VESZTESEG (lit. "loss" in Hungarian) is a surreal exploration game, developed on the Roblox platform by the group M U G E N
. It's part of a series of games made by the same group with similar themes and is made in the style of older games on the platform before the second half of The New '10s, but that's really the only part of the game that makes any sense, with its story up to heavy interpretation past the very beginning.
You assume the role of an avatar rendered in solid chrome named Mirror Man. To get anywhere and make progress, you push around a spherical rock named Jesu; meanwhile, a glass sphere named Israel doesn't seem to want him to leave. There are no guides on what to do, where to go, or how to achieve any of the defined goals in the game, but regardless of your choices, Mirror Man and Jesu will find themselves wandering a surreal land inhabited by more of Jesu and Israel's kind. Some are friendly, some not so much, and yet others will be loyal to one of the two and not the other. All the while one of these spheres stands above all others, a Smug Snake who prefers to be called Cheeky...
Well, at least that's what's supposed to happen, anyways. Upon starting a new run, the game's actual gimmick kicks in: one of at least 79 "fates" that alter Mirror Man, Jesu, Israel, and/or the surrounding environment, introducing even more characters and enabling Mirror Man himself to take different approaches to exploring this strange world.
VESZTESEG has an associated web series by Salami Wizard, featuring the various rock spheres from the game being placed into different comedic scenarios from other parts of the Internet, all while Mirror Man continues to suffer at the hands of fate.
Tropes:
- Bilingual Bonus: Most of the series of words presented on your death can be understood with the right language.
- Demonic Possession: Jäkel, being able to simply become a spirit if he dies somehow, can possess the other rocks in his post-mortem state. He uses this in the default ending to trigger a Fade to White, and in one fate to force Jesu to murder Mirror Man. If he succeeds, he turns on Israel and comes for him next.
- Implacable Man: Urchin is perhaps the most straightforward case of this in the game when he shows up. He simply rolls around in the Graveyard, killing Mirror Man and Jesu instantly if touched, and isn't really slowed or stopped by anything.
- Me's a Crowd: The "Friends" fate features Jesu splitting apart into multiple copies, which all must be interacted with to solve a puzzle.
- Multiple Endings: There are at least several endings, though you're going to have to experiment a bit if you want to get a certain ending.
- Story Breadcrumbs: Since most of the lore is scattered across the game, you're going to have to piece together some information associated with each other if you want to see complete information about the game.
- Unwanted Rescue: Israel and Jäkel are busy trying to "liberate" Jesu from Mirror Man throughout most of their appearances. Mirror Man butts heads with them because this isn't exactly what the duo wants.
