New game: "Mutants Ate My Carrots"!

New game!

I don't know why it took me so long to play Mutants Ate My Carrots, developed by Animatic Vision and published by Dionous Games. I think it was the combat element that held me back. Action-adventures are more of a console thing to me. But frankly, I needn't have worried because this game is pure point 'n click, freaking hilarious and the combat is just a variation of an inventory puzzle!

Typical morning after...

I'm Blackjack, last one of the legendary Black Rabbits. There's a whole intro cinematic explaining my origins, so I won't go into it here. Most important part is that I cultivate black carrots which gives me extra strength. Think of that flower in the Black Panther movie... But one morning, I wake up and find someone stole all my carrots! A quest ensues!

And that there's 50% of the gameplay...

Searching the forest I meet several other animals, but as is typical for adventure games, they all want something in return before they will help me out. These interaction show what a wacky cartoon this game actually is. The dialogue is funny as well, and Blackjack is a perfect, grumpy protagonist, a veteran who has seen it all and just does what needs to be done.

Teach me, sensei!

But once in a while we have to exchange the wits path for the fists path. Blackjack has a couple of basic fighting skills, a quick punch and a power kick, but that's not enough to fight through this forest. Along the way, he can gradually pick up other skills, by collecting sensei Mon Ki's lost balls (the decorative kind) or by drinking special potions.

Boss fight!

Fighting usually entails incapacitating an enemy with some kind of inventory item first, or using special attacks for which they show a weakness. They'll block your normal attacks before you do this. These attacks can also be used to get past obstacles, for instance to kick open doors and jab through wood.

He he...

But the game has more layers than just traipsing around a forest and interact with all kinds of woodland creatures. There's more going on, with a strange underground lab where they did weird animal experiments. So after an hour of gameplay, I'm sure there's lots more to discover...

You can find Mutants Ate My Carrots on Steam.