Phenix Corrupta (2023/2024)

a FREE game by ‘Casper Croes’ for the MSX2

Written for BrewOtaku #001 by Syed Raza

Humans falling in the depth of hell with just one goal: surviving among demons, is a popular choice of story for many creators out there. How well they pull it off is, well, a different story. Phenix Corrupta is indeed one of those which managed to pull it off surprisingly well.

WHERE THE F* AM I?!

Diving into the mastermind behind this creation’s world, we see a wonderful couple called Casper Croes who develop games for fun. An interesting fact about their releases is that all of their games, whether it be Alisa or Phenix Corrupta, they’re based off of female protagonists. Now, we don’t know for sure if they want to repeat this pattern of producing female-oriented games. But it was nice to see a different approach being taken towards retro games, which are stereotypically associated with a mostly male-dominant audience.

You are “Caroline Phenix” on Earth, but “Phenix Corrupta” in hell. The reason you’re thrown down to the depths of this fiery dungeon to live with demonic slaves? We really do not know!

However, what we do know is that Caroline must escape hell, fighting all the demonic slaves she finds, even if it means turning into one herself! With more than one hundred screens, help Caroline fight all enemies to secure her way out. Be on the lookout for any exclusive unlockables!

The graphics are visually appealing and small details, such as different positions for the character like ducking, shows us a lot about the work that was put in!

Conclusion

Amazing storyline, amazing graphics, and passable audio. This is a recommendation for sure! If you want to see the three endings, it will take you a bit!

Link: https://www.msxdev.org/2023/10/16/msxdev23-27-phenix-corrupta/