Ha! Just finished Thank Goodness You're Here and it was the silliest, raunchiest, Northern Englishest?? thing I've played in a while. It was a bit of a fever dream. Like an Adult Swim cartoon with a joke a minute that you're sort of "playing." There's not much in the way of controls and yet it was still incredibly satisfying how you unexpectedly interact with this bizarre world. Everyone in this town is off their rocker yet also loveable? I don't even know how to describe it it was so unique. I guess just play it if this at all sounds intriguing. Short, but a completely wonderful way to spend a few hours.

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[–] 64 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Peans. Not quite peas, not quite beans, but something special, in betweens

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  • [–] 28 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    The ending was pretty great, and I darn near slapped everyone and thing I could. Not the least bit replayable but extremely memorable and enjoyable!

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  • [–] 15 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    I watched Game Grumps play this game a while back and found it very funny. Certainly a labor of love

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    It's unfortunate they never finished it. 2 eps then poof. Game is right up their alley with the humor.

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  • [–] 15 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    One of the voiceactors has a crazy comedy podcast thats been running for ages called Regular Features.

    Can recommend if you like the humor, since one of the devs is a fan of that show and got inspiration from it.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 10 months ago

    I listened to an episode last night and it tickles the same absurd funny bone, loved it! I feel like there's a touch of the absurd or whimsy in the British humor that I respond to, even though not being British I often don't understand some references. Case in point, I love the podcast Three Bean Salad.

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  • [–] 11 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    I remember seeing in the beginning credits one time how it's based off of a novel and thinking "huh I wonder what its about?"

    And then going back in to the bakery store and the woman was saying "its about the interpersonal conflicts of everyone living on the same street its very moving, nothing like this shite"

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  • [–] 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Loved the game, but... we don't talk about that cow scene...

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  • [–] 8 points 10 months ago

    Brilliant, original game.

    Certainly never thought I'd play a game with "On Ilkla Mooar Baht 'at" as part of the soundtrack!

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  • [–] 7 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    "Northern Englishest"

    As a Yorkshire lass living in Manchester, you have me intrigued with this description. Hell, I'm more than intrigued — you've sold me on it

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 10 months ago* (1 child)

    Oh you've got to play it! Then report back and let me know how it went. I guess the folks that made it are from Barnsley. This means nothing to me as a foreigner, but this game charmed the pants off me.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago

    Ooh, Barnsley! That's actually super close to where I hail from (we had a Barnsley phone number and post code, despite not technically being in Barnsley). That's so cool, it's not the kind of place you typically see depicted in media

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago (9 children)

    Ooh how exciting.

    I'm tempted, but I'd want to share in the fun with my kid. Anyone who's played it, What's the youngest you'd recommend?

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  • [–] 17 points 10 months ago (6 children)

    I wouldn’t say it’s suitable for kids - there’s a lot of innuendo and crude visual gags. Mid/late teens probably fine, but it’ll depend on your tolerance.

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago (5 children)

    I played it with my 6year old. She absolutely loved it! And so did I.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    Yeah? Admittedly I'm calibrated to the 80s version of what "PG-13" meant. What was the most risque bit? Mine is pretty comfortable with non sexual nudity and rude humour, but anything sexually explicit he's probably not ready.

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  • [–] 7 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    There's a couple of raunchy jokes. One implies a fish is a man's penis, and he orgasms when you slap the fish repeatedly. There's the cow you milk with a motion that imitates male masturbation. Also a couple of body horror stuff that look like an anus you enter into a fleshy intestine like cavern. Lot's of sexual innuendo in dialogue jokes. Definitely not a kid's game. Maybe play it first, it is a short game, and gauge if it is proper for your kid before playing it with them. Since the game is linear and most interactions are not optional. It's more like teen immature humor.

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 10 months ago

    Some of the humor is quite adult but not explicit. I'd expect a lot of it to go over a kid's head tbh and they'd probably laugh at the silliness. But you, the adult, know what you're truly laughing at. And if you're okay with that then the choice is yours.

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago*
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    Just finished this game

    Maybe it is for western audience because I didnt get most of the jokes :>

    It was still fun tho

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

    This is from the creator publisher of Firewatch

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