McPixel 3

released on Nov 14, 2022

McPixel 3 is a mind-blowing save-the-day adventure that sees the titular wanna-be hero avert one disaster after another at every turn using unconventional yet entertaining methods of mayhem.


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he's so crazzzzzzy! love him!!!

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i played this in tiny chunks daily across a few months to get my daily rewards points for getting an achievement in a game pass game. it has a few moments but ultimately the humor feels like it came out of 2007 (which could be charming for some) and some of the scenes end up being annoying to replay through length wise.

i've had the first game in my library for AGES. wondering if that might have a bit more appeal or not.

I had nice 45 minutes or so on this spent remembering good times playing the original, but I think the absurdity of that worked better in a time when there was still novelty to seeing "random" humor in a game...not to mention when I was much younger. Still good for a chuckle or two but the past decade of indie games created to be as ridiculous as possible to catch the attention of YouTubers and streamers have really desensitized me to this kind of thing.

I've no problem with this, really, but I also doubt I'll go through it all.

GROW x Wario Ware mit GANZ rudimentärer Grafik
5-7 Rätsel nacheinander mit mehreren outcomes, immer Reihum. Fertige werden übersprungen, eigentlich ganz cool
Nix für am Stück, am besten wohl 1-2 Welten pro Session?
Highlights:
- Retro Sitcom/TV-Welt
- Olympiade
- Bei Fail explodiert einfach immer alles
- Standardinteraktion mit Menschen ist, sie zu treten :D

Uma boa continuação depois de 10 anos do primeiro, adiciona muito mais conteúdo e coisas para serem feitas sem tirar a loucura e bizarrice do primeiro.

I'm not quite sure about how to classify this game; we can start by saying that it's a really random game. If we want to categorize it, we would say it's a puzzle game, where we have to find a way to 'Save the day' by interacting with different objects in the scene in the strangest ways imaginable. The truth is, I've had some good laughs with it; I love its silly humor. It really encourages you to interact with all the elements in the scene and see what bizarre things happen. It's a game that doesn't take itself seriously, and that works to its advantage. It's not a masterpiece, nor does it pretend to be; it's a silly game to have a fun time with. I also want to highlight the small mini-games that sometimes appear and the references to other videogames and films have brought more than one smile to my face. My issue with the game comes with the way to complete it 100%. In a puzzle game, the flow of the gameplay is supposed be finding the most optimal way to solve the presented situation, and it's the same here. However, to complete it 100%, you must find all possible routes in each scene, including the ones where you fail. This has its fun side, but sometimes it becomes tedious, slow, and incongruent. Obviously, it's not mandatory, but it's something to consider for completionists like me. Nevertheless, as I mentioned, I recommend the game if you want to have a lighthearted and enjoyable time, especially if you enjoy silly humor.