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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/37932218

Yesterday I played the demo of the new game Dispatch and it is all beautifully written, but at some point, while presenting the team in-game, there was a casual funny line, pronounced by a voice off-screen, so without graphical support and I just burst out laughing (I was alone at home, so not pressed by social influence of any kind).

When I stopped, I realized how uncommon this has become lately. As a kid, I found LucasArts games extremely funny and I laughed more than occasionally, but this aspect of video game entertainment has been dying out.

When was the last time you actually laughed out loud while playing a game for something that was actually designed as funny (no Fortnite or CoD shenanigans stories please)?

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[–] Yaky@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Stardew Valley has plenty of silly and funny moments to begin with. But the last patch added a "green rain" event, and during the first occurrence, all villagers are hiding inside, except Demetrius. This guy is just walking around in a full hazmat suit, collecting samples and babbling about mushrooms.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The funniest thing I saw in Stardew recently, was that I have installed the Anthro characters mod and it'w really good at making everyone some kind of anthro, even their dialogue portraits... But in one of the relationship sequences, it flashes dialogue portraits of various characters and in that once scene they were not altered by the mod, so there's all these "random" ghost humans showing up.

[–] djdarren@piefed.social 3 points 1 day ago

Surprised no one's mentioned Thank Goodness You're Here yet.

That game had me rolling from start to finish.

[–] Wawe@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Started playing "RV there yet" with my wife and we were laughing out loud how silly the game is.

[–] rotqew@lemmy.world 24 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Weirdly - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Despite whole game's emotional atmosphere being pretty heavy, I think it had very good humor moments in it, I actually laughed out loud few times. Maybe a part of it is that it took me by surprise but I appreciate wittiness of these lighter moments.

Great writing overall by the way.

[–] ISOmorph@feddit.org 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

I'm playing it right now.

!When Verso tries to recruit Monoco to go to old Lumière, Monoco is like "No thanks, after last time I made a promise to never follow you again", to which Verso responds "There'll be lots of fights...", and Monoco is like "I'll follow you anywhere!". The delivery is a lot better obviously.!<

[–] devolution@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Monoco: It's time do defeat her.

to Verso Please help me.

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[–] devolution@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Another thing I loved about the game is how much of unapologetic nerds Lune and Gustave are.

[–] biofaust@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I really want to try it, also because I am studying French and it has full voice over. Problem is, I never managed to play JRPGs, so I am afraid I would be throwing money away.

[–] Amroth@feddit.it 2 points 2 days ago

You can play at low difficulty to make it less frustrating while still enjoying the beautiful story!

[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

I still need to start this.

But I know the feel - games that expand their emotional range often get the best reactions because moving to an extreme of seriousness, sadness, or even humor, can shock the player.

[–] devolution@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)
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[–] NewNewAccount@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Disco Elysium had me laughing out loud a few times.

[–] Goodeye8@piefed.social 4 points 2 days ago

Disco Elysium is definitely the most memorable one with the level of absurdity it throws in your face. Thinking about the "Dios Mio, a LIBERAL" still cracks me up.

[–] ISOmorph@feddit.org 20 points 3 days ago

Witcher 3, which I played like 3 months ago. There was this one goofy quest where you had to save a mage by getting a magic book with a weird name that you could abbreviate to GOG. You needed a spell from it to disable the mage's tower defence and regulatory management system (something along those lines), or DRM for short.

[–] B0NK3RS@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago

Portal 2 is a classic and I enjoyed Tales from the Borderlands.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 points 1 day ago

I laugh a lot during games. Though, most often, it's from some unintended consequence or bug or just game physics being game physics (like a ragdoll spazzing out cuz it's stuck in something).

[–] lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

The Corridor

Humorous little game.

[–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think the loudest and longest laugh I ever got was at the very end of Untitled Goose Game. Not gonna spoil it for anyone, but once I figured out the joke that had been stewing for three straight hours, it had me laughing for the rest of the night.

[–] WALLACE@feddit.uk 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

On a similar theme, "Thank goodness you're here!" had me creasing at times. Especially at the lawn mowing bit.

[–] Talaraine@fedia.io 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Baldur's Gate 3, quite often

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[–] LuigiMaoFrance@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The Dragon Quest games make me laugh all the time. The NPC dialogues are beautifully written, and frequently have little humorous elements in them. The monster designs and animations are also often funny in their own ways.

Can't recommend these games enough.

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 days ago

Portal/portal 2

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 11 points 3 days ago (2 children)

En Garde, when while I was using the environment against them, one of the enemies cried out "She's using the environment against us!"

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[–] catalyst@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

Hollow Knight Silksong.

SpoilerThe trap bench in Hunters March. After the absolutely grueling effort it took getting there, the relief of finally coming upon a bench, only to see the trap come swinging down. All I could do was laugh.

