Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Montaro | Timekiller Tuesdays

 Montaro is a casual cutesy runner where you play as a shiba dog and collect doge coins and 'pantsu.' | 

Montaro Splash Screen yellow blue city

    Montaro is a fun game made in 2016 by JCKSLAP and published by MBDL on Steam. The non discounted price is $0.99 which is a good price when you have leftover money from the winter sale that ended recently. Although, Steam.DB says the game goes on sale for $0.69 cents if you'd rather wait for the nice number.


Montaro gameplay city street

    The gameplay is pretty simple. Keep going forward for as long as you can. Avoiding obstacles and trying not to get trampled by chickens or swarmed by crows is key to making a good run. The pink 'pantsu' meter on the top left is your health and if you lose them all the run ends and you'd have to start over. You are able to gain health by collecting more by jumping underneath the skirts of schoolgirl passer-bys. A nice joke mechanic that strays from the normal health stereotype a bit. The environment around you changes the farther you go so try to explore as much as you can! Additionally the goal is to collect Dogecoins, a currency used to purchase costumes for the shiba you're playing as. 

Montaro costumes marina cityscape
    These are all the unlockable costumes that you can earn in the game. They're very cute and have a lot of personality baked into the sprites of these costumes. 

    If grinding for 100% is your style the achievement portion of this game is pretty easy to accomplish and would take around 2-4 hours of game time depending on skill. However some achievements you can obtain by manipulating the game files. The community discussions for this game have more information on how to do that along with guides on obtaining all the game's achievements. 

    Have you given this game a try? What should I highlight next in Timekiller Tuesdays? Let me know what you think of it in the comments and I'll be sure to read and respond!