![]() I suppose if Sunset Overdrive falls flat anywhere, it’s that its serious moments within the plot fall flat due to the other 98% of the game being nonchalant and goofy. For example, fast-travelling sees your character get drunk, pass out, and wake up at your destination. ![]() Even when the game isn’t being meta, it’s still funny. I won’t spoil it, but the boss fights in each of the DLC packs that are generously included in the already-cheap title’s package, are hilarious and well-executed. Sunset Overdrive is more subtle and nuanced in its gaffs, genuinely getting some laughs out of me every now and then. Deadpool made a habit of it, preceding the expectations of the player by his reputation. Now, games are no stranger to breaking the fourth wall and getting meta. It’s unconventional, and it’s going to be hard to top in any game that dares emulate it or tries something similar. When I think of games that did movement specially, Mirror’s Edge‘s spectacular first-person parkour and Saints Row IV‘s light-speed running/dashing come to mind. Once you get used to it, it feels GREAT! It took several hours for me to master, but I could get from point A to B in a flash while looking stylish the whole time. A far cry from the cover shooter many are accustomed to, Sunset Overdrive has you bouncing, grinding, wall-running, pole-swinging, and more to get around. After a brief introduction, I got a feel for the movement. Then, I remembered Insomniac Games, who are quickly becoming one of my favorite studios, developed this. So, I thought I’d give the game a go as it saw some optimization for the new platform, as it dropped four years after the original Xbox version.ĭrawn in by the chaotic, silly art style, I wondered how the gameplay would fare in a game so dedicated to a culture niche. I had only touched Rare Replay before regretting the purchase of the console, and never really got around to it. I came across Sunset Overdrive, which I previously bought for the month I actually had an Xbox One. Continuing my search of games to play on Xbox Game Pass for PC, I found myself in my favorite genre of games: shooters.
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