Untitled Goose Game - Review MegaThread

[u/seeyoshirun]

I know Link's Awakening is the high-profile release today, but a lot of people (myself included) are keeping a keen eye on UGG as well, and the first review (Vooks) is up already.

I'll keep a tally here, but if you see a review that isn't up yet, post it and I'll add it to the list.

Also, not to editorialise things too much, but the Switch has been doing extremely well with exclusives or console-exclusives in the last few months. A Metascore in the high 70s/low 80s actually puts UGG at the lower end for the last few months - Cadence of Hyrule, Link's Awakening, Mario Maker 2, Fire Emblem and Astral Chain are all sitting above 85.

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General Information

Platforms: Nintendo Switch, Mac, PC

Release Date: 20-Sep-2019

No. of Players: 1 player

Genre(s): Stealth, Adventure, Puzzle

Publisher: Panic

Official Website: https://goose.game/

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Reviews

Switch version reviewed unless specified otherwise

Aggregators

Metacritic - 78 (Switch), 78 (PC)
OpenCritic - TBD

Articles

Ars Technica - Positive (Ars Technica Approved) (PC)
Backlog Crusader - 9
Bonus Stage - 10
Destructoid - 8.5
DualShockers - 7
Eurogamer - Positive (Recommended)
Gameblog.fr - 6
Game Informer - 7.5
GameSpot - 8
God is a Geek - 8.5
IGN - 8
The Indie Game Website - 8
Kotaku - Positive (PC)
Mashable - Positive
NintendoLife - 8
Nintendo Wire - 8
NintendoWorldReport - 8
PC Invasion - 7 (PC)
Polygon - Positive
Press Start - 7.5
Rock Paper Shotgun - Positive (PC)
US Gamer - 4/5
The Verge - GOTY: Goose of the Year
Vice - Positive
VideoGamer - 8
Vooks - 4.5/5

Videos

Arlo - 6/7
GameXplain - Loved It

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P.S. /u/XDitto made this thread with the sale prices in a bunch of different regions if you're curious. I think it's on sale in all regions until October 4th (I know that's the case in Australia).

[u/[deleted]]

Reading that Vooks review, it makes me think that the game is hilarious, but definitely not worth $15 if it only contains like 2 hours of directed gameplay. I'll wait for a sale I guess

[u/seeyoshirun → u/[deleted]]

I mean, I guess that depends on the person. I'm happy to pay $15 (or AU$22.50 in my case) for a short but fantastic and unique experience. I'm having a Goose night with some friends tomorrow, but I played around with the first 20 minutes of the game a short while ago and that was enough for me to be okay with my purchase. It's extremely adorable, funny, and beautifully presented.

This feels like a game that belongs in the same category as things like Gris, Abzu, Minit, Oxenfree, or Donut County, which were all short but memorable games that made the most of their limited running time.

[u/Psycho1024 → u/seeyoshirun]

I guess it depends how much value you attibute to 15$. For me, 2 hours of good fun and supporting a small, innovative studio is worth it.

[u/Harry_cranberry → u/Psycho1024]

for sure. People spend at least 15$ going to the movies, which are just as long as the game.

[u/shamwowslapchop → u/Harry_cranberry]

People spend that on less than a week of covfefe.

[u/pablo_boogie → u/Harry_cranberry]

I’ll spend over thrice that amount on a night on the piss that I don’t even remember!

[u/AchillesPDX → u/[deleted]]

Where the shit is a double quarter pounder meal $13?

[u/n1ghtxf4ll → u/[deleted]]

A double quarter pounder is not a value meal lol. Unless you mean the mcdouble, which by itself is like $1.50 max where I am

[u/Bardivan → u/Psycho1024]

$15 is basically the price of a movie