Weird RPG, a new indie role-playing game published by Indiecn, certainly lives up to its name, featuring a treasure trove of strange weapons, including one that changes stats depending on the player’s graphics card. The off-beat RPG has been getting some laughs across the internet and has even drawn comparisons to popularSoulslikeand isometricDiablo-like games.
Released on October 1 on Steam,Weird RPGmarkets itself as a difficult, fast-paced action RPG filled with jokes and strange humor. The developer states the game is inspired by popular titles likeSekiro: Shadows Die Twiceand thebeloved indie rogue-likeHades. A cursory look atWeird RPGin action certainly shows those inspirations in full use, but the game’s main selling point is how bizarre it is and how many weird weapons players can find.
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Perhaps one ofWeird RPG’s best jokes, and the one that has been getting quite a bit of traction on social media, is The Sword of Poor Guy, which gives better stat boosts the worse a player’s GPU is and vice versa. One fan on Reddit running an RTX 2080 Super shared that they get the “special bonus” of potentially killing themselves anytime they attack with the weapon. Other graphics cards, such as the lower-powered GTX 1650, have better stat boosts like a bonus where each attack increases attack speed and movement speed by 1%. However, it does seem like there is a cap on whatWeird RPGconsiders a good GPU; someusers running an Nvidia RTX 3080 Tireport getting the same self-killing stat bonus as the RTX 2080 Super, and there is likely a limit on the lower end too.
The Sword of Poor Guy isn’t the only odd weapon players can find inWeird RPG. There are also voice-activated trousers that require players to speak into their microphones to trigger attacks and even weapons that become stronger the lower the frame rate is. Min-maxers playingWeird RPGmay very well find themselves cartoonishly yelling into their mics while playing at 20 fps to create the best possible character. So far, fans seem to enjoy the game;Weird RPGcurrently sits at a “Very Positive” rating onSteam.
The timing forWeird RPGand its enthusiast GPU punishing weapons could not have come at a better time. The PC gaming space has all eyes on the latest and greatest graphics cards, includingNvidia’s flagship RTX 4090, Intel’s Arc GPU series, and AMD’s upcoming RDNA 3 cards. In a time when everyone seems to be clamoring for the best of the best, it’s nice to seeWeird RPGcelebrate those still hanging on to older but reliable GPUs.
