Gato
Sucio: Special Edition
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Review by Mr. 8bit
The Cardinal Sin that any joke game can commit is to overstay its
welcome. The player should be able to get in, have some
laughs and get out without experiencing any sensations of
boredom. Of course there are exceptions to this
rule. Sometimes the boredom is part of the joke.
This is the case with Gato Sucio:
Special Edition. The boredom is part
of the joke but it doesn't last long enough to be truly
irritating. In other words: you get bored but not for long.
The words 'Special Edition' after the colon in Gato Sucio: Special
Edition reveal that this game is a remake. I never had the
pleasure of playing the Regular Edition of the game so I can't really
comment on how improved the game may be. According to Surlaw,
the bulk of the changes have to do with encounter rate, dialogue edits
and upgraded music. As far as these areas are
concerned, everything is fine. I never cringed or rolled my
eyes when I was thrust into a random encounter. All of the
text was presented clearly and the music was awesome.
The game is divided into five different chapters. There is a
loose story present but it quickly descends into non-sequitur and
general madness. We start at the bottom of Loch Ness as Bob
Surlaw searches for some food. He finds a box that contains
some color and decides to show it to his friend Salom who hates his
guts. A worm named Glob shows up and Bob tries to eat him but
the three are suddenly attacked by Abobo, forcing them to band together
in order to fight against their common enemy. From there, the
story jumps to the sewers, then to the moon, then to... a volcano, then
to... I don't even know. Along the way, The Sky Flyers (as
the trio comes to be known) meet new friends and kill new
enemies. For the most part, these detours and leaps of logic
are very amusing. Battles are very quick and full of
ridiculous enemies that have ridiculous attacks. The battle
backdrops are pretty hilarious in their own right, too.
The character interactions and dialogue were very well written and
sharp. There were a few moments where I actually laughed out
loud. Most joke games don't bring much more than a chuckle
out of me so I was impressed. That's not to say that it was
ALL good, though. I think the game would have been much
stronger without chapter four. It really didn't connect with
the rest of the story (not that the story was totally coherent to begin
with, but still) and just sort of dragged the game out. It
was made clear that this was intentionally done but I feel the game
would have been much stronger if this particular section was edited out.
Overall, I think this is one of the better joke games that I have
played. The jokes were funny, the music was great and the
whole experience was satisfyingly surreal. It does overstay
its welcome a bit but not to an irritating degree and certainly not
enough so for me to discourage anyone from playing it. So go
do so. Play it, I mean.
