3 out of 10, EP 5 "The Rig Is Up!"
0..this game is based around Shovelworks, an indie gaming studio that never makes good games. None of its games have ever received a rating higher than 3/10. They even have a board in their office entrance which predicts the score of their next game. It's always stuck at 3/10, except in some instances where it goes to either 4 or even 2. The studio consists of 8 members - Jeb the dumb CEO, Midge the confused animator, Kevin the stubborn lead designer, Viper the aggressive VFX artist, Joan the nice old lady, Ben the bored artist, Pylon the green guy and Francene the annoyed HR Manager. All the employees hate each other's ideas, because of which they end up making a Frankensteined game called Swimming With The Sharks, which is supposed to be their magnum opus. They do get their interns, but they use them for a purpose I don't want to reveal.
Every episode is very hilarious. The sense of humor used in this game is absolutely new. If this were a TV show there would have been a laughter track after every joke, and that's why I don't like to watch sitcoms. Occasionally between the cut scenes we get a game play from one of the arcade games that we have played previously. There are callbacks to DOOM, The Legend of Zelda, Death Rally, Midtown Madness, Snake Game etc. There is a retro console in the Shovelworks studio on which there are absolutely mediocre games that have a very complicated story but a simple, if not a terrible game play.
My favorite character in this game was Viper. Every time he is on the screen you know something funny will happen. I like how he always replies about everything in context to blood and gore. He is like a more extreme version of those people who want to see violence and profane language in every piece of entertainment they find. But don't worry, there is no foul language or violence in this game.
I have completed both the seasons - this is such a unique concept, I think it deserves a lot more popularity than what it already has. Its full of various funny mini-games, The sense of humor of this game is on a completely different level. I got this game on Epic Games in the form of separate episodes instead of the entire Season 1. So I had to download and play each episode separately. And trust me, it was worth it!
The art style is charming, the characters are interesting, the mini games are individual. The story is crazy, with jokes you would never think about. Just play it. It's free.
Full Series - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2axs7HTpnIuxtIlGechEkL6x7Ofmb31K
The Good:
- I got it for free on Epic!
- It's funny and entertaining
- It's unique
- Some of the mini-games are really amazing!
The Bad:
- Some of the mini-games are a bit too difficult. I just can't get all 5 stars in many cases. It's not a big deal, because you can keep going to the next story sequence if you get too frustrated
- The mini-game of wandering the office is not super interesting.
- This being essentially a TV show, there's certainly no opportunity for player agency
The Ugly:
- Nothing! It's lovely. I haven't spotted any bugs, glitches, or anything offensive.
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