Mark Leung is (what was planned to be) a 2011 episodic parody role-playing game developed by Uglysoft and its founder, Mark Leung, who is also the creator of the popular Final Fantasy parody film College Saga.
As a spiritual successor to College Saga, cutscenes in the game are presented with live action video clips with actors cosplaying the characters. The game frequently makes references pop culture of the time, such as the Double Rainbow, flaming trolls and the Kanye West interruption at the VMAs. Many characters and monsters are bizarre hybrids of public figures and well-known characters, such as Jhompson, a summonable character inspired by Jack Thompson and Illidan Stormrage of World of Warcraft, and McFunny, a boss character inspired by the Joker and Ronald McDonald. Recent events such as the subprime mortgage crisis also inspired a bank-themed dungeon and a cleric named Brother Lehman.
The first episode, Revenge of the Bitch, received positive critical reception.
The game was seemingly in reboot development; the new version would have combined elements of episode 1 and the unreleased episode 2, with a better-written story overall. No news has come of this ever since, however, and the game itself is no longer available to download from Mark Leung's official website.
This game provides examples of:
- Affectionate Parody: Like its spiritual successor College Saga, Mark Leung makes fun of gameplay elements from old school role-playing games.
- Live-Action Cutscene: The live action cutscenes that play during the game involves the characters' voice actors cosplaying as their characters.
- No Celebrities Were Harmed: A summonable character named "Jhompson" is based on a disbarred Florida-based attorney, Jack Thompson.
- Nominal Hero: Mark Leung, "an atheist, a selfish Communist, and a simple Ginseng farmer" who managed to get himself roped into an adventure that he doesn't really give a crap about.
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Spiritual Successor: The game takes numerous elements from College Saga, itself a creation of Mark Leung's, with both series being affectionate parodies of old school role-playing games.
