![]() Characters are expressive, even those with simpler designs, and every action players perform in game feels silky smooth to execute. Some of the developers at Magic Design Studios previously worked on UbiArt Framework games like Rayman and Valiant Hearts, and their talent is clearly visible here. The game looks incredible, mostly thanks to its extraordinary animation. ![]() Then, of course, there’s the sense of style that permeates every inch of Have a Nice Death. O’Shah,” and it’s clear why I was smiling throughout my playthrough. Combine that with the cynically charming death-focused premise, where players will explore places like the “Industrial Pollution Department” and meet characters with clever names like “health and safety inspector Mr. The dialogue is hilarious in an understated sort of way, and feels like it was written by people who definitely have worked office jobs before and can see the unintended comedy that arises out of everyday situations. While the story itself isn’t particularly deep, it’s the characters that inhabit the world – from the receptionist at the front desk, to the coffee-fueled hype-man, to the unique caricatured bosses – that really sell the premise. While plenty of other games have played around with the theme of workplaces being literal warzones (another roguelike, Going Under, comes to mind), Have a Nice Death has the best overall execution of this type of narrative conceit that I’ve seen. and taking down each of the bosses – or Sorrows, as they’re called in-game – that are making a mess of everything. And so, of course, it’s up to the player to help Death take matters into his own hands by fighting through the various departments of Death Inc. The company is in shambles, though – Death has been stuck filling out paperwork behind a desk for too long, while the company’s top executives have essentially gone rouge, causing havoc both up on Earth and in the bowels of the offices. In Have a Nice Death, the afterlife is managed by the relentless corporate bureaucracy of Death Incorporated, an organization run by Death himself that harvests and processes the souls of the deceased.
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