A black and white review comic for Untitled Goose Game.

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Review: Untitled Goose Game. Four Stars out of Five. Developer: House House. Reviewed by Dan McAlister

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Image: A realistic goose hissing.

Text: Geese are mean, and people obviously resent them. But is that resentment rooted in indignation? Or jealousy?

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Image: A goose with a blank expression stands among people passing by.

Text: In Untitled Goose Game, you play as a goose living among a community of people. There will be no harmony. You will be mean. Horrible, even.

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Image: The goose consults a To-Do list that lists three tasks: Wash the man’s hair, take a cabbage, and swap the seeds.

Text: In each level, you are given a list of tasks. Some are straightforward, and others are cryptic. The overarching goal is to disrupt the peace.

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Image: A man cycles through a three stage routine: picking up seeds, planting seeds, and disposing of the seed packet. The goose watches from a nearby pond.

Text: Here, stealth and observation are goose virtues. The people of this town lead cyclical lives. Reckless shenanigans aren’t effectively disruptive. Understanding the townsfolk’s routines, and how to break them, is key to checking items off your list.

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Image: The goose disrupts the man’s work cycle, stealing his shoe and retreating to the pond. The man chases after the goose, trips on the trash can, and falls head-first into the pond. The goose’s to-do list appears, crossing out “Wash the man’s hair.”

Text: For a game about chaos, it’s surprising that patience and inference are so critical to success. Geese plot, it turns out.

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Image: The goose floats in the pond, and the discarded shoe floats nearby. The man is also sitting in the pond, drenched and shaking his fists angrily.

Text: At the center of this mayhem is your goose. Featureless, unblinking, and yet capable of great expression.

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Image: The goose honking, and also walking with its wings spread wide.

Text: There are buttons for honking, biting, wing-flapping, and more. An emotive repertoire for subdued, effective acting.

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Image: A woman pushing a broom, and then acting shocked at something unforeseen.

Text: The humans are capable actors, too: diligent and quiet when engaged in their routines, and outraged when disrupted. It is in the latter moments when they seem most alive.

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Image: The goose is standing near an overturned trash can, holding a knife in its beak.

Text: It gives weight to the chaos caused, to rouse others into full, irritated life. Perhaps that’s why people hate geese so much. Or maybe you’re just horrible. It’s fun, though.