cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/37932218
Yesterday I played the demo of the new game Dispatch and it is all beautifully written, but at some point, while presenting the team in-game, there was a casual funny line, pronounced by a voice off-screen, so without graphical support and I just burst out laughing (I was alone at home, so not pressed by social influence of any kind).
When I stopped, I realized how uncommon this has become lately. As a kid, I found LucasArts games extremely funny and I laughed more than occasionally, but this aspect of video game entertainment has been dying out.
When was the last time you actually laughed out loud while playing a game for something that was actually designed as funny (no Fortnite or CoD shenanigans stories please)?
En Garde, when while I was using the environment against them, one of the enemies cried out “She’s using the environment against us!”
I’ve been wanting to play the full game for a while now, but I saw a review that said it was a surprisingly short game, so I’ve been holding off spending the $20 on it. I had a TON of fun with the demo though. Kicking barrels and crates into people, kicking people into furniture and water, all their little comments like “maybe if we don’t move, she’ll forget we’re still here” after “knocking them out.”
It probably is pretty short if you’re better at games than I am, but I got my money’s worth. It’s pretty hilarious, and I reckon it’s worth $20, but wait for a sale if you’re not sure. I’ll be playing it more than once, as well.