Yesterday I played the demo of the new game Dispatch and it is all beautifully written, but at some point, while presenting the team in-game, there was a casual funny line, pronounced by a voice off-screen, so without graphical support and I just burst out laughing (I was alone at home, so not pressed by social influence of any kind).
When I stopped, I realized how uncommon this has become lately.
As a kid, I found LucasArts games extremely funny and I laughed more than occasionally, but this aspect of video game entertainment has been dying out.
When was the last time you actually laughed out loud while playing a game for something that was actually designed as funny (no Fortnite or CoD shenanigans stories please)?
It’s funny when you’re playing soccer and you’re locked in and then out of nowhere a player gets domed by the ball. Especially when you smoothly recover like you meant to rocket the ball off the defenders head.
That’s exactly why I was so surprised by Dispatch!
It has stuff at the same level of Sam & Max: Hit the Road whose the next door shop from the office I will never forget:
“Bosco’s Guns, Liquors, Baby Needs”
Last week. Super Robot Wars Y has some really funny character interactions if you’re familiar with the source material.
spoiler
Kallen (Code Geass) and Allenby (G Gundam) both cheering for Mirage (Macross Delta) in their romance when all three are the “losers” is both hilarious and sad.
Domon (G Gundam) turning into the mentor for Shinn (Gundam Seed Destiny) was already entertaining, but him getting a bunch more “disciples” over the game was great.
Gauma (Dynazenon) turning every 5-person mecha team into rivals was also funny.
Just a few days ago, at a local Vampire Savior tournament. Grand Finals ended with me sniping Q-Bee’s bubble super with a callout from B.B. Hood’s gun super. Wish I had a clip, but it wasn’t streamed or recorded.
Also had a few good laughs playing Skullgirls earlier that night at the same local, chaotic shit always happens in that game.
I was playing Divinity Original Sin recently. After I got Pet Pal, what the animals think of each other and the people around them gave me a lot of good laughs.
I think the loudest and longest laugh I ever got was at the very end of Untitled Goose Game. Not gonna spoil it for anyone, but once I figured out the joke that had been stewing for three straight hours, it had me laughing for the rest of the night.
I can’t remember off the top of my head, but I’m sure it wasn’t long ago. I laugh pretty easily at a lot of different things, like ironic situations or bugs/glitches that look silly.
The trap bench in Hunters March. After the absolutely grueling effort it took getting there, the relief of finally coming upon a bench, only to see the trap come swinging down. All I could do was laugh.
Disco Elysium is definitely the most memorable one with the level of absurdity it throws in your face. Thinking about the “Dios Mio, a LIBERAL” still cracks me up.
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It’s funny when you’re playing soccer and you’re locked in and then out of nowhere a player gets domed by the ball. Especially when you smoothly recover like you meant to rocket the ball off the defenders head.
I played Tiny Terry’s Turbo Trip and laughed multiple times in the first few minutes
I can’t remember the last time a game made me intentionally laugh. I laughed my ass off about situations, bugs, but… scripted comedy?
Maybe a smile, a faint giggle, but actual laughter? I can’t remember.
That’s exactly why I was so surprised by Dispatch! It has stuff at the same level of Sam & Max: Hit the Road whose the next door shop from the office I will never forget: “Bosco’s Guns, Liquors, Baby Needs”
When playing Split Fiction. The poop/pig extra level where your power is to double jump by farting got the inner child in me.
Last week. Super Robot Wars Y has some really funny character interactions if you’re familiar with the source material.
spoiler
Kallen (Code Geass) and Allenby (G Gundam) both cheering for Mirage (Macross Delta) in their romance when all three are the “losers” is both hilarious and sad.
Domon (G Gundam) turning into the mentor for Shinn (Gundam Seed Destiny) was already entertaining, but him getting a bunch more “disciples” over the game was great.
Gauma (Dynazenon) turning every 5-person mecha team into rivals was also funny.
Just a few days ago, at a local Vampire Savior tournament. Grand Finals ended with me sniping Q-Bee’s bubble super with a callout from B.B. Hood’s gun super. Wish I had a clip, but it wasn’t streamed or recorded.
Also had a few good laughs playing Skullgirls earlier that night at the same local, chaotic shit always happens in that game.
I read this as Vampire Survivors and was so confused
This Saturday, while playing Artic Eggs.
I was playing Divinity Original Sin recently. After I got Pet Pal, what the animals think of each other and the people around them gave me a lot of good laughs.
Must’ve been one of the early Space Quest games. It’s been a while.
I think the loudest and longest laugh I ever got was at the very end of Untitled Goose Game. Not gonna spoil it for anyone, but once I figured out the joke that had been stewing for three straight hours, it had me laughing for the rest of the night.
On a similar theme, “Thank goodness you’re here!” had me creasing at times. Especially at the lawn mowing bit.
https://youtu.be/nOcLkkEvBCY
Not sure if this is the last time I laughed but it’s probably the most I’ve laughed.
Ahahah, that’s amazing even in video!
I can’t remember off the top of my head, but I’m sure it wasn’t long ago. I laugh pretty easily at a lot of different things, like ironic situations or bugs/glitches that look silly.
Hollow Knight Silksong.
Spoiler
The trap bench in Hunters March. After the absolutely grueling effort it took getting there, the relief of finally coming upon a bench, only to see the trap come swinging down. All I could do was laugh.
Disco Elysium had me laughing out loud a few times.
Disco Elysium is definitely the most memorable one with the level of absurdity it throws in your face. Thinking about the “Dios Mio, a LIBERAL” still cracks me up.
Not the most recent, but my most memorable was watching a giant in skyrim kerbal space program a sabertooth tiger.