Quick Look: Papers, Please

This could work quite well on WiiU, I reckon.

Cobrastan is greatest country in world!

I believe the store description actually says that Arstotzka is an ex Soviet bloc country.

Excellent Comrade. Glory to Arstotzka. I am waiting to play the game when it unlocks in 1 hour!

Glory to Arstotzka!

@alex should do all Eastern Bloc accents from now on.

I want to live in Cobrastan.

Remember to buy your indies at the developer's Humble Store! Devs get more dough, and you get a Steam key + DRM free version.

Not sure if this is true or not, but I feel like you guys had a lot to do with making this game possible. After that mention on the podcast a few months back, a lot of people started noticing and pushing for this game to be made.

The lady at 8:20 or so is the name I submitted, an edited version of my name!

Crazy! I'm in a Quick Look!

You really should point out inconsistencies whenever possible, rather than outright denying. For example by denying based on name in the QuickLook they missed an opportunity to run the finger prints. I think it's better to see more of the game in the long run than try to maximize money too much. Great game, great Quick Look.

this game looks amazing. super creative. that is all.

The way that errors are immediately flagged up makes me think that actually this whole scenario is a set up by the government to find corrupt border staff. Everyone crossing the border is an actor and they are just testing your loyalty by seeing who you'll let through.

Hyped! Downloaded! Playing! My name wasn't chosen to be in it. :.-(

Why is Alex there?

Detain everyone !!!!

I'm trying to cut back on impulse buying games at the moment, but wow, I really love the look of this. I dunno what it is about it, but I love the silhouette into and out of office animations too.

this looks awesome. thanks for quick looking it, jeff!

GLORY TO ARSTOTZKA

I remember when Drew played this on Unprofessional Fridays. Glad the full game is finally out.

I first learned of this game when Bryn played it after a VGCW stream. Ever since watching it and playing the beta, it's been on my short list this year. It's an oddly satisfying game.

That may have helped, but this game was already popular on 4chan and reddit long before they mentioned it on the Bombcast.

Jorji = Best Character 2013

This game is a real gem, because the premise, the gameplay and the execution are good, not just one of them.

And I know that I learned about it from Giant Bomb.

Was watching this and thinking a great premium item would be a physical copy of the rule book to refer to while you play.

This game looks incredible, but I'm sort of reminded of a "chores simulator". You're essentially simulating what it's like to do a horrible, tedious, stressful job. I'm not sure I want that.

Played the demo, This is great! Want to pick it up.

Jeff 'Just following orders' Gerstmann. This game is oddly compelling in a deeply troubling way.

@shtinky: Alex is probably here to attend Ryans funeral

That would have been weeks ago.

Papers Please TNT!!!

Some heartless Communists on here.

The height thing on the passes and all the little details would drive me insane.

@auron570: are you a real person?

That's like the 4th time they show this game. Fascinating to watch, but not a game I wanna play myself.

COBRASTAN IS THE REALEST

I can't wait to play the final version of this. I submitted my name to be used as a immigrant during the beta. Maybe I'll get the chance to deny myself entry. :)

...I'm pretty sure you missed the joke there.

Soo... Would anyone else watch a movie where pre-Bueller Matthew Broderick plays this game so well that he gets kidnapped by the U.S.S.R. and is forced to stamp passports to ensure his family's welfare?

This looks totally awesome.

Such a cool game, i just played it for a few hours. time flies by almost as fast as it does in civ 5.

Blimey this game really does a lot with what seems like a simple UI - honestly staggering by the second week. Excellent stuff that continually exceeds expectations.

Would this Lucas Pope cat get more money from me if I bought it from the official website instead of steam?

I loved the shit out of the demo/beta version that Jeff showed off/talked about before, so definitely buying this today. Such a great concept executed well, with surprisingly engrossing gameplay for what it is.

Good call! And there's a way to do that right on the home page of the game, buying now! Link for the lazy:

http://papersplea.se/

Probably! Why wouldn't you? You get a Steam key as well :)

http://papersplea.se/

The fact that this game was already available for purchase and has already been showcased in a video on this site made the appearance of this Quick Look very confusing to me for about a minute. Then I remembered it was in an Unprofessional Friday and the game wasn't "out" yet.

Seriously, do games coming "out" - does that even mean anything any more? I've been playing a lot of Mercenary Kings recently, and yeah, there are some bugs and missing features, but for the most part you could just take the greyed out menu options out and ship them all as DLC of some sort. The game is purchasable for 15$ dollars, and works fine... but it's not "out."

I don't even know anymore, bro.

Looks like a pretty cool game. :)

Also, except for the charming aspects of the art and setting, this game reminds me way, way too much of my actual accounting job to actually ever play it.

Loved the Beta, definitely going to pick this up at some point.

Great game, it definitely ramps up in difficulty as the game goes on so I had to take a break to destress, it totally nails that Cook Serve Delicious level of franticness. I find the discrepancy spotting mechanic a little too fiddly though, its very easy to misclick. Also some mechanics are hidden away a little too well (notably the scanner). Still, it's a good time and denying the old man never gets old.

Fuck this commie bullshit.