Off 2008

Is it still worth playing?

Unproductive Fun Time's 2008 role playing game, in which the Batter, an enigmatic humanoid on a sacred mission, travels through four bizarre Zones to purify the world of Off. The Batter levels up, gains party members called Add-Ons and upgrades stats such as attack and defense, and characters gain special abilities called competences. Combat is not turn based: a character can attack once its cooldown has passed, so enemies and players act at the same time, and an Auto option lets the party fight without your input. Elements are materials, not traditional types: smoke, metal, plastic, meat and sugar. The game includes many puzzles, such as multi digit passwords and missing book pages. The fights still play at a rhythm of their own, with cooldowns instead of turns and elements made of materials.