Clowned King is a Fire Emblem-inspired RPG in which you lead a whole party of clowns | Gaming Trailer

I must confess, it was not till this very hour that I envisaged the possibility of an RPG party consisting exclusively of clowns. There’s a fine tradition of clown characters in RPGs – Sylvando from Dragon Quest XI, Harle from Chrono Cross, the Jester in Darkest Dungeon – but a whole party’s worth? The full big top? The maximum cabaret? Madness! Delightful madness! Here’s the trailer for Clowned King, the next game from Moonana, developer of the colourful and melodious Keylocker. I like it better than a custard pie full of razorblades. I like most things better than a custard pie full of razorblades, but this comes reasonably high up that list.

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Clowned King is a turn-based tactics-me-do set in the Moonlit Kingdom, a world of tinted glass and, from the…