The thing is, the level of writing you need to write a good comedy is much higher than non-comedy writing.

This is especially true in the interactive media of games where there is so much more content and most of it is repeated.

There is a big difference between a game that makes you laugh and an outright comedy game.

Expedition 33 could remove the mimes and the yelling Gustave scene without losing too much, but take the jokes out of, say, Tales of the Borderlands and the game becomes barely playable.

How on earth did I miss the Thai games showcase?! HOW? Argh I hate the lack of a map.

I blame everyone involved in Gamescom that isn't me. Worst convention ever (joke).

I got to play an anime metroidvania roguelite called Bloodreaver - Labyrinth of the Witch, "As I Began To Dream", a cute puzzle platformer, and "Grim Trials" a mix of Hades and Cult of The Lamb.

The puzzle platformer was the most engaging one for me, but they were all pretty good for their genres.

This one is near and dear to my heart, not only because I love all the games that inspired it, but also because I've been fiending for a gladiator game ever since Gladius and Shadow of Rome.

Very excited about this one. I really wish the best for this.

It gave me a lot of Papers Please vibes in all the best ways, with so many interesting game choices all accompanied with exceptional medieval art.

Absolutely impressed by the showing. Looking forward to the release.

I've heard so much conflicting information about this game, so I'm a bit disappointed I didn't get the chance to try it out.

I am super looking forward to this (and should probably knock out my stealth strategy games from my backlog).

And you'll never guess what's being prohibi- it's meat. It's obviously meat.

Thanks, Beastars.

Jokes aside, the art design is absolutely immaculate and the enemy types are all super engaging. The characters are unique and their synergies work so well together, and I only got to play 2 of them!

I also dodged 2 due to its mixed reception and it doing the thing were we have two ideologically opposed faction that the game wants to treat as equal except only one faction actively tries to kill you as their introduction.

So.

I dunno about this one. Wish I could have tried it honestly.