One of the first side quests you can encounter is to retrieve rent from a tenant, but the only action available at that point is to kill him. Early on, for example, a streamer blocks your path and demands a sub from you - so you have to go and buy a sandwich. I suspect this is a very specific brand of humour, but it was one that I really enjoyed. It's got an extremely online vibe, but with a sense of self-awareness. In the icebox of a haunted house, you find a gang of mafioso pickles in snazzy hats.īut the writing is obviously where its funny bones come to the fore. The first boss you fight is a giant pig king that explodes into bacon when you beat it. Turnip Boy has a bouncy little walk and his feet make suckery tappa tappa noises.
The travelling biologist is an avocado, for example, with the green bit made to look like it's a backpack the seed is wearing. Every citizen is a fruit or vegetable, rendered in entertaining style. I can't remember finding a game this funny since Tales From The Borderlands, and I think Turnip Boy is actually much funnier. I mention this because Turnip Boy does not describe itself as a comedy game, and yet it is possibly the funniest game I have ever played. And I am instantly suspicious of anyone or anything that self-describes as funny, because it is usually a strong indicator I will find it the opposite. If anyone takes to the comments and mentions the name Bill Burr, I swear to God I will permanently ban you from this website. I find the difference between US stand-up and most other stand-up to be an unscalable wall. While I acknowledge that humour is subjective, I also have very strong opinions about it. The style and the content are pleasingly misaligned the sweet cartoon art and bright colours giggle and say "wholesome" but the tone of the missions and story scream, "I spend a lot of time online and I hate it". But the tax evasion is only the inciting incident that sets Turnip Boy on a surprising, engaging, and extremely funny journey. I know we're not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but also what else am I supposed to judge a book on when I'm standing in the shop deciding which one to buy? And if the cover says ' Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion' on it, obviously any sane person would be immediately drawn to it.
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