Untitled Goose Game has finally migrated to PlayStation 4, and it's every bit as wonderful as you've heard. You play as the titular antagonistic avian with the sole intent of causing as much misery as possible. The residents of the small English village are going about their day, and it's your job to stick your beak where it's not wanted.
The charm of this game largely comes from the interplay between the goose and her victims. Throughout the short runtime, you'll see lots of hilarious scenes play out as you steal things, pull pranks, and generally make a nuisance of yourself. You're free to poke around as you see fit, exploring the limits of each area. They're all rife with interactive objects and fun scenarios, and it's a constant joy to see the results of your mischief.
It plays out, in some cases, like a very simple stealth game. You're often in places a goose shouldn't be, and you'll be chased down when spotted. If you're trying to accomplish something specific -- like one of the many to-do list items -- this can be frustrating. There are usually ways of getting around people, but the game does leave you guessing most of the time. Movement controls are okay but take some getting used to; you'll sometimes get caught on objects while trying to run away.
Generally, though, the game is a lighthearted blast. Causing trouble as a goose is devilishly fun, even if the novelty may wear off once you've seen and done everything. It's so uniquely endearing, though, that it'll live surprisingly long in the memory. Enjoyable at any age or ability, Untitled Goose Game is worth a gander.
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Honk honk honk!
Honk honk.
HONK!
Honk!
I got your wallet, HONK!
Hoooonk honk HONK
I like that the pros are honk and honk but I’m not sure honk is really a pro, rather okay to me. And that honk con is really subjective IMO, for me that honk feels more like a pro.
This review quacked me up 🦆
Sure this will sell great over the christmas period. You could almost say it will be a Christmas quacker 🦢🦆🦢🦆
Quick question: you mention the "short runtime" but just how short is that? ... Honk!
Teh cutest game ever. Honk.
What a honkin' review.
It sure is honkin' great to see such a honkin' review on this honkin' website.
Honkety honk honk!
There is little that brings as much joy as HONK. Even typing HONK brings me tidings of great HONK.
I'll have a goosy gander at this.
The pros outweigh the cons for me.
@Gatatog You can fly through it in around three hours or so — maybe less if you don't mess about.
This is the honk of the year for me.
Reads like a Honk out of ten to me.
@Quintumply "Mini Review"? Did you invent that just for this game? I've been on this site every day for 10 years - that includes a lot of $2 "Minis" on PS3 - and can't recall ever seeing a "Mini" review before.
Don't have a problem w/ it, just wondering.
@rjejr https://www.pushsquare.com/tags/mini-reviews
We've been doing Mini Reviews for months!
@Quintumply The first "Mini" review on that page is Nov 6, that's not "months", it's barely a month and a half.
Thanks for the clarification, and the link, I guess between Thanksgiving and being sick w/ this stubborn cold since Nov 3rd I missed it. I am feeling better now, should remember this time.
@rjejr The first mini review was published in August, but after a couple of months it was decided that the word "Mini" needed to be added to the prefix so it was clearer that these reviews were different to regular ones.
@Quintumply Well how can you expect me to know there's such a thing as "Mini" reviews if you only call it "Reviews" and think the word "Mini" in your head? I'm not a mind reader you know. Kind of cheating don't you think?
That would explain all of those articles labeled "Reviews" all down the page link for mini-reviews, so I do appreciate the explanation for my confusion on that one. I stupidly thought all of those articles labeled "Review" were actually reviews, silly me.
So, how many Mini reviews could you have done in the time it took us to have this conversation? 😂
@rjejr They're all tagged Mini Reviews, but as this chat proves, a tag wasn't enough, hence the change in prefix.
I almost bought this on PS4...lucky I didn’t cos it’s now on Xbox game pass!
@Nightcrawler71
That’s a nice perk of Game Pass, but I typically buy the indie games to support future development.
@Quintumply If I only had a nickel for every time somebody searched the "Tags" on Pushsquare for "Mini reviews".
Going w/ Mini Reviews in the title was a good call.
@Quintumply @rjejr this exchange gave me a well needed laugh tonight. Thanks!
@Neolit Unknown goose thingy does things Death Stranding can't. It's clearly goty as demonstrated by the fact you see everything in 3 hours, get caught on the scenery and the movements awful. 7/10 goty material.
So glad this has come to HonkStation 4.
Hmm...mini reviews , normal reviews , some games should get Mega reviews 😃😉.
Amazing how playing a bully is met with generally positive reception. Yeah, this sure is fantastic.
@Wormold What's Nintendolife
Didnt explect to like this game, Downloaded it with GamePass and after arround 1 hour of play I purchased it. So fun, so adictive, a real little gem. Honk.
@Gatatog 3.5-4 hours
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