Denser and Wackier: Difference between revisions

* The creators of ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' realized that if they wanted their [[First-Person Shooter]] to be memorable and stand out from other similar games, like ''[[Call of Duty]]'', they would have to drastically distance themselves from the feel of the first game, and take absolutely nothing seriously. [[Tropes Are Not Bad|It worked.]]

* The original ''[[Earthworm Jim (video game)|Earthworm Jim]]'' was already wacky, but its sequel went off the deep end - for example, its third level featured Jim as a cave salamander floating through a pinball bumper- and pencil-studded intestine while shooting inflated sheep on his way to a [[Insane Troll Logic|nonsensical]] game show at the level's end. Thankfully, it actually [[Surreal Humor|worked]]. After that, ''Earthworm Jim 3D'' on the N64 (developed by an entirely different team) descended into infantile, "random" gags and ''[[Bubsy]] the Bobcat''-quality puns.

** ''[[Sonic Generations]]'', while not as dense or wacky as Sonic Colors, is still obviously denser and wackier than the other Sonic games. [[Tropes Are Not Bad|Sonic games seem to be more critically acclaimed when they don't take themselves seriously.]]

* ''[[Dead Rising 2]] : Off The Record'' promises to be this. The original installments had heavy goofy elements but a fairly serious main storyline. ''Off The Record'''s trailer shows Frank having fun in an amusement park full of zombies, basically just screwing around, while wacky music plays.

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