Yes, that is a rampaging goose with a stolen sandwich. For a 1-2 minute tutorial, it certainly nails the sadistic mentality that all geese share. Once you’ve wrecked the immediate area, only then does the game start. Your waddling little goose then proceeds to steal random objects and destroy nearby infrastructure. If the strange naming system devised for both game and developer are anything to go by, we are in for quite for the trip.Untitled Goose Game starts off as any game about a goose should – by instructing you to honk. Today I am reviewing the bizzarely titled – Untitled Goose Game by the equally bizarre House House on the Nintendo Switch.
As a goose, you naturally have a checklist of evil deeds you must commit. Eventually you will bump into the meat of the game – tormenting hapless villagers. You can swim, honk, pick up and drag to your hearts content.
Your goals often require you to do nefarious deeds without being caught, or impeded by the various townfolk. This gives you ample opportunity to ply your trade across this quaint, unsuspecting little village.At its core, Untitled Goose Game is stealth/puzzler hybrid. As you complete tasks, new ones open up and the map expands.
But when the game has a button for wing spreading…is it really optional?Controlling your satanic goose is simple thanks to the limited move set. Once again, spread wings are optional. Needless to say, no spoilers. That being said however, there are certainly threads of a story to be uncovered by the time the credits begin to roll. As a goose, you have no need of a plot, rhyme or reason.
Animations exude personality and push a very slapstick comedy-esque vibe, that melds perfectly with the rest of the game. Untitled Goose Game goes for a very minimalistic artstyle that is of course simple, yet undenianly charming. Sometimes your interactions can cause the laws of physics to bend and sprinting sometimes feels a bit too sluggish, but overal its as tight as a goose’s bite.Tying all these pieces together is the beautiful presentation. I say somewhat, as this wing motion is exactly what a goose would do, so having it included is certainly a nice touch.
You are left with nothing but very subtle sound effects giving all your actions a sense of weight. For the most part, there is none. Wings not required.Easily one of the most standout features of Untitled Goose Game is its use of music. This child is about to suffer a fate worse than his fashion sense.
The quirky jig is as random and unpredictable as the titular goose and ties the whole package together perfectly. It is a surprisingly effective score that feels like it adapts to your actions. Suddenly a wonderfully erratic piano kicks in to complement the action and then gracefully fades away once ot ends.
Whilst it is a real shame the game is so brief, it also never overstays its welcome. Proof wings are not required.House House do make an attempt to alieviate this issue by giving you some postgame content to play through, but this is little more than an added 2 or so hours. As a puzzle game, there is very little incentive to go back and play again, making the game somewhat bittersweet. This is made worse due to type of game it is. With only a handful of locations to torment, the game will only last around 4 hours before you’ve hit the end credits.
Even at only 4 hours long, I would venture to say it is probably a contender for my game of the year. It is one of those games that warms the heart, whilst putting a smile on your face. I would still have liked even 1 more area to sink my teeth into, alas it was not to be.Overall Untitled Goose Game is a brilliantly realised title that kept me hooked for its somewhat limited duration.
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