Goat Simulator.
Where do you start with this game?
Well, it was developed by Coffee Stain Studios for
Steam and will be released on the 1 April. As far as anyone can tell from the
trailer and what little other information that has been released there is no
storyline. This might not be a bit problem though; there are plenty of
compulsive, popular, successful games out there though aren’t there? Let’s use
Candy Crush for example, one of the most popular, small and plot lacking games
in recent years.
However, Goat Simulator will not be the next Candy
Crush. For those outside the bubble of know, Goat Simulator lets you play as a
goat, roaming around a reasonably sized world, falling off of things,
destroying other things and generally being quite ridiculous. The early signs
show us a physics engine not quite like any other, with goat limbs twisting in
unnatural directions and your poor four legged friend flying around in a way
that will guarantee to either make you laugh or stop playing the game.
Goat Simulator will not change the gaming world. It
probably won’t make much money and it probably wont have much of a following
while it is selling on Steam for a monstrous $9.99 (British price TBC). Saying
that, the developers will be the first people to tell you that this is a game
that really should not be taken seriously and no one is going to argue with
them.
This though is a game that contrasts to other current
releases not just because of its physics engine: most games take themselves far
too seriously and although that doesn’t make them bad games, it does often mean
they lack humour. It’s not possible to argue this of Goat Simulator. Also, for
those into mythology, this game takes the surreal, other worldly connotations
of a goat to a whole new level.
I’m not sure many people can say they’ve always
wanted to know what it’s like to live as a goat, and for the few of you out
there that have, this probably wont actually give a true representation.
Regardless, you will have fun, even if, like me, you’re a bit confused as to
what’s going on while you’re doing so.
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