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@alistercat: I should have been more specific. I don't mind that sort of joke on its own, I really don't. This sort of thing can be a nice homage, a fun wink and nod to the audience. It's just that this screenshot was at LEAST the 3rd time within a 15 minute span that the game made this EXACT same "Hey remember when you could die in adventure games?" joke.

I think you're right though, that maybe this just isn't for me. Oh well. I'm glad so many other people are enjoying it though!

*edit: I will say that the puzzles have been pretty interesting so far, so I may stick with it for that.

*edit 2: I'm a few more hours into the game and I'm enjoying it a lot more. As people have said, they definitely ease off significantly with the "HEY REMEMBER THIS?!?" approach to comedy and let the solid adventure game mechanics speak for themselves.

I'm glad to hear that it eases up on that stuff later on, because I took the plunge after hearing a few more noteworthy endorsements of the game and...

All fair and valid points. Thanks!

One of the issues I've seen brought up in a few Yooka Laylee reviews is how hellbent it is on constantly breaking the 4th wall to joke about how "old school" it is. That the game isn't content simply BEING a fun, colorful throwback, it has to repeatedly remind you, much like a lot of early 2010s indie games drove "8-bit" "retro" pixel art into the fucking dirt.

It's this approach that worries me most. The screenshots and mentions here of references and meta jokes have me concerned that the writing and gameplay will all hinge on "hey I made Maniac Mansion! Remember SCUMM? Put the pulley in the chicken! Adventure games, am I right?"

Or maybe I'm just being way too critical of this thing...

I think I read somewhere that the game is canonically set in the SR universe.

@avantegardener said:

Yeah, this is precisely the kind of humor that I'd consider a dealbreaker for Thimbleweed.

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I found it! I found it!!!! Holy shit!

It was "Meltdown Man", in the "Cyber Zone" series!

God bless you, OCLC WorldCat!

This was the search that finally cracked the case: http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=ti%3Amelt*&fq=yr%3A1990..1997+%3E+%3E+mt%3Afic&qt=advanced&dblist=638

Well that's reassuring to know that I didn't just imagine the whole thing, haha! Also, I like how someone on THAT thread links to THIS one.

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I know I've said this before but I feel really good about my chances this year.