Yuppie Psycho

Yuppie Psycho is a 2019 survival horror video game. Developed by Baroque Decay, the game involves Brian Pasternack who is hired at a company and finds himself on task to become a witch hunter, to hunt a witch that has corrupted the company from within.

Yuppie Psycho
Developer(s)Baroque Decay
Publisher(s)Another Indie
Director(s)Francisco Calvelo[1]
Designer(s)Francisco Calvelo[2]
Programmer(s)Maxime Caignart[3]
Artist(s)Francisco Calvelo[1]
Writer(s)Francisco Calvelo[2]
Composer(s)Michael "Garoad" Kelly[4]
ReleaseApril 15, 2019
Genre(s)Survival horror[5]

The game was released to Steam in 2019, and later received an expanded edition on the Switch, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

Plot

The game is about Brian Pasternack a new employee at one of the world’s largest corporations, Sintracorp. Pasternack is concerned it might be a scam but agrees to the job. When arriving, he realizes his job is to become a witch hunter, as a witch has existed within the Sintracorp building for years, corrupting the company from the inside. Pasternack then must uncover the mystery of the witch to stop her reign of terror.[6]

Gameplay

There is no combat system, with only some items found in the game that can be used to stop some enemies if they approach the player.[6]

Production

Yuppie Psycho was developed by Baroque Decay.[7] While developed in Spain and France, Yuppie Psycho features a retro pixel art style showcasing an influence of anime and manga styles.[6][8]

Release

Yuppie Psycho was released on April 15, 2019.[7] A free update titled Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition was released on the Nintendo Shop and Steam was released on October 29, 2020. The game was initially planned to be released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One which Baroque Decay stated that their research led to not much interest in those systems, and decided to release it on the Nintendo Switch first to see how it goes.[9] The game was later released for the Xbox One, Xbox Series X on November 3, 2022.[10][11] It was released on PlayStation 4 on January 11, 2023.[12]

Reception

Yuppie Psycho received a score of 81/100 on review aggregate site Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[7] Danielle Riendeau of Vice praised the game's humour stating it was "very funny in its moment to moment" while finding that "not every story beat worked for me, though I found it mostly delightfully campy." and found themselves compelled to see it to the end.[16] Kevin Lynn of Adventure Gamers praised the games satisfying puzzles and survival horror gameplay, and its amusing story, while noting that some of the stealth and survival mechanics were relatively shallow.[6] A review from IGN Japan applauded the game's hybrid of horror and black comedy, but failed to create the tension that the Resident Evil series had, and that it failed to live up to theme's surviving the corporate world towards the end of the game.[5]

References
  1. Baroque Decay. Yuppie Psycho (Windows). Another Indie. Credits: Direction / Art / Script / Sound Fx
  2. Ramos 2019.
  3. Baroque Decay. Yuppie Psycho (Windows). Another Indie. Code: Maxime Gaignart
  4. Baroque Decay. Yuppie Psycho (Windows). Another Indie. Music: Michael "Garoad" Kelly
  5. 葛西祝 2019.
  6. Lynn 2019.
  7. "Yuppie Psycho". Metacritic. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  8. "Baroque Decay". Baroquedecay.com. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  9. Romano 2020.
  10. "Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition". MetaCritic. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  11. "Yuppie Psycho". MetaCritic. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  12. "Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition". MetaCritic. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  13. Ferguson 2019.
  14. Reese 2019.
  15. Almansa 2019.
  16. Riendeau 2019.

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