One of the games I laughed the most and had the most fun
Recently my friend lent me his PS5, unfortunately I have to return it today, but last night I discovered a game, Sackboy. I played this game with my friend and I can tell you that it was so much fun!
I didn't expect to enjoy it so much, I don't even want to return the game console and this game is the reason why. I would like to share some images with you and tell you why this game is so much fun and enjoyable.
Simple Story, A Fun Concept
In the story of the game, our villain and his motivation is very simple. After all, it's obviously a game for kids to play and they didn't want to write a complicated and complex story. In the game, our villain wants to take over the world and he has some plans. To start these plans, he raids our village. He pulls our friends and family out of our village with a machine like a vacuum cleaner and imprisons them.
If we want to save our family, save our friends and then save the world, we have to stop this bad guy. Although it is very simple and classic, I liked that the world is a world of creativity. At the very beginning of the game we are told the story of the place where we live.
Whenever someone has a dream, it comes true here. It's a really nice concept and we liked it a lot. When you look around, it is also possible to see fun things in the backgrounds, especially for children to think about when they dream about something fun and different for adults.
The Gameplay is Easy
The gameplay is not difficult either. It's also easy to kill the creatures you see around. Most of them die in one hit, but boss creatures require multiple hits. This makes the game very fluid and you don't waste a lot of time with combat. You feel a constant sense of progress.
The controls and things like jumping, grabbing, pulling things are very simple and it's very clear that the main thing is not to force the player. As far as I understand this game, the main goal is to show the fun parts of the game, to show the creative environment design and to entertain the player with small challenges without putting too many difficult challenges.
The episodes are bite-sized. So if you want to play a bit and do something else, that's also possible. Honestly, we played for more than 1 hour in one sitting because we wanted to explore. We couldn't get off the playstation because it's an intriguing world and it's the first time we've seen something like this.
Music and Sound Effects are Funny
The music used in the game is enjoyable in the background but the real highlight is the sound effects. The sounds you hear as you accomplish things are satisfyingly tuned. For example, the sound that comes out with the points you collect is very enjoyable and does not bore you. In addition, the sounds of the creatures are also very cute. Especially when you hit them, their reactions satisfy the player.
The fact that some objects in the environment have sound effects was something completely different and unexpected. Especially some of the things you pull or push have their own sounds, which is a simple thing, but it was nice that the sounds themselves were fun. So I think both the music and the sound team did a very good job. Sometimes you can only laugh at the comedic sounds like "wo? houw? eeahahaa?" made by the creatures.
Multiplayer and Costumes
There's nothing like playing the game with a friend, that's always the case. The best thing in Sackboy is to compete with your friend and compete to see who can find the most of the collectibles you collect. You can also make the game very enjoyable by wearing different costumes. Costume designs are really great and there are very funny things. Some of them are taken from cartoons or fairy tales. For example, in the screenshot above, you can see my friend wearing a Little Red Riding Hood costume even though his back is turned ahahah.
I went more conceptual and wore winter clothes and chose the mountaineer costume, which I guess shows that the camper in me is still alive. So it makes it easier to distinguish who is which character while playing the game.
Short, Sweet, and Final Thoughts
The game is really enjoyable and ideal for spending an afternoon. I think the short length of the chapters, i.e. level designs, also offers the opportunity for replayability. In addition to this, being able to compete with your friend adds a different factor, maybe you may even want to play the same episode once again because the fast and creative one will win.
We had a lot of fun playing it, I think you will like it too, if you want to play something short, fast and funny, and even if you have children, I can say that I recommend this game.
The colors in the gif is a bit washed out, I don't know why, but I wanted to share it anyway. I'll try to fix it next time, the photos are more accurate. They all belong to me.
Thank you very much for reading, I hope you liked it!