Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 2: Strong Badia the Free

true Name: Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 2: Strong Badia the Free Genre: Point-and-Click Adventure Platform: WiiWare, PC <a href="http://gamervision.com/contributed/12294472641exME2cskf.jpg"><img src="http://gamervision.com/contributed/12294472641exME2cskf.jpg" width="440" height="300"></a> Episode One of Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People wasn’t the title I expected it to be. It had all of the humor of a typical Homestar Runner cartoon, but lacked much of the charm and game design Telltale Games is known for. It felt like there was a sacrifice of quality for hilarity, and when compared to the stellar season Sam and Max had just finished, Homestar Ruiner wasn’t all that impressive. I had hoped that the issues would have been addressed by the time the next episode, Strong Badia the Free, was released. Sadly, while some of the lesser issues were resolved, Episode Two came packed with its own problems to deal with, resulting in a somewhat disappointing experience. Strong Badia the Free’s story is as crazy as could be expected, and follows Strong Bad after he is trapped in his home by the King of Town after refusing to pay an e-mail tax. Outside his window, other characters of the Homestar Runner universe protest his prison, and Strong Bad must enlist their help to get past the invisible fence keeping him indoors. Once he escapes, Strong Bad decides to secede from town, and the rest of the residents soon follow. Broken up into different territories, Strong Bad must go from country to country and convince his neighboring nations to join Strong Badia so he can launch an attack on the King of Town, who he scornfully refers to as the “Of Town.” <a href="http://gamervision.com/contributed/1221452383JD62k4bUIR.jpg"><img src="http://gamervision.com/contributed/1221452383JD62k4bUIR.jpg" width="440" height="275"></a> Each plot of land is filled with appropriate puzzles for the area, asking players to attempt to decipher Homsar’s language in the “Homsar Reservation” and destroy the papier-mâché dragon guarding Strong Mad’s country, “Country.” The levels are fun and humorous, but oftentimes overly frustrating, relying on the player’s patience as they click on everything until they accidentally stumble across a solution. Certain items have unusual uses from time to time, and characters might go against their previous statements in order for Strong Bad to complete a task, which proves more frustrating than helpful. In order to keep the game’s replay value up, Telltale has added plenty of collectibles and achievement-style bonuses throughout the game. In most cases this would be to the game’s benefit, but in the case of Strong Badia the Free it actually works against it. As said before, the games many objectives are often muddled and unclear, and the bonus objective of “light 20 objects on fire” can make it difficult to determine what is necessary to proceed and what isn’t, especially when earlier puzzles had you lighting objects on fire as part of the story. <a href="http://gamervision.com/contributed/1221452404KntIAXBx5q.jpg"><img src="http://gamervision.com/contributed/1221452404KntIAXBx5q.jpg" width="440" height="275"></a> Just as the last episode broke away from traditional point-and-click adventureness by introducing a stealthy mini-game, episode two has a similar section that plays like a game of Stratego. This section might be the highlight of the game; forcing players to use the knowledge of each character they have gained throughout the episode to complete an objective. I hope that Telltale is listening when I tell them that these sections are the highlights of their newest adventures, and in the case of Strong Badia the Free, the one thing keeping it from being a somewhat forgettable experience. On the whole, Strong Badia the Free has some great gameplay ideas without proper implementation. As soon as it starts to get into a proper rhythm there’s a confusing portion that drives it to a deal halt, and some of the best sections of the game don’t pay off as well as they should, especially considering the Homestar Runner license. It is worth purchasing in anticipation for Episode 3: Baddest of the Bands (especially considering the lack of point-and-click adventures of the market right now), but consider me wholly underwhelmed with the finished product.   <img src="/contributed/1179941567uPH4QkIKnO.jpg"> <img src="/contributed/1204908946PhJqwa60Wv.jpg" width="275" height="35">   <a href="http://www.gamerankings.com/"><img src="/contributed/12049090913D6uenyIJz.jpg" width="111" height="42"></a><a href="http://www.metacritic.com/games"><img src="/contributed/1204909164Gepk74pXtB.jpg" width="154" height="51"></a> Related Articles: <a href="/gamer/coop/reviews/article/strong_bad_s_cool_game_for_attractive_people_episode_1_homestar_r1/">Review: Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 1</a> <a href="/gamer/coop/news/article/media_dump_strongbad_game_screens_and_a_video/">Media Dump: Strongbad Game Screens and a Video</a> <a href="/gamer/sean/news/article/strongbad_episode_three_trailer_amp_screenshots">Strongbad: Episode Two Trailer & Screenshots</a>      review

2008-09-15T10:58:23-04:00

Name: Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 2: Strong Badia the Free Genre: Point-and-Click Adventure Platform: WiiWare, PC <a href="http://gamervision.com/contributed/12294472641exME2cskf.jpg"><img src="http://gamervision.com/contributed/12294472641exME2cskf.jpg" width="440" height="300" /></a> Episode One of Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People wasn’t the title I expected it to be. It had all of the humor of a typical Homestar Runner cartoon, but lacked much of the charm and game design Telltale Games is known for. It felt like there was a sacrifice of quality for hilarity, and when compared to the stellar season Sam and Max had just finished, Homestar Ruiner wasn’t all that impressive. I had hoped that the issues would have been addressed by the time the next episode, Strong Badia the Free, was released. Sadly, while some of the lesser issues were resolved, Episode Two came packed with its own problems to deal with, resulting in a somewhat disappointing experience. Strong Badia the Free’s story is as crazy as could be expected, and follows Strong Bad after he is trapped in his home by the King of Town after refusing to pay an e-mail tax. Outside his window, other characters of the Homestar Runner universe protest his prison, and Strong Bad must enlist their help to get past the invisible fence keeping him indoors. Once he escapes, Strong Bad decides to secede from town, and the rest of the residents soon follow. Broken up into different territories, Strong Bad must go from country to country and convince his neighboring nations to join Strong Badia so he can launch an attack on the King of Town, who he scornfully refers to as the “Of Town.”

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