British humor is outlined by a mix of self-awareness, dry and darkish humor. Whether or not by way of the supply or actions of the characters, there’s something quintessential about Brits analyzing their very own “shite” by way of the lens of laughter. Whereas most foreigners will consider main fashionable cities like London, Newcastle or Manchester when speaking in regards to the UK, the working class tends to be the overwhelming majority of the nation however typically ignored. It makes the punchlines in Thank Goodness You are Right here! hit all of the tougher, as a result of it captures this aspect of the UK so extremely effectively. The newest comedic sport from Coal Supper, at occasions appears like a protracted misplaced animated collection which will have had solely three episodes, however a cult following will at all times bear in mind it fondly. Think about me to be a part of its fanbase, as a result of from the absurdity to the performances and its visible design, Thank Goodness You are Right here! had me smiling from ear to ear from starting until finish.
As an unnamed, small, reporter you are despatched off to the city of Barnsworth to interview the mayor. Sadly he isn’t within the workplace proper now, so that you’re free to discover Barnsworth and its eclectic residents at your individual tempo. The sport is a uncommon outlier as it could solely actually be described as a comedy sport. The principle strategies of interactivity are solely leaping and slapping, which boils right down to you slapping your method throughout city to work together with the townsfolk. Every citizen in Barnsworth has his or her personal issues and is all of the happier to see you are available and clear up their predicament. From a boy who wants lubricant to get his hand out of a vent, to the native farmer rising his largest tomato but. As you are despatched throughout city, you will work together with practically everybody you meet and are assured to both be shaking with laughter or shocked in amazement on the unfolding scenario.
Surely the beautiful visible fashion is the very first thing you will discover. Clear, thick, laborious outlines make Thank Goodness You are Right here! appear to be an interactive cartoon. From the methods the characters transfer round, to the wobbly interiors and areas you will come throughout, at each second the fashion compliments the abundance of absurdity. Leaping out home windows merely makes you bounce again right into a drainpipe and happening the effectively drops you right into a tunnel that leads again right into a shed. The sport seizes each second to play along with your expectations and very similar to an episode of Ren & Stimpy and even Gravity Falls, the randomness gives a lot of the conclusion to many jokes. Whether or not it’s guiding the arm and hand of bedridden fellow from one finish of city to the store so he can choose up his groceries, or leaping in a deep fryer after serving to out reducing the chips. All accompanied by some nice and diversified British voice work. Certain, Matt Berry headlines the forged and steals the present every time he is on display screen, however each character feels utterly distinct with the vitality the voice actors deliver to it.
I feel the largest fault might be the gameplay and the backtracking. As you wander in regards to the city, you will typically want to make use of specific roads and connections to succeed in no matter it’s that somebody asks of you. At sure occasions you are tackling a number of duties without delay, however there is not actually a map or a guidelines of your progress. I am pretty sure that few will actually wrestle with the place to go subsequent. Actually, it is vitally spectacular how the designers have made navigating the city virtually really feel like second nature. However on my third time going by way of the effectively to succeed in the opposite aspect of a wall of rubbish, there did sink in a little bit of a sense of repetition. The jokes carry on coming, however within the quick time you are spending with the sport you may be strolling, leaping and slapping backwards and forwards throughout the identical backgrounds fairly a bit. And actually, when my largest gripe is that the sport is just too quick and there’s a lot extra I needed out of this city and sport, it simply goes to point out how expertly crafted the pacing is more often than not.
However what I particularly like about “Thank Goodness You are Right here” is its world and city. Barnsworth is not offered like a clear “village of the 12 months” kind place. We’re so used to locations in video games trying both like a stunning sprawling metropolis, or an deserted crumbling metropolis. This sport actually feels just like the grimey labor-intensive city that had its heyday about forty years in the past. That place the place you may need grown up and the place it was both discovering your method out by going to uni, or following your mother and father commerce and possibly find yourself working within the coalmine. Trash is strewn all over the place, authorities staff are absent or barely concerned with performing their jobs and the bustling middle of city is the fish and chips store. You wouldn’t need to reside or be caught in a city like this and but individuals make a dwelling right here. Everybody is aware of everybody, and certain the locksmith could also be a flat out drunk, however on the finish of the day he and the lads all meet up again on the pub for a pint. It is a characterization that balances its incredible comedic writing with the setting, to make a really clear level about these communities and your position in them. The ultimate set piece and punchline is certainly one thing I will be serious about for a protracted whereas after.
General Thank Goodness You are Right here is brief, candy however above all deeply humorous. The vibe of being an interactive British cartoon works extremely effectively in making you perceive and need to discover Barnsworth. From its innuendos when milking cows, to the way in which the residents work together with each other, it makes it a very pleasurable and memorable expertise. Whereas at occasions the repetition of strolling backwards and forwards can set in, the sport hardly ever drops the ball of constructing a joke. Give this sport to your dad, neighbor or good friend and watch them fastidiously discover what the city has to supply. I can assure their puzzlement will certainly flip to laughter earlier than they exclaim Thank Goodness for this Sport.
