Quite a lot of video games are violent, as we aim for headshots or pummel thugs, though Ravenous Devils still finds a way to push buttons in a different way. It's a game that describes itself as a 'psycho-horror cooking simulator', and makes sure you really deal with the violence on offer.
Playing out like a grisly horror movie concept, you run a pub and tailor business in 19th Century London, and due to spiralling meat and resource prices you obtain materials through other means. The game seems to play out as real-time resource management / strategy, and is undoubtedly rather gnarly (definitely an 18+).
The key to success? Loyal (and delicious) clients of course! Once they step in however, most never come out. Use Percival to slaughter shoppers looking for a new outfit, dropping their lifeless bodies through a hidden trapdoor, where Hildred’s concoctions of meat pies, sausages, and steaks made out of human flesh are served on a platter, unbeknownst to those who have the twisted pleasure in eating them. The leftover clothes? Percival will mix-and-match, patch them up, and flog them as his own fashionable garments.
Will you be able to continuously point and click to alternate cooking, stitching, cleaning, upgrading equipment, and expanding their empire, or will the blood on their hands become too much for them to hide?
It's certainly horrific and a rather interesting concept for a game - it arrives on Switch on 29th April.
Comments (18)
Sweeney Todd the video game?
Disturbing.... so disturbing. I will have to spend a lot of time playing Kirby to cleanse my mind after that.
Anyone here seen Ravenous(1999)? Pretty much the best cannibal/Wendigo movie ever.
It's quite a fun game, but it really only boils down to clicking back and forth between the characters to assign them their next task.
Creepy, in a good way!
Hardest possible pass. When people complain about violence in games this is the kind of thing they should talk about instead of the totally fantastical stuff like Mortal Kombat (even though I personally don't enjoy MK either).
Curious if you can beat up, murder, chop up, and eat female characters as well. And are there no people of color in the game? Really seems to lack in the equity and diversity department.
@Chocobo_Shepherd Dude... are you serious? It's 19th century London. There's not a whole lot of non-white people wondering the streets at that time, I imagine. They abolished slavery there in 1833, so the few non-white immigrants that were there began to have a dwindling presence yet again until social equality became more widespread over a century later. Just because all the special snowflakes want you to believe everything is diversified & always was doesn't mean it's true. Smfh. People will think of the craziest things to complain about, I swear.
@jcboyer515 And are there female victims?
Anything is better than 'sport' hunting games and cooking games that act all innocent with cute animals, (missing 'animal friendly' link), and dead flesh.
Anyone else seen the Danish movie The Green Butchers, by the fantastic Anders Thomas Jensen? All his movies are great, but this reminds me of that one specifically (and Sweeney Todd, obviously).
@Chocobo_Shepherd I've just decided to give your response the hardest possible pass. When people usually complain about representation & poc in games, I typically see them actually put in a little research before whining for no reason other than something didn't jive with them.
Curious if you always leave the information-themed topics of your comments to other commenters all the time or if I was an exception. & is it really so hard for you to look up if there's women victims in this game? Really seems to hint at a lack of critical thinking & nuance present in your demeanor.
Well, if somebody wanted to play as Sweeney Todd or Hannibal, this is the best option for it hehe. To be honest, looks interesting, I'll check it out after launch.
I do wonder how much control you'll have on the characters, I guess it will be only press a button to leave them curing an action, kinda like overcooked.
@OldManHermit great movie, Robert Carlyle was so scary on that one.
@JeanPaul "HE WAS LICKING ME!!"
@jcboyer515 You need to read more. There were major communities of Chinese, Indian, African and Caribbean immigrants in London in the 19th Century. The British Empire spanned the globe and immigration was constantly contributing to London's growth and changing its demographics.
@JasmineDragon I never once said immigrants weren't present in that era. I'm just saying poc were less populated in that region, which is true.
@Chocobo_Shepherd yes, there are female victims.
@AcridSkull good! thanks for the info. that helps.
This... actually looks really good! Hopefully works ok without a mouse.
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