I haven't laughed this much at a game since I first played EarthBound. The sheer depths of chaos some of the endings delve to are truly hilarious, the Confusion Ending being my personal favorite. Of course, mixed in with all the fun and games is some genuinely clever commentary and even occasionally a vague sense of existential dread (see the Escape Pod Ending, the Insanity Ending, and the Zending for more details). Despite being a strictly singleplayer game, it's even a fun one to play with friends, just to see their reactions.

I have a hard time putting what I like about this game into words, but suffice it to say, it's definitely one worth playing, a real class-act in video game writing. And I do recommend playing it as opposed to just looking up all of the endings, so that you get to discover what and where all the different choices are for yourself.

Also bucket.

Reviewed on Dec 04, 2022


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