[–] Mikelius@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago

"Backfirewall_" from a little while back. A masterpiece that deserved more attention! Highly recommend to anyone here who is big on tech (especially programmers)!

[–] Don_alForno@feddit.org 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

When Split Fiction made me a pig that had magic fart powers.

Before that in BG3, when I accidentally released the brakes on the windmill.

[–] MidsizedSedan@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Doki Doki Litrure Club. Ending spoilers

TitleThere is a big twist about Monica calling you by your actual name. The name you gave when setting up your computer. That's how I realised I made a typo in my name. So this big impactful moment fell flat on its face

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 6 points 3 days ago

Me loves litrure too.

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Cyberpunk 2077, you have to save two of the most incompetent cops that exist. For such a dark and depressing universe, whenever there are hints of humor those always get me.

[–] biofaust@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

I think whoever designed the ads in CP2077 deserves a special prize.

[–] Redacted@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

Like two days ago in megabonk, game physics yeeted me into the stratosphere

[–] warmaster@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I can't remember the last time a game made me intentionally laugh. I laughed my ass off about situations, bugs, but... scripted comedy?

Maybe a smile, a faint giggle, but actual laughter? I can't remember.

[–] biofaust@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

That's exactly why I was so surprised by Dispatch! It has stuff at the same level of Sam & Max: Hit the Road whose the next door shop from the office I will never forget: "Bosco's Guns, Liquors, Baby Needs"

[–] kelpie_returns@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Been playing Midnight Club 3 lately and some of the songs are very silly. "Can you make your fatty roll like a 24? (24)"

[–] ampersandrew@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

In Borderlands 4, there's a side quest to cure someone of being a psycho. You need to get a handful of macguffins and plug them into this elaborate machine. There's a lot of whirring and build-up, and then the machine essentially zaps the psycho and makes him explode. "He's cured!" It got me, lol.

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[–] danh2os@piefed.social 5 points 3 days ago

Last night, playing PALWORLD. Such a funny and silly game.

[–] brsrklf@jlai.lu 6 points 3 days ago

Dead Cells had one for me, in the boss fight against the Giant. Spoiler.

SpoilerThe giant is a very melancholic, dignified old servant who's feeling betrayed and disappointed in the player (long story, happens before the game, you don't remember it and you're only just piecing together what happened).

When he dies, he starts slowly sinking in lava with a very sad expression, with a speech about how "You were an example to us all", lamenting about what happened, etc... And just before being completely immerged, with just his hand still reaching out of lava...

"You..."

"...are an ass!" And he flips you off.

Perfect delivery.

[–] _spiffy@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

I played Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip and laughed multiple times in the first few minutes

[–] Weirdfish@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Laughed at the humor in a game? High on life had some really good stuff in the opening hour.

Laughed at the situation in a game? My recent play through of the ever chaotic madness that is Far Cry 2.

[–] missingno@fedia.io 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Just a few days ago, at a local Vampire Savior tournament. Grand Finals ended with me sniping Q-Bee's bubble super with a callout from B.B. Hood's gun super. Wish I had a clip, but it wasn't streamed or recorded.

Also had a few good laughs playing Skullgirls earlier that night at the same local, chaotic shit always happens in that game.

[–] LikeableLime@piefed.social 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I read this as Vampire Survivors and was so confused

[–] Wrufieotnak@feddit.org 1 points 2 days ago

... It took your comment for me to reread the other one and yes, that does make more sense.

[–] darthelmet@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It actually happens fairly frequently, but almost entirely as reaction to unexpected gameplay moments as opposed to any deliberate comedy written in by the designers. Some of that can be funny too, but only really to the point of a grin or light chuckle.

I remember a moment playing BG 3 when one of my characters just got yeeted into lava literally at the start of the fight. I laughed my ass off then went on with what ended up being probably a much more difficult than intended fight.

Sometimes it can be something as simple as the physics or an NPC bugging out.

[–] biofaust@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

That's why I specified moments designed to be funny.

[–] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Playing "RV There Yet" with friends. I'm replaying "DELTARUNE" and that game has me laughing out loud every 5 minutes (same goes for UNDERTALE). Also recently played the demo for "Yapyap" and laughed a bunch.

[–] Flamekebab@piefed.social 4 points 3 days ago

Saints Row (2022) had some of my flavour of silliness.

[–] MarcomachtKuchen@feddit.org 4 points 3 days ago

Really enjoyed the short demo of Steam page was really funny. It may sound weird but it's a mixture of Stanley parable (also fucking amazing) and counter strike 1.6 culture.

[–] RiQuY@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 days ago

This Saturday, while playing Artic Eggs.

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