Well at least Justin's not here.

Slightly less ad-libbed, as repetitious as ever in its jokes and play. Space Applebees caught you offguard last time? Well here's Cheers under an alien's ass. In case you didn't catch that the slugs are on the salt planet, I'll tell you a few more times. Guys, Amazon workers deal with horrid conditions, get it? Knifey sure is violent.

The new pinball gun is the most interesting weapon in the game, adorned with three phat ass babbling blue boys. High on Knife mostly throws basic enemies at you as a realisation that the gameplay really isn't what you're here for. The bells and whistles providing some auditory relief. Press F to pay respects kill enemies instantly and get it over with. Surfing on walls is vaguely cool if poorly realised, especially with Knifey telling you the act itself is cool.

As paltry as the gameplay is, at least it can be engaged with while the cast is yammering. On the other side of the coin, whenever dialogue occurs it is usually two characters talking at you. Or three. Sometimes even four. Three quarters of the screen are eventually squatted in by characters in dark rooms with monotone pink walls and swarms of pink enemies. To call it an assault on the eyes and ears is to undersell it. Maybe it was because thirteen people were goofing in my ears the whole time. Even before the aggravations reach a crescendo, the eye drifts across a featureless white planet, and rote gunmetal corridors. Almost everyone is a slug or a cock with tits. There is simply nothing to break things up.

At least Justin's not here. Not a stammer in sight. As one-dimensional as he is, Knifey carries(?) the whole two hours thanks to Michael Cusack's performance. Though by the end I was hoping even he would shut up. And Tim Robinson. And Gabourey Sidibe. I wish they'd all just zip it for a second if only so my friends could hear my great jokes instead.

Reviewed on Oct 08, 2023


6 Comments


6 months ago

oh goddammit this is my 100th review.

6 months ago

what did you expect to gain from playing this game? I can't imagine you went in thinking it would be good so why even bother? This isn't me being an asshole I really don't understand why somebody would play a game that is more of something they didn't like to begin with

6 months ago

@HylianBran

I dunno, it's something to do I guess.

6 months ago

Didn't mean to be a dick but it genuinely seems pretty soul crushing to play something like this when you know you're not gonna like it anyway. There are other games that are decidedly "bad" that are really interesting and have a lot to learn from, but this ain't one of them. This is bad in ways that other games just like it are, and there's nothing we gain from giving them attention. Right? That's all

6 months ago

or maybe I'm just completely off base, I don't know

6 months ago

@HylianBran To be clear, I played this for/with a bunch of friends so it isn't as if I suffered through it alone. That alone made it worth it.