Turnip Boy Robs a Financial institution Has Me Hooked

After I first noticed the identify Turnip Boy Robs a Financial institution, I had no concept what to anticipate. I hadn’t performed or seen something concerning the first sport, Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion, so I didn’t even know what style or artwork model to anticipate.

As quickly as I opened the Recreation Go web page I used to be intrigued. Though I’ve by no means performed Hotline Miami myself, I may instantly acknowledge the inspiration whereas nonetheless clearly seeing the humor that was going to make this sport distinctive proper off the bat. In spite of everything, I couldn’t count on something aside from humor for a sport named Turnip Boy Robs a Financial institution.

Instantly, I used to be hooked on simply how foolish it’s. Having not performed the primary sport and solely having examine what it entailed, I loved the brisk recap of Turnip Boy having slain a god, committing tax evasion and beginning a civil conflict, and I used to be prepared to leap proper into the motion — of which there’s a lot.

It took me a short while to get used to the twin-stick controls, however the tempo of the sport is forgiving sufficient to let new gamers achieve their bearings. Not solely do the enemies not come at you relentlessly, however you get so many probabilities to return into the financial institution and work out the place issues are that it doesn’t really feel such as you’re being punished for making a mistake.

Turnip Boy Robs a Financial institution is a rogue-lite in its nature, with the development carrying with you over the course of many runs by the financial institution. You’ve obtained to buy upgrades for all the pieces from the chance of discovering higher weapons to the amount of cash which you can carry every time you go in, and as you go you get to satisfy the various vary of Fruitfolk who await you each step of the best way.

These Fruitfolk are those that may really offer you quests, and that construction is without doubt one of the huge issues that retains me coming again. You may head into the run and have 5 totally different Fruitfolk ask you for favors or want you to do one thing for them, which may present incentive for persevering with to progress additional by the sport.

Every time I play a roguelike or rogue-lite, I discover myself instantly evaluating it to Hades. I cherished Hades principally for the story, however the gameplay was additionally implausible and the development felt pure and well-paced. In terms of the story in Turnip Boy Robs a Financial institution, there’s not as a lot that’s driving you towards the tip aim, so extra of the heavy lifting is completed by the gameplay itself.

The time restrict on every run in TBRaB makes for an fascinating dynamic in comparison with video games like Hades or Hotline Miami since you’ve obtained to plan each second out a lot extra rigorously. That performs brilliantly with the truth that you’re going from job to job, ticking issues off of your record as a result of every time you allow the warehouse, you’ve obtained to have a plan in thoughts for the place you need to be and what you need to accomplish.

Not solely that, however the timer makes it really feel like much less of a time dedication than video games like Hades, the place a run can take upwards of quarter-hour relying on the way you play. Certain, you possibly can maintain taking part in Turnip Boy after the timer runs out and the cops begin swarming you however when you replenish on cash it may be a very good reset level to only head again to the warehouse and begin once more.

I can’t get into the issues that hooked me on TBRaB with out speaking concerning the music as effectively. From the second you open the title display screen, you’re met with some beats which are designed to get you hyped for any heist, and the remainder of the sport continues the development. You may unlock extra music as you play and earn, and you’ll then go into your telephone and select what music you need to be taking part in at any time limit, which is a superb little contact.

After I have a look at Turnip Boy Robs a Financial institution within the context of the remainder of the market, it’s fascinating to see the place it falls alongside video games like Threat of Rain or Useless Cells. Being on Recreation Go with Useless Cells signifies that extra folks may need the chance to play it, nevertheless it may not have sufficient behind it to drive it to the identical degree of recognition that video games like Enter the Gungeon have obtained.

Though it’s early within the 12 months, I really feel like Turnip Boy remains to be going to be on the prime of my record by the tip of 2024. I’m all the time looking out for nice roguish video games that I can suck myself into, and Turnip Boy managed to take action in one of the crucial approachable methods I’ve seen in a while. Now it’s as much as Go Mecha Ball to see if it might probably maintain the (forgive me) ball rolling.

In regards to the writer

Nick Rivera

Nick Rivera graduated from the College of Pittsburgh in 2021 finding out Digital Media and began as a Freelance Author with Twinfinite in early 2023. Nick performs something from Halo to Stardew Valley to Peggle, however is a sucker for a magnetic story.