{"rewrite":{"id":"r_3c81d94cd82f442089a5cdad","clusterId":"c_cb77838eba3f4bbab09177dc","slug":"ugomeku-note-is-a-bizarre-rpg-where-jokes-fly-faster-than-reactions","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"UGOMEKU NOTE Is a Bizarre RPG Where Jokes Fly Faster Than Reactions","summary":"The indie game 'UGOMEKU NOTE' by creator Kagaya, shown at Bitsummit 2026, is a personal RPG project whose hand-drawn notebook visuals and relentless surreal gags leave players struggling to keep up. The demo opens with the hero hit by a reckless driver and hospitalized within five minutes, replaced by a mysterious creature made of butt and thighs as the protagonist.","whyItMatters":"The game's absurdist, joke-a-second style and rhythm-based battle system mark it as a standout oddity among the Bitsummit indie lineup.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe game opens with a classic hero's quest, then immediately subverts it: the hero is run over by a reckless driver and hospitalized five minutes in. A 'mysterious creature made only of butt and thighs' visiting the castle is ordered to take over. The battle system is a rhythm game where directional keys handle both attack and defense, with on-beat and off-beat inputs as difficulty scales. A know-it-all professor explains the tutorial, then leaves to go to a daycare center. The jokes come so fast that the writer reports having no time to react.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"UGOMEKU NOTE opens with a scripted player death 5 minutes in, then replaces the hero with a creature made of butt and thighs. The joke density is so high that the game's rhythm-based battle system is almost secondary to the gags.","twitterPost":"UGOMEKU NOTE kills the hero by reckless driver 5 minutes in, then replaces him with a creature made of butt and thighs. The joke pace outruns the player's ability to react.","threadsPost":"The real story in UGOMEKU NOTE isn't the doodle art or the rhythm battle system. It's the joke density: the game kills its hero by hit-and-run 5 minutes in, replaces him with a creature made of butt and thighs, and keeps the gags coming faster than the player can process them. The battle system is rhythm-based, but the real timing challenge is keeping up with the absurdity.","newsletterBlurb":"At Bitsummit 2026, creator Kagaya showed UGOMEKU NOTE, a personal RPG where the hero is hospitalized within five minutes and replaced by a creature made of butt and thighs. The battle system is rhythm-based, and the surreal jokes come so fast that the writer couldn't keep up.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/kikakuthetower/2605222k\",\"title\":\"Game 'UGOMEKU NOTE' That Reminds You of 'Elementary School Doodles' Is So Ridiculously Silly It Hurts Your Abs. The Speed of the Jokes Is Too Fast for Reactions. Someone Help Me\"}]","lintFlagsJson":"[]","lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3860,"outputTokens":547,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1779826571,"createdAt":"2026-05-22T04:04:24.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-22T04:16:37.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-22T04:16:37.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_cb77838eba3f4bbab09177dc","canonicalTitle":"「小学生の落書き」を思い出すゲーム『UGOMEKU NOTE』が死ぬほどふざけていて腹筋が苦しい。ボケの速度にツッコミが追いつかない。誰か助けて","representativeArticleId":"a_c6d4823108bb71a95e535e1f","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"review\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-22T02:00:42.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-22T02:00:42.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-22T04:16:37.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/kikakuthetower/2605222k","title":"「小学生の落書き」を思い出すゲーム『UGOMEKU NOTE』が死ぬほどふざけていて腹筋が苦しい。ボケの速度にツッコミが追いつかない。誰か助けて"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"review","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The indie game 'UGOMEKU NOTE' was shown at Bitsummit 2026.","The game's hero is run over by a reckless driver and hospitalized within five minutes of the demo.","A mysterious creature made only of butt and thighs replaces the hero as the protagonist.","The battle system is a rhythm game where directional keys handle both attack and defense.","The game is a personal RPG project by creator Kagaya with hand-drawn notebook visuals."]}