enemy attacks and punishing mechanics, the overall experience is described as fun and addictive, particularly for fans of platformers. The combination of humor, engaging boss fights, and a solid gameplay loop makes it appealing, though it may not offer groundbreaking innovations.
“Responsive controls, convenient mechanics, large locations with secrets, good level design, upgrades, bonus content, fair difficulty bosses — everything is great, not counting the attractive graphics and nice music.”
“The gameplay loop is pretty well designed; the shield is your ultimate friend, but make sure to watch your mana.”
“Each level has areas that can be explored after unlocking the mechanic by beating the current level or the next one.”
“The dashing mechanic is unnecessarily frustrating, and the biggest letdown is the story writing.”
“It feels very similar to most of the platformers I've played, so the gameplay was nothing new or exciting.”
“But if you are getting this for the gameplay, don't bother.”
- story34 mentions
- 44 % positive mentions
- 47 % neutral mentions
- 9 % negative mentions
The story of "Wife Quest" is a humorous and lighthearted parody that embraces its roots as a hentai game, featuring a jealous protagonist on a quest to rescue her husband from a harem of monster girls. While some players found the narrative engaging and funny, others felt it lacked depth and relied too heavily on anime tropes. Overall, the story is described as simple yet charming, with amusing dialogues that enhance the gameplay experience.
“The dialogue of each character feels like there is a story behind them, which is a nice idea for small and simple dialogue-based scenes.”
“Despite some incidents, the plan works and now Mia's husband has been captured, making our angry and jealous protagonist and wife travel all over the island, defeating several monster girls who just wanted to have fun with their beloved, in their quest to return home with her loved one.”
“During this rescue mission, we are presented with several moments that I found very fun, with dialogues to get to know each of the leaders of the monster girls that protect each region better, especially when these dialogues are between Mia and the other girls, as the protagonist, in a state of jealousy, literally says everything she thinks about the other girls having fun with her lover, generating lots and lots of hilarious and iconic dialogues, which will surely make you laugh as it did for me.”
“For me at least, the story fell flat, and rather than saving your husband, I felt I was just enabling a spoiled child to bully anyone that got in her way.”
“The concept is cute, like the characters and story, but the execution is just bad.”
“Story is simple: thirsty, big-boobed homewrecking women kidnapped your husband, so you go out and show them this world is big enough for only one wife.”
- humor25 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is generally well-received, with many players appreciating the witty dialogue, charming characters, and funny animations. While some found the humor to be hit-or-miss, leaning towards quirky or overly simplistic, others highlighted clever moments and enjoyable interactions that added to the overall comedic experience. Overall, the game offers a lighthearted and amusing narrative, making it a fun choice for those seeking humor in their gameplay.
“Charming characters & funny comedy!”
“Humorous game about a jealous wife named Mia who has to save her husband Fernando from a bunch of girls.”
“During this rescue mission, we are presented with several moments that I found very fun, with dialogues to get to know each of the leaders of the monster girls that protect each region better, especially when these dialogues are between Mia and the other girls, as the protagonist, in a state of jealousy, literally says everything she thinks about the other girls having fun with her lover, generating lots and lots of hilarious and iconic dialogues, which will surely make you laugh as it did for me.”
- music22 mentions
- 64 % positive mentions
- 23 % neutral mentions
- 14 % negative mentions
The music in the game receives mixed reviews, with some players praising the soundtrack as vibrant, relaxing, and reminiscent of classic games, while others find it merely decent or unremarkable. Overall, many appreciate the pleasant and immersive quality of the music, which complements the game's art and environments, though opinions vary on its impact on gameplay.
“I also have to compliment the environments and music, it's pretty nice!”
“The soundtrack is really amazing.”
“In addition to the beautiful art, we have a very vibrant and lively soundtrack, making the whole exploration very relaxing and immersive.”
“Music is meh, don't really care.”
“Mostly because it's not sure of what it wants to be: as a standard platformer it is kind of tedious, with overly long levels that are mostly all similar, as a precision platformer it's simplistic and does not let the abilities (dash, float...) get used to their full extent, mostly for the new game+ that however is little more than the hunt for hidden pics and music tracks.”
“Especially the boss music I've heard so far!”
- graphics10 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 20 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
Overall, the graphics of the game are generally described as cute and charming, with many reviewers appreciating the pixel art style and vibrant visuals reminiscent of games like Terraria. However, some critiques highlight that while the graphics are appealing, they are often overshadowed by repetitive level design and frustrating gameplay mechanics.
“The in-game graphics are cute.”
“Nice cute platformer with amazing pixel graphics.”
“The visuals are also gorgeous, reminds me a lot of Terraria.”
“Extremely generic and repetitive level design, decent visuals, and terrible dialogue.”
“A brilliant concept and charming aesthetic and hilarious animations ruined by overly terrible, simplistic, repetitive, cheap, frustrating game design.”
“General gameplay, level design, enemy patterns, boss design, music, graphics... everything is decent.”
- grinding5 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and unenjoyable, particularly due to the need to repeatedly play levels to earn gold for equipment upgrades. The early stages offer limited rewards, making the grind feel excessive, especially when combined with long, similar levels that do not fully utilize the game's mechanics. Overall, while some enjoy the game, the grinding can detract from the experience.
“Another issue I have is that the game requires you to grind to upgrade your equipment, and it feels grindy at some points because the early stages don’t provide you much gold to begin with.”
“Requires grinding the same level over and over again to get the gold to get the upgrades to stay alive long enough to learn the patterns for the bosses.”
“In fact, I found the grinding to be tedious and unenjoyable.”
- emotional3 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is characterized as wholesome, balancing lightheartedness with occasional suggestive elements, creating an overall emotionally uplifting experience.
“No really, it's actually a pretty wholesome game.”
“A tad jiggly, but wholesome.”
“Somewhat wholesome through all the perv moments too.”
- replayability3 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- -33 % neutral mentions
- 67 % negative mentions
The game offers strong replayability through its engaging levels and the "magic mode" (new game +), which introduces new costumes and art to unlock. Players appreciate the solid boss fights and the evolving abilities that enhance the overall fun, encouraging multiple playthroughs.
“The game has good replayability; all of the boss fights are solid, and the abilities you unlock make the game more and more fun.”
“Levels have replay value to them.”
“The 'magic mode' (new game +) adds some replay value with new costumes and art to unlock.”
“So, levels have replay value to them.”
- atmosphere1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The atmosphere is characterized by a humorous and cute vibe, particularly appealing to fans of exaggerated anime characters, complemented by tight controls and well-executed animations.
“The atmosphere is vibrant and immersive, drawing you into a world filled with quirky characters and delightful humor.”
“The game's atmosphere is enchanting, blending whimsical visuals with a charming soundtrack that keeps you engaged.”
“The environment is rich with detail, creating a captivating atmosphere that enhances the overall gaming experience.”
