Funnel Fantasy
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| Developer(s) | Banana Crossfire |
| Publisher(s) | Banana Crossfire |
| Director(s) | Garrett Meixeira |
| Producer(s) | Marie Comiano |
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| Platform(s) | Basilica |
| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Funnel Fantasy is a role-playing video game developed and published by Banana Crossfire.
A lone college athlete, Brad Filibuster, is tasked with saving the universe when his mother, the Queen of Dimensional Joy, is kidnapped by the evil King of Parties IX, her ex, once time part-time private investigator and the current mayor of the town the game takes place in, Sabbath Road. Brad must use the Sacred Funnel and travel through different realities to find his mother.
The game delivers what many call an "experience" and quite well at that. You are able to use the game's main gimmick to change the lives of Sabbath Road's residents, as well as other things such as colour palettes and even genre of music, both of which affect the city in different ways.
Setting
The game takes place in the fictional city known as Sabbath Road, a city that acts as an international centre of business, finance, arts, and culture and is a prominent location for music, theatre, motion picture production, and television production. What the citizens don't know is that the city is nothing more than an experimental playground for The Queen of Dimensional Joy.
Characters
Bradley Chaz Cloud Armitage "Brad" Filibuster II: He is the son of King of Parties IX and The Queen of Dimensional Joy. At the age of 20, he is a college student studying mechanical engineering but lacks the motivation and passion to go farther in his life than partying. He is suddenly the one person responsible for saving the universe, forcing him to accept and take on responsibilities like never before.
King of Parties IX: Once a normal human, Thad Chad Madison received a gift from the gods in exchange of marrying and manipulating QDJ. He was eventually found out, which led to divorce. Now he wants revenge for being a pawn, wrongfully blaming QDJ for giving him powers so she would have a king.
The Queen of Dimensional Joy/"QDJ": The Queen of Dimensional Joy is the goddess of the world the characters all live in.
Gameplay
The game is a 3D RPG that takes place in the city of Sabbath Road at first, before going through more fantasy-esque environments as damage is done to the world. Brad is able to use a gift from the gods called the Sacred Funnel., which has many different functions such as:
- Drinking from it to alter reality depending on the drink
- Summon a sword with the funnel as the guard called the "Funnel Saber"
- Use it to craft funnel cakes, which is used for healing
Story
The game sees a story told through shifting art-styles and an environment that changes depending on your decision. Throughout the game, as you try to save your mother, you'll see references to somebody named Nathan Candle. The final plot twist is that Nathan Candle is the real identity of Brad Filibuster and the whole world and everybody in it is not real as Nathan is in a coma throughout the game. Said coma was a result of a car crash caused by his lack of self-responsibility, which ties into how Brad is at the beginning of the game. Your actions will determine if Nathan wakes up or dies in the end.