Not even a month into the year and we have a solid GOTY contender. Just wild to me that they shadowdropped a game this polished and inventive, from an unproven developer in the genre, and not at full price (or as most will probably experience it, on Game Pass). I can't think of a moment in this game where I was bored or not having fun.
Lavish presentation, tight gameplay, good music (even the originals), a good amount of variety, and a simple but surprisingly great story that hits all the right notes. Plus it has a pretty decent suite of post-game unlockables! I earnestly can't think of anything to knock it on outside of maybe a few of the jokes being kinda hit and miss, and even then as the game went on and I understood more what they were going for, the sort of self-indulgent cheesy fun really grew on me.
Absolute must-play, I'm already thinking about my next playthrough, probably later in the year... I hope Tango has more projects like this in the pipeline.

Reviewed on Jan 29, 2023


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