For me it’s probably Jazzpunk, but I liked Disco Elysium too. I’ve been looking for something to scratch that “Jazzpunk surrealist comedy itch” for a while and not many games have come even close.

51 points

The Stanley Parable was pretty funny

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For about an hour.

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If Stanley Parable only lasted one hour for you, then you’re playing it wrong. You’re supposed to restart the game several times to get every ending. No two playthroughs are the same.

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I know. I was just saying it’s not funny. It gets old quickly.

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47 points

Untitled Goose Game comes to mind as a great “slapstick” game.

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I love me some honkus!

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I think it’d have to be Portal…mmm, the first one. I think learning about Glados the first time is a little better than the whole potato thing.

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Portal 2 has some jokes that did not age well too.

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Whoa, do you remember any specific examples? I haven’t played since it came out

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2 points

There are a lot of fat jokes, and they aren’t punching up at all. Don’t remember specifics since it has been about a year since I last played.

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This is a new take to me, anyway. What do you mean?

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There are a lot of fat jokes, and they aren’t punching up at all.

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For a game that’s a full comedy romp, West of Loathing consistently ruined me with laughter. The spittoon descriptions are probably the most derangedly funny writing ever put into the world. I’ve got to remember to play the sequel one of these days. Its also extremely mechanically satisfying, with several enticing roleplaying moments (as well as the occasional dramatic or scary moment that hits just as well as the comedy)

For a game that’s not explicitly only comedy but still hits strong marks, Yakuza 0 is a full meal. While most Yak games are fairly wacky when it comes to sidequesting (1 being perphaps the single exception, as the beginning of the series was quite dry), 0 feels like the one where they really hit their stride. There’s so many flat out ridiculous moments (you’ve most likely seen the chicken, and that’s just one of many) that you even forget this is also a heavily dramatic story and a full blown action beat’em up.

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If you liked that it’s based on a browser game called Kingdom of Loathing, the gameplay is not as tight or refined but there’s plenty to do and it’s pretty enjoyable to play when you have some time to kill on a work pc lol.

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Oooh, it’s been a while since I’ve been on there. May need to revive my pastamancer.

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Disco Elysium. It’s much more than funny, but it can also be really funny. Cuno is really funny.

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Came here to say this; just wanted to add that it was simultaneously the saddest game I’d ever played.

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It’s both the saddest game I’ve ever played and perhaps the most uplifting one. It balances the knife’s edge between nihilism and hope so well. It can also be hysterically funny, yes. It’s truly unique in terms of writing.

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It’s funnier than 95% of film or TV comedies. The writers are amazing.

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