The size of the game world is small enough that you can just go talk to everyone if you can’t remember who wanted that thing you just found, but it’s kind of annoying to need to. It’s not a game that really needs a quest log, but I absolutely would have made use of it if one was present. Secondly, I’d say easily half the games very short play time is going to be spent talking to absolutely everyone, and then backtracking. Although (just barely) less than a year old, there’s already some things in Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion that already feel dated – internet culture just moves too damn fast to ever really feel safe in a video game. First is how self-referential and “meme-ified” the game is. That said, there’s a few deliberate design choices that most players will either love or hate. Coming back in with a controller was better overall, and this game would probably be very well suited to a handheld console like the Steam Deck or Nintendo Switch, where it is also available. I was getting Dark Soulsed by trash mobs. I started off trying to play on keyboard, and it didn’t take me long to realize that this title is closer to “controller required” than “controller friendly” (although I probably could have rebound the keys to something less awkward, the default “controller to keyboard” setup is one I always struggle with). As it turns out, this game is Not Really For Me, but in the time I spent with it, I can see why it was a hit for so many people. I picked up the November 2021 Humble Choice almost exclusively for House Flipper, but Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion looked close enough to something I might get an hour or so of fun out of that I activated that one as well. I don’t play too many things outside my comfort zone anymore, but getting games I just might like to take out for a spin is still one of my favorite parts of buying bundles.
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