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Untitled Goose

With video games advancing to new storytelling feats, nothing has us more excited than a game about a goose whose sole purpose is to steal random objects and terrify locals. No, it didn’t make much sense to us either! But a new effort from the makers of Fortnite, the uninventively titled Untitled Goose Game, has people in a right flap. Why? Well, we’ve prepared a beginner’s guide – so without feather ado…

 

IT GOOSE WITHOUT SAYING…

 

OK, here are the basics. The game does have a plot – though not too much of one. The game revolves around a nuisance of a goose, and is set in what looks like an English village which might remind film fans of Sandford in Hot Fuzz – except there’s no police around to help catch this peckish bird! Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to build up a trophy stash of basically anything that’s owned by a human. Sounds simple, but it’s downright addictive…

 

 

THE FOUNDING FEATHERS

 

Through an employee posting a stock photograph of a goose to the company, conversation of the picture quickly went from how odd a goose looks to how they can incorporate a Hitman style game to be centred on an annoying honk. From there, the tech whizzes got to work, and the gaming sensation of the season was born; from little acorns and all that!

 

PECKTACULAR VISUALS

 

There aren’t many games visually like this one; placid, simple, and altogether quaint. That’s probably not the perfect recipe for a big-budget platform blockbuster – but for this, the placid animation seems to suit the bold nature of this flying adventure…

 

 

QUACKING MUSIC

 

It plays like something from a Laurel and Hardy sketch and what amps up the theatrical fun is the games use of music. Every mischievous task is accompanied by a piano that feels like it in itself is a character that’s nudging you to do your worst…not that we needed much encouragement!

 

IT’S FLYING OFF THE SHELF

 

It took no time at all for the game to honk its way to life through meme culture, and even inspired a fan to make a 3D printed version of the goose with a magnetic beak – a place for your house keys to rest or be stolen when you arrive home! Even celebrities can’t resist the magic…