As someone who has dabbled briefly in humor writing, I know it is probably the single hardest genre to execute well, but too few realize this.
There’s nothing wrong with action comedy, but it has to be done with some degree of cleverness and charm. I know I’m probably coming across as very “old man yells at cloud here,” but it really is over the top in a way few games ever achieve. It is as if the game is reaching out of my computer, shaking me by the shoulders, and screaming, “THIS IS SO FUN. Space Punks is trying to be irreverent and fun, but it’s trying so desperately hard that it comes across as anything but. I’m someone who quite actively disliked WildStar, but Space Punks makes even me feel a bit of nostalgia for it because even WildStar had more wit than this. Your character will constantly be throwing out battle cries and one-liners as you play, many totally disconnected from what’s actually happening on screen, all overly loud and painfully unfunny. Even the mouse cursor is trying too hard to be “cool.” It appears as a “finger gun” most of the time, switching to devil horns when hovering over buttons. Even the initial menu screen is an assault on the senses, as you’re immediately greeted by a constant, screeching guitar track. My overriding impression of Space Punks is that it was made by people who believe the chief flaw of WildStar is that it was just so subtle and understated. At last, I found some room in my schedule to give Space Punks a proper look for this week’s Not So Massively column.
#Space punks switch free#
I’ve been meaning to check out Space Punks, the new isometric shooter from developer Flying Wild Hog and publisher Jagex, since it launched its free open beta, but I’ve been distracted by other recent releases, the grind in Lost Ark, and the surprisingly addictive new mode in Iron Harvest.
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