I feel like this is a market of games that has just not been touched in a while. Seems like a huge influx of PvP, Open World, or Survival/Crafting happening in the market.
I miss games like this that don’t take themselves too seriously but give you an amazing experience in a laid back format.
Does anyone have any recommendations for games that exist now? Or do you miss these games too?
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Helldivers 2 is pretty funny. Maybe not cartoon silly but it’s funny.
Turnip boy?
Hogs of War was great.
Even just besides a lack of “silly” games, there’s just a glut of overly, intentionally depressing and “dark” games.
Jak 2 was fun. I liked it better than Jak and Dexter. Brutal game, though. Super hard.
Have you seen Pal #069?
Jak 2 hit puberty the same time I did
Agreed. A few good examples in the comments but I think OP means silly triple A games, like Ratchet and Clank, Conker (I’d kill for a new one…), Outworld, Earthworm Jim… Man, we used to be flush with goofy games.
ToeJam & Earl would be amazing. I got the LRG release but we need more.
OMG, whiplash was hilarious. 😂
Not sure if it counts cause it can be a pretty serious story, but the Yakuza/Like a Dragon games are absolutely hilarious and insane.
I highly recommend if you haven’t heard of them!
I would argue Lethal Company is a very silly game loaded with dark humor through interaction.
Guacamele 1 and 2. A Mexican wrestling metroidvania. It’s brilliant and doesn’t take itself seriously. The sequel is better (the chickens!) but start with the first as it would be hard to go back.
Also this is best played as a 2 player couch co-op. You’ll be hard pressed to beat a lot of the boss fights without being a tag team.
Correction, there’s a lack of AAA silly games. The indie scene is full of them.
have you played the yakuza/like a dragon franchise, and by extension, the judgment games?
Bugsnax if you haven’t yet. Also turnip boy is great.
I’ve been playing Sunset Overdrive again recently. Always a complete blast, and never too serious.
New goat sim
The Messenger is a nice mashup of Metroid/Ninja Gaiden that does not take itself seriously. Sea of Stars (it’s JRPG prequel) is a bit more serious but leaves room for humor.
What’s that game with the ugly rabbit?
EDIT: Whiplash, ok. (never heard of it)
I was playing the remake of Destroy all humans the other night and thinking about how much I loved that era of games. I know some of it is nostalgia, but turning your brain off and doing goofy shit just hits the spot to this day lol
I have the whiplash cover art tattooed on my arm I must have played that like a hundred times love that game I agree also
Does anyone else remember the early peak at Conker and it was this very happy-go-lucky game that made you want to club baby seals with larger, frozen baby seals just to bring some balance back into the world? That’s how it was pitched in Nintendo Power. Then as the game got closer to launch it went from Miracle on 34th Street to Bad Santa.
I need me a conker remaster/new game or both
My friend Pedro is a good one. Its not jokey funny but the idea is hilarious, but yeah i agree, i miss playing just good time dumb games. I can only really think of borderlands and saints row and the latter was better when it took itself semi seriously.
I’ve also noticed nobody swears anymore and blood is often very muted.
Neither of these are necessary mine you but games that swore too much were funny to me, looking at you bullet storm.
As for blood the big example for me is the gears series. Idk if there even is blood in 4-5. Loved how gritty GoW1 and 2 were.
Play some more indie games, you’ll find tons of weird, quirky and silly games to play.
High on Life and Turnip Boy are pretty great!
Goat and Deer Simulator are absolutely ridiculous lol.
West of Loathing is also hilarious.
Don’t forget “Giant : Citizen Kabuto” and “Stubb the Zombie : Rebel without a pulse”
Bring! Back! Worms!
Been playing Tiny Tina’s Wonderland recently and it is silly, chaotic, and just the most fun I’ve had playing an fps in a while.
I heard that sci-fi shooter where your gun talks was silly. High on life. Borderlands is also hella silly.
Dave the diver is good silly fun.
Hi-Fi Rush
Psychonauts 2
We need a remake of Earth Worm Jim like yesterday!!!!
Helldivers 2 is a silly game and it’s absolutely exploding in popularity. Lethal company is silly and it blew up. Palworld is silly and it blew up.
Sure wish we had some silly games boys
I would love to play Conker’s Bad Fur Day again.