Best Legitimately Funny Video Games
The Escapist shares a few of their favorite funny games.
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The Escapist shares a few of their favorite funny games.
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Best Legitimately Funny Video Games
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What about Incredible Crisis for the PS1? It was an assortment of mini-games that told the story of a crazy day in the life of a Japanese family. I remember it being pretty damn funny and over the top.
Stick of Truth had so many clever little funny touches. It had the big crass jokes too, but it was the things like Kenny's game mechanics that really made it for me
No Conker's Bad Fur Day? NO CONKER'S BAD FUR DAY!??
ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME!?
But seriously guys... Conker's Bad Fur Day.
ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME!?
But seriously guys... Conker's Bad Fur Day.
Pretty much any Lucas Arts adventure game was made with a healthy sense of humour however Sam and Max was probably my favouriteGroxnax said:
Definitely agree with most of these. Some truly funny games in that list.
Though, if we're going to list "...just about anything Blizzard made" then we may as well list "...just about anything Valve made."
Save for Day of Defeat and Counter-Strike, Valve infuses a certain level of humor into the core of all of their other key franchises - from Portal to Half-Life, from Left 4 Dead to Dota.
Same can (or could have been) be said of Rare's catalog.
I'll also throw a nod of agreement to those mentioning Psychonauts.
Though I'm surprised no one's mentioned Time Splitters. Some very silly elements to that series as well.
Maybe it'll allow me to final return to Borderlands 2 and play through more than the first few sections.
(I seriously just gave up on the game after I was doing a mission to help name an animal Bonerfart. If I was twelve I might've laughed and continued on, but...)
Though, if we're going to list "...just about anything Blizzard made" then we may as well list "...just about anything Valve made."
Save for Day of Defeat and Counter-Strike, Valve infuses a certain level of humor into the core of all of their other key franchises - from Portal to Half-Life, from Left 4 Dead to Dota.
Same can (or could have been) be said of Rare's catalog.
CBFD is one of the first games that always springs to my mind when someone mentions comedy games. It's such a damn shame it didn't see better commercial success. It was a work of utter (crude) brilliance from Rare.Squilookle said:
I'll also throw a nod of agreement to those mentioning Psychonauts.
Though I'm surprised no one's mentioned Time Splitters. Some very silly elements to that series as well.
I was unaware of this mod. I might have to look it up.T_ConX said:
Maybe it'll allow me to final return to Borderlands 2 and play through more than the first few sections.
(I seriously just gave up on the game after I was doing a mission to help name an animal Bonerfart. If I was twelve I might've laughed and continued on, but...)
While Monkey Island is one of LucasArts best of their humorous games, there are three I think deserve honorable mention for being the right balance of absurd and spontaneous.
"Maniac Mansion" [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maniac_Mansion]
The tentacles, the mummy in the shower and nuclear reactor in the pool.
Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zak_McKracken_and_the_Alien_Mindbenders]
The news headlines Zak invents when he accomplishes certain things.
Sam and Max: Hit the Road [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_%26_Max_Hit_the_Road]
Max.
How can a bunny like that not induce hilarity?
"Maniac Mansion" [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maniac_Mansion]
The tentacles, the mummy in the shower and nuclear reactor in the pool.
Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zak_McKracken_and_the_Alien_Mindbenders]
The news headlines Zak invents when he accomplishes certain things.
Sam and Max: Hit the Road [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_%26_Max_Hit_the_Road]
Max.
How can a bunny like that not induce hilarity?
Certain representatives of the adventure games genre are sorely missing.
Discworld, Space Quest, Edna & Harvey, Sam & Max Hit The Road, Zork: Grand Inquisitor, Callahan's Crosstime Saloon, Simon the Sorcerer, Starship Titanic and Bureaucracy could easily be placed above any of those entries, including Monkey Island.
Discworld, Space Quest, Edna & Harvey, Sam & Max Hit The Road, Zork: Grand Inquisitor, Callahan's Crosstime Saloon, Simon the Sorcerer, Starship Titanic and Bureaucracy could easily be placed above any of those entries, including Monkey Island.
