Hello everyone I'm XboxClown89, I previously reviewed Brotato last year. But man after getting back into the game now on GOG. I quickly realized I only touched the surface of this game!!! I am going to be honest this has to be among the greatest indie video games I ever played!!! Brotato is a true master piece that deserves more respect.
Here is a link to my old review of the same game down below...
https://jackred1989.blogspot.com/2025/01/brotato-2023-review.html
Brotato (2026) GOG version
In Brotato, you are playing as a lot of characters that so happened to be potatoes. Potatoes is among my favorite vegetables to begin with. I know that sounds silly, it technically is. But man a lot of them ended up being awesome characters. I recently took a little over a week to fully achievement hunt the game. Which was a rather massive grind of a process.
Surprisingly, I never once felt burnt out during that entire process. Why because this game really is insanely fun!!! You select a character that all differs in some way. Some actually ended up being a rather unique experience. It truly was mind blowing how well those were pulled off. Don't worry I'll discuss some of those shortly.
Let's take Arms Dealer for an example. Unlike most characters that maintains weapons you have. Every single wave, he needs to get new weapons. But weapon prices are notably lower. You can quickly get stock up with weapons. Gangster replaced lock option for stealing. Now the lock option would keep selected items or weapons.
When you come back into the store in between waves. You could go for them or hold off until you have enough. Well for him you have the option to steal anything from the store. However the more often you do that. The higher chances of facing more elites during waves. Elites can be tough enemies to deal with. Beast Master lacks the ability to attack enemies.
Thankfully, your usual stat upgrades now applies directly to your pets. Which was recently added into the game free through an update. Before I go any further, these pets truly brought new life into this game. A lot of them can be surprisingly strong. I still felt the strongest of them all. I know some may disagree with me.
Curious is a truly broken character in this game. He quickly becomes powerful the more items or weapons that aren't the same. Basically keep getting newer items added to see this guy blow through the toughest of enemies. I know this already sounds ridiculous of course is. This also allows the player even with the cons to truly experience the game how the developers intended it.
To allow yourself the curiosity of building set ups on the fly. You gotta adapt fast in this game or you won't get far. You could play up to the twentieth wave or beyond through Endless Mode. Which can be changed later into the run. If you really wanna see how insane this game can get? Endless Mode with a couple characters is a fun time you won't forget.
Like similar games, the game heavily randomizes several aspects. Like which enemies could show up or what might be in the store? Essentially every run is going to be different making it incredibly easy to replay again. Currently there are sixty two characters in the game. I couldn't even believe how much went into this game?
In all honestly, I'm deeply impressed as well as really inspired. There also local co-op up to three other players. It's a game you can use the bare minimum to play. In actual waves, I mostly used my left thumb. Which is great if something were to happen, I still have something I love I could still play. Brotato plays insanely well on my computer.
There's two maps that do differ with their own soundtracks. The default map is on the surface of an alien planet. Very few characters alter the size of the map you play on. For Old, it's a lot smaller than everyone else. In vice versa, Explorer has the biggest map size imaginable. It's incredibly big that could make or break runs depending on your set ups.
Very few characters like Multitasker and Baby can go beyond the usual weapon limits. Which does not include pets or turrets. Most characters can wield up to six weapons. One Armed sadly can only wield one weapon. Multitasker can wield up to twelve weapons while Baby could get upgraded to double that. Yes you can have all of them be the same weapon.
The actual achievement/trophy hunting does differ. It turns out both Xbox and PS versions doesn't include winning runs as everyone on the DLC map. But in the PC version, you had to do that. I ended up going from the first character from left to right on each row on the DLC map portion. I didn't even die during those runs.
Brotato has a great soundtrack. On GOG, you could buy the two soundtracks in a few formats. Before I even started writing this, I listened to both soundtracks. In every possible way, Brotato really delivers!!! This game even allows you to leave. You can resume runs after you quickly load back in. I haven't played another similar game that does it surprisingly.
This by itself helps out so much in the long run. Brotato is a play of bro and potatoes just in case anyone was wondering. This is why every playable character male with virtually no female characters at all. I also gotta say a lot of them looks surprisingly awesome. Of course, some of them like Curious looks funny.
I really liked when you get items. Regardless who you are playing as appearance changes. A rather unique feature I wish more of them do. This is great for the characters you dislike the appearance of. You always start from scratch for every run. But you could gain something with every failed attempt. The only true way to lose is to quit up.
I highly encourage you to continue on going!!! Yes this is going to seem overwhelming. Overwhelming have you seen a good amount of stuff within Vampire Survivors. This is nothing compared to that or Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor. Yes I heard they're adding a fifth dwarf to the game. Back to Brotato, for an indie game I didn't expect it to be this fun!!!
This is the kind of games that quickly burnt out people. Yet I was able to go the full distance truly happy having a lot of fun. Brotato is possibly among the greatest video games in existence. It may not look like much but trust me Brotato is really worth your time. You aren't going to break your wallets or bank accounts to get everything either.
I actually gotten this along a few games within the same purchase. If you wanna talk about mind blowing amount of content. Just the usual GOG purchases I make occasionally. Brotato is a lot smaller in size making it great for consoles as well as your computers. This is proof, developers doesn't need to keep going bigger in size.
Sometimes, you simply need a game that's packed with content being a lot smaller. In theory, a lot more people could play these over many AAA titles. Nine out of ten times, Brotato easily going to win!!! This game screams perfection at it's core. Brotato is a game that forever changed the genre. Possibly helped opened the gaming world's eyes to some truly amazing indie developers.
I previously voted as well as wrote a comment on the now turned down page for GOG Wishlist for game. I was beyond words happy Brotato finally gotten onto GOG. The game haven't been there an month here we are!!! Being the only rerelease or any actual release I played of this year. Right now, I can say Brotato is my Game of the Year.
I really felt Brotato deserves that!!! You are getting such amazing content. No major flaws to speak of that ruins the experience enough. here's something for everyone in this game. A very huge amount of items and weapons to keep things refreshing. Randomizing the right aspects allows reruns to remain refreshing as well as very fun.
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