This shit was like if a game from the Tony Hawk franchise and Fortnite had the most insane sex ever and bottle fed their lovechild with nothing but soda

Sunset Overdrive is a game that I remember seeing trailers for as a kid and thinking "holy shit, i actually Do want an xbox now???" and then I never actually did. But nowadays I was able to do that and Im really glad I did because I don't think i'd appreciate and enjoy this game anywhere NEAR as much as I would as a kid for a few reasons.

Now dont get it twisted this isnt a perfect game at all and I think it has a handful of problems but they are so minisicule to me i Do Not give a fuck LMAO
1. The map is a pile of shit, fuck fast travel in this game
Its nice the devs considered some ppl would just wanna get in and to the point of the missions right away without getting into much encounters but fuck that and ill double down on this later
2. Bitch there REALLY shouldve been some kind of outline indicator for when the number of enemies or objectives are in the single digits for this game, there totally wont be a patch NOW but in a sequel or somethin p l e a s e

Okay now I can go into dicksuck vacuum mode rn

I love the aesthetics, I love how stupid the characters are, I love how confident this game is in how stupid it is and the fourth wall breaks are all pretty fun to me
It does it sparringly YET you cant ignore how half the plot is ultimately achieved and pursued on basis of parodying game progression and narrative beats in video games as a whole.

"but jodie, why give a game 5 stars just for some fourth wall breaks, thats a pretty low standard"
I give this game 5 stars bc the computer guy tht helps u out is a redditor, the music is fun, the weapons are all fun, the character customizer while not perfect (some of the fits look like a Hot Topic sharted on you) is still a really good one IMO

This game's movement is so fucking good because youre rewarded all the time by NOT fast traveling, and the movement only gets better as you go and unlock new things!!! Its so fuckin cool
but all in all its a refreshingly stupid 3rd person shooty platformy adventure game that doesnt overstay its welcome for long

Actually
It feels as though no matter what i try to compare this to itd just sound like im lying
Definitely check it out if u see it on a sale :0 hopefully insomniac does a sequel or it atleast gets some kind of love in the future but at 8 years laterrrrrr....... pshhhh who knows

Reviewed on Jun 15, 2022


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