Maroc - 3RD-STRIKE.COM - A La Une - 26/Dec 04:46

Tingus Goose – Review

Most gamers still probably assume that idle games are mainly found on smartphones, as they are more casual and often don’t require a proper gaming rig. While this is true to a certain extent, more and more idle games are making their way to PC and consoles. We recently reviewed This Ain’t Even Poker, Ya Joker, which was a semi-idle title as well. Today, we’ll be discussing Tingus Goose, another idle game with a few active components to spice things up. This was one of those titles where we didn’t know what to expect when we saw the original trailer, and honestly, we still don’t properly know what we actually experienced here. Even so, Tingus Goose was a hell of a ride that managed to surprise us. Story While we could argue that the weird cinematics in Tingus Goose could be considered as a story of sorts, there isn’t anything really present in the game that could serve as a fleshed-out narrative. You’ll get odd and creepy clips in between chapters where you see odd cases of body horror, freakish insemination-like sequences, and odd reproduction results that almost always involve geese. Yeah, it sounds very vague and weird, and that’s also how we’d describe what’s going on in the game at all times. Don’t worry, it’s not like anything really explicit happens; it all just looks very freaky. Graphics Tingus Goose’s art style could be described as crazy doodles from someone with severe mental health issues, but in a good way. The result of said doodles looks captivating, interesting, and you’ll feel engrossed by the entire experience from start to finish. We liked the very simplistic-looking artwork, which actually held a surprising amount of details. There are so many animations, a lot of cute touches, and of course, lots of ghastly depictions of body horror. The unique art direction is a breath of fresh air in the idle game genre. Sound The sound design isn’t too bad, but it feels a bit too generic to properly match the art style. The music reminded us more of lounge or elevator music, and eventually, we turned on our own favorite tunes while working on other items, as Tingus Goose can often simply run in the background if you have to collect a lot of money. The SFX are decent too, and everything sounds satisfying for a while. After that, you’ll probably also turn the game’s volume down or mute it. Gameplay Tingus Goose is a fairly weird idle game in which you’ll have to grow massive geese that grow out of other creatures, while also tending to the blossoms that sprout from their necks. It’s a very odd experience, but it does have some zen-like qualities when you see small creatures being spit out by a goose that eventually tumble down, bouncing on all the blossoms, earning you more and more money on the way down. It’s hard to properly explain this, and we suggest simply checking out the game’s trailer to get a better picture of this. In Tingus Goose, you’ll play through different chapters, where you’ll have to grow your goose to reach another goose in the sky, so they can mate. When finishing a chapter, you’ll be able to progress to the next one, where you’ll need to grow a new goose. It’s fairly straightforward in the sense that you’ll generate passive income when idling, but you’ll also have active components where you place your blossoms, what direction they face, how far they branch out, and so on. The latter is important, as your goose will keep spitting out newborn ‘babies’ which will generate more income depending on how they fall, what blossoms they hit, and so on. There are different types of blossoms; some may just change the fall trajectory, while others may combine these babies, and others may multiply them. As we said before, the game is kind of weird (in a good way). Outside of the active and idling component, there’s also a skill tree of sorts that unlocks passive power-ups, as well as a few active ones. You may generate more passive income after investing ‘calcium’ in some so-called ‘roots’, while you may also unlock a waiter that brings you occasional buffs. The skill tree is fairly expansive, and the game even offers you the chance to restart chapters before reaching the end of them, to receive more calcium to unlock more upgrades. You don’t have to reset chapters, but doing so might just make progress easier further down the line. It’s nice to have a system in place that rewards you for retrying levels. This also adds additional play time to an already fairly meaty experience. Conclusion Tingus Goose is an interesting entry in the idle game genre thanks to its unique theme, engaging active gameplay components, and creepy but ‘cozy’ visuals. The game manages to entertain from start to finish, even though some segments grow a bit stale when progress slows down significantly. Nonetheless, if you’re a fan of the genre and you’re looking for something unique, it’s probably worth checking out Tingus Goose.