bring up the gates

Lil Guardsmanis a game that wears its heart on its sleeve.

Its very self-aware in that sense, and occasionally verges on breaking the fourth wall.

It’s also not shy about where its taken its main source of inspiration from either.

A goblin demands entry to the city in Lil Guardsman

Good ones go a long way.

A big part of this comes down to Lil Guardsmans appealing Saturday morning cartoon visuals.

Case in point: those goblins I mentioned.

An ogre mother asks for entry to the city in Lil Guardsman

Of course, it’s not like youhaveto obey the man if you don’t want to.

There are other neat touches, too, that I won’t spoil.

This review is based on a retail build of the game, provided by publishers Versus Evil.

A knight gives instructions to a young girl in Lil Guardsman

A young girl complains to three adults in Lil Guardsman

An amulet ring deciphers a spell in Lil Guardsman

An x-ray machine is used on an old woman at night in Lil Guardsman

The completion screen for a successful shift in Lil Guardsman

A salesman demands entry to the city in Lil Guardsman

A knight with a suspicious looking horse tries to enter the city in Lil Guardsman

A crazed woman tries to the enter the city in Lil Guardsman

A pair of Ghost Buster like figures appear at the city gate  in Lil Guardsman