Turnip Boy Robs a Bank Has Me Hooked

Once I first noticed the title Turnip Boy Robs a Financial institution, I had no thought what to anticipate. I hadn’t performed or seen something concerning the first recreation, Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion, so I didn’t even know what style or artwork fashion to anticipate.

As quickly as I opened the Game Pass web page I used to be intrigued. Though I’ve by no means performed Hotline Miami myself, I may instantly acknowledge the inspiration whereas nonetheless clearly seeing the humor that was going to make this recreation distinctive proper off the bat. In spite of everything, I couldn’t count on something apart from humor for a recreation named Turnip Boy Robs a Financial institution.

Instantly, I used to be hooked on simply how foolish it’s. Having not performed the primary recreation and solely having examine what it entailed, I loved the brisk recap of Turnip Boy having slain a god, committing tax evasion and beginning a civil struggle, and I used to be prepared to leap proper into the motion — of which there’s lots.

It took me a short time to get used to the twin-stick controls, however the tempo of the sport is forgiving sufficient to let new gamers acquire their bearings. Not solely do the enemies not come at you relentlessly, however you get so many possibilities to return into the financial institution and determine the place issues are that it doesn’t really feel such as you’re being punished for making a mistake.

Turnip Boy Robs a Financial institution is a rogue-lite in its nature, with the development carrying with you over the course of many runs via the financial institution. You’ve bought to buy upgrades for every part from the probability of discovering higher weapons to the sum of money that you may carry every time you go in, and as you go you get to fulfill the various vary of Fruitfolk who await you each step of the best way.

These Fruitfolk are those that may truly offer you quests, and that construction is likely one of the huge issues that retains me coming again. You may head into the run and have 5 completely different Fruitfolk ask you for favors or want you to do one thing for them, which might present incentive for persevering with to progress additional via the sport.

At any time when I play a roguelike or rogue-lite, I discover myself instantly evaluating it to Hades. I beloved Hades principally for the story, however the gameplay was additionally incredible and the development felt pure and well-paced. Relating to the story in Turnip Boy Robs a Financial institution, there’s not as a lot that’s driving you towards the tip objective, so extra of the heavy lifting is finished by the gameplay itself.

The time restrict on every run in TBRaB makes for an fascinating dynamic in comparison with video games like Hades or Hotline Miami since you’ve bought to plan each second out a lot extra rigorously. That performs brilliantly with the truth that you’re going from activity to activity, ticking issues off of your listing as a result of every time you allow the warehouse, you’ve bought to have a plan in thoughts for the place you need to be and what you need to accomplish.

Not solely that, however the timer makes it really feel like much less of a time dedication than video games like Hades, the place a run can take upwards of quarter-hour relying on the way you play. Positive, you’ll be able to maintain enjoying Turnip Boy after the timer runs out and the cops begin swarming you however when you refill on cash it may be a great reset level to only head again to the warehouse and begin once more.

I can’t get into the issues that hooked me on TBRaB with out speaking concerning the music as properly. From the second you open the title display screen, you’re met with some beats which can be designed to get you hyped for any heist, and the remainder of the sport continues the development. You may unlock extra music as you play and earn, and you’ll then go into your cellphone and select what music you need to be enjoying at any cut-off date, which is a superb little contact.

Once I take a look at Turnip Boy Robs a Financial institution within the context of the remainder of the market, it’s fascinating to see the place it falls alongside video games like Risk of Rain or Dead Cells. Being on Sport Move with Lifeless Cells signifies that extra folks may need the chance to play it, however it may not have sufficient behind it to drive it to the identical degree of recognition that video games like Enter the Gungeon have obtained.

Although it’s early within the 12 months, I really feel like Turnip Boy remains to be going to be on the prime of my listing by the tip of 2024. I’m at all times looking out for nice roguish video games that I can suck myself into, and Turnip Boy managed to take action in one of the crucial approachable methods I’ve seen in a while. Now it’s as much as Go Mecha Ball to see if it might probably maintain the (forgive me) ball rolling.

Concerning the writer

Nick Rivera

Nick Rivera graduated from the College of Pittsburgh in 2021 learning Digital Media and began as a Freelance Author with Twinfinite in early 2023. Nick performs something from Halo to Stardew Valley to Peggle, however is a sucker for a magnetic story.