What a wild ride. At first I assumed I had mistakenly launched a visual novel, before realizing Bio Goddess: Doomsday Begins is unapologetically trying to be classic fixed-camera Resident Evil. It is rough—uncompromisingly rough in almost every department, right down to non-functional enemy pathfinding.

Yet despite the overwhelming jank, I found myself strangely captivated. There is an earnest B-movie absurdity to its narrative and design that kept me smiling, even as it desperately begged for fundamental polish. Maybe I just have an incurable weakness for ambitious video game jank.