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"Stay on Taboo" is another Doujin FM2nd game, but it's certainly not new; the game has actually been in development for many years, with some of the earliest public builds released back in 2013 (ver0.61) and initial work going back to almost a decade! The game is almost complete with this latest build, ver0826, released back in 2018, so let's take a look at it. The game features characters from around the world such as the U.S., Belgium, Iceland, Germany, China, France, and more, and the character's stories and developer's motivations and desire to actually try and research their nationalities and bring about inclusion is interesting, and you can see the evolution of Mark Zero's (aka Mayomaru, the creator) abilities from the roughness of the earliest characters (such as the top two in the character selection) to their latest character, Elfriede.

That said, I'm not gonna say it's a particularly great Doujin fighter... it's still pretty rough, a little buggier than your typical FM game, and lacking polish here and there, but it's gotten better, and the soundtrack is pretty good... the music was presented by many different groups such as Rengoku Teien, Tomotei, and others...so probably not original pieces. The story is mainly gleaned from bits and pieces of the game manual's character bios and the creator's blog, but it seems to take place sometime in the somewhat distant future.

The gameplay isn't really anything you haven't seen before; you can run, double jump, cancel attacks, execute SF-esque special attacks, etc., and the characters are reasonably balanced in their utility. Something a bit unique is that most characters possess certain traits such as Elfriede being capable of freezing opponents with certain attacks or unique strings of commands, Atsui Sazen being able to upgrade his moves temporarily by charging, Nater drinking alcohol to add stun / non-recovery priority to attacks, Asafune being able to manipulate three elementals that alter her moveset, etc. The game also manages to have a fun-to-use grappler in the form of Gazer-1, so I guess that's also an accomplishment. Otherwise, you know what to expect with games made with FM engine. Nice characters in Elfriede, Gazer and Asafune.

This is a video going through the game with Elfriede (you have to beat ALL the other characters) and a basic combo segment at the end. Enjoy.

EDIT: You can get this game at:

https://freegame-mugen.jp/fighting/game_5411.html

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