But seriously, how has it taken me so long to comment on this damn game? I beat it weeks ago live in stream in about 5 hours and finally I'm saying something about it.
So, in case anyone wasn't in the stream the night I marathoned it, Barkley Shut up and Jam Gaiden is a very strange free indie RPG about basketball. The story follows the adventures of Charles Barkley in a dystopian future where basketball has become illegal and Barkley has a dark past. Through the game you meet various characters, each one stranger than the last as the go on an adventure to bring B-Ball back.
If it sounds fucking nuts, that's because it is.
Gameplay wise it's a standard RPG. You walk around a map, talk to people, fight monsters, level up and so on. Each character you get has a unique way of attacking the enemy so it's not just a case of mashing attack until you win, which keeps things nice and interesting. There isn't much else to say about the gameplay, basically if you have played any classic style RPG before, then you know what this game has to offer.
However, where this game really shines is in its writing. Sure, it's not Shakespeare but it's charming, funny and somehow I managed to get genuinely interested in a silly plot about basketball. The writing takes itself sort of seriously, but what the characters are saying is so ridiculous that it becomes funny. Scenes where they talk about basketballs as weapons of mass destruction is both gripping and hilarious and it's amazing how much it pulls you into its world and characters as well as giving you a chuckle.
It's not a long game but there is lots to enjoy and there are even a few side quests to take part in so it's a really good way to kill an evening if you have nothing else to do. I suggest that everyone gives this game a go at least once, it's free, fun to play and genuinely really funny.
Finally don't worry if your knowledge of basketball isn't up to scratch since my knowledge of the sport is fairly limited but I was still greatly entertained by the game.
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