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Blasphemous
2019
Deep Rock Galactic
2018
Deep Rock Galactic
2018
Deep Rock Galactic
2018
After the Stanley Parable Wreden split off to make The Beginners Guide a very mature and interesting look into the psyche of game dev and critique. In contrast Pugh just kept milking The Stanley Parable by just making worse versions of it. It may seem cruel to overly critique a free 20 minute game, but there is nothing here worth seeing.
The concept seems cute at first, what if every time someone played a game the devs had to run it like a play performance? But the game does nothing with it. the gameplay is simply just basic walking and clicking buttons. The comedy is all variations of "Everything is under control ! something bad happens" or "Hit this switch *something bad happens" Uhh I mean this other switch". The narrator can be hard to understand due to his mushy pronunciation. The art design basically just looks like backstage a large performance with lacking the clever touches of the Stanley Parable. Even being short and free there is just nothing here worth seeing unless you like hearing variations of the same joke for 20 minutes.
The concept seems cute at first, what if every time someone played a game the devs had to run it like a play performance? But the game does nothing with it. the gameplay is simply just basic walking and clicking buttons. The comedy is all variations of "Everything is under control ! something bad happens" or "Hit this switch *something bad happens" Uhh I mean this other switch". The narrator can be hard to understand due to his mushy pronunciation. The art design basically just looks like backstage a large performance with lacking the clever touches of the Stanley Parable. Even being short and free there is just nothing here worth seeing unless you like hearing variations of the same joke for 20 minutes.
Madagascar
2005
A really fun platformer which offers variety between its playable characters, has a bunch of fun mini games, collectibles, and a really fitting soundtrack. Story diverges partially from the movie and that comes with some ridiculous things happening, as well as some genuinely funny moments. Sometimes it's too ridiculous for its own good, the collectibles are hidden under really dumb circumstances and the lemurs look so lifeless to the point of it being kinda scary. It can also feel a bit strange going back to a level and finding all your upgrades/powers gone again, which I can somewhat understand with the way the levels are designed to be played strictly around one gimmick and using any later ones could easily break the game. Overall though this has to be one of the best licensed games to exist by far and it's worth a try for sure. It's quite short as well, only taking around 3 hours when excluding the side content, so you don't lose much.