Pesto Pasta Pizza is a based pizza. Mmmmhmmm I love the pizza, show me the pesto miso pizza. Give me a Fire Gleeok; give me 10! Oh no, the voices are taking over again!
Pessimistic Pizza is a quest that I didn't really appreciate in its time. I came at it with very lofty expectations that it didn't quite meet and alongside some unfortunate ZC bugs of the time, came away with a very lukewarm impression. On a second playthrough, however, I had a blast! The overworlds and dungeons are all visually and musically unique with good difficulty balance and easy to read level designs. The Windows 95 dungeon is of course a classic ZC moment but every dungeon really brings something different to the table.
I really have to praise this quest's palette and sound design. Many of the common sound effects are custom, and suitably goofy. I was not prepared for the quest to belt out "Hallelujah!" when I triggered a secret, but it sure did. I also don't think any area featured a midi I've heard in another quest. There's some recognizable tunes but also some that are pretty out there. And the maps all look very slick for something made in one of the oldest tilesets out there and a lot of that comes down to really solid color choices. The quest even does some cool palette cycling trickery to swap out sprite palettes in some areas. Once again some of the ways it uses it I've only ever seen in this quest.
The humor was another thing I remember being critical of as someone who was burnt out on randomness based humor at the time. Maybe my sense of humor has deteriorated over time, but the quest did get me with a couple of its jokes. I got some good chuckles out of it even if most of the quest's humor is more of a subtle vibe than laugh out loud funny. It also just has a very lighthearted feel to it throughout that I found very welcome. Sometimes humor is just as simple as an unexpected picture of a dog.
On the whole, big recommend if you like classic ZC. We like the pizza! We like the pizza- GRBLBRLBGL!
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Pessimistic Pizza
Overview
Feature Quest
Creator:
Exate
Genre: Miniquest
Added: 24 Jun 2013
ZC Version: 2.50
Downloads: 867
Rating[?]:
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Information
Sequel to Ibuprofen. A 5-dungeon mini-quest with a very bizarre sense of humor that you may or may not find amusing. More sections of the overworld become accessible as you clear dungeons and obtain their respective items. Plenty of extras are also hidden around the quest.
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Geoffrey
Edited 27 October 2020 - 05:45 PM
help i've discovered a game-breaking bug pls fix literally unplayable
EDIT: I guess I should write an actual review. The SFX and music are great, with the sole exception of the music on THe MIOoonnnnnn (are you trying to give me an aneurysm?!?!?!?!). The dungeons are fun and the secrets are funny. I did break into your quest and you couldn't help me, since I wasn't looking for L1 cheats or 'something else'. But I helped myself, so it's all gucci.
Literally the last secret I found was the room where the game tells you about all the secrets.
EDIT: I guess I should write an actual review. The SFX and music are great, with the sole exception of the music on THe MIOoonnnnnn (are you trying to give me an aneurysm?!?!?!?!). The dungeons are fun and the secrets are funny. I did break into your quest and you couldn't help me, since I wasn't looking for L1 cheats or 'something else'. But I helped myself, so it's all gucci.
Literally the last secret I found was the room where the game tells you about all the secrets.
SofaKing
Posted 10 May 2020 - 11:31 AM
I thought I had played and reviewed this but I think I might be confusing it with its predecessor. It's really fun for a quick play! The levels look great and are very creative, especially Levels 4 and 9. The music is incredibly goofy and fun and fits the game perfectly. Difficulty is mild (especially late game if you mine the items from an optional level) but there are still enough challenging rooms and fights to keep the player engaged and produce a small handful of deaths, at least for me. The whole thing is quirky and a bit insane but not a joke in the sense that the design is solid. The levels are pretty straightforward for the most part although the last two get a bit tricky in spots. Four stars.
