I often find myself day-dreaming about what I could do to mess people's day up in safe but delightfully inconvenient way and most of my D&D characters are created with this character trait in mind. For example, I began a Curse of Strahd campaign in prison because I stole all of the kingdom's spoons. So, if you're like me and you would like to wreak some innocent but maddening chaos with no real-life consequences, then this game is worth a goosey gander.
Work through your asshole goose nefarious to-do list through 5 areas, honking and flapping your way to victory and infamy. They'll try to chase you away and put your rightfully stollen goods back in their place, but you gotta get your goose on and show'em who's boss! Bring the Goosening!
There's some clever puzzles to work out and the solutions are usually always funny, with a mixture of hiding out of sight, sneaking past the enemy, moving things around, and locking people in or out of areas so that you may carry out your plans. The gameplay is easy as well, with no mad button combos or forgetful controls (from my Switch gameplay experience). There's not really any time constriction, either, so I found it to be a relaxing game as well as a very funny and enjoyable one, getting to take my time in being the asshole goose I long to be in real life. I also like that it's the kind of game you can pick up and put down as needed if you don't have enough hours to while away playing more in-depth games. In addition to simple controls, there's no danger of forgetting where in the story you're up to because you can just open your to-do list and tick off the next fowl task.
It's buttoned nicely with a great soundtrack and sound effects at optimal times. The music doesn't play throughout, so you can stay focussed on your "Kill Bill" ways, but it's fantastically placed and adds to the fun.
Re-playability is probably pretty low unless you leave it for long enough that you forget how to solve the puzzles. But if that doesn't bother you and you just fancy being a silly goose, then this will serve that purpose.
My only criticism is that it's far too short! You do get a bonus check-list for each area at the end of the game, making the tasks a little more challenging, which gives you another couple of hours of fun, but I would have loved to see more from this honking great game. There were hopeful rumours of a sequel but the publisher has asserted that no such rumours are true. So I guess I'll just need to finally unleash my inner goose on the innocent people of Lancashire.
Guard your spoons.
Platforms | Nintendo Switch, PC, XBox, PlayStation |
Game Type | Role-Play, Stealth, Puzzle |
Modes | Single and Multi-player |
Studio | House House (Indie) |
Release Year | 2019 |
Should I play it?
HONK! (Yes)
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