Despite video games chasing the legitimacy of being like blockbuster Hollywood action films or HBO dramas, few of them take a pop at comedy as a genre. Thank Goodness You’re Here is a comedy game, and it’s a fantastic one.
Developer Coal Supper’s second game is about the town of Farnsworth, a colourful, fictional northern English town. Players arrive seeking a meeting with the mayor, but they’re soon chucked out into the town square, with time to kill. Thankfully, Farnsworth is full to the brim with absurd characters with problems that only you can fix. Thank Goodness You’re Here!
Mechanically, you’re traveling around the town, doing odd jobs. Your character can run, jump, and punch. These mechanics are largely used to set in motion the game’s seemingly endless string of jokes. One quest sees you assisting a never-ending extendable arm as it snakes its way through the town. Once you solve a problem, that will unlock a new part of the town, and a new quest.
