Sure, there are inspirations taken at times from other games but for the last three-quarters of the game, Turnip Boy surprises you with creativity when it comes to puzzles and combines a lot of its mechanics into a great time. Part of that is thanks to the puzzles that start simple but scale up in difficulty as time goes on. The game’s jabs at other games are great and even if the game builds on a lot of different influences from Zelda to other adventure games, Turnip Boy itself feels very unique and great. There are joke characters in there and I feel like it doesn’t always take itself too seriously… which isn’t necessarily a bad thing either. The base premise is simple but hilarious. At one point, you find a sword and you kill a snail because it didn’t pay rent to its friend… Fun! You could in theory just complete the main quest of getting your deed back but what is an adventure without a bit of sidetracking and what is this game without its loving NPCs? There are carrots, berries, fruit and even sweets that just wait for you to approach them and some even have quests for you that reward you with hats and tools that may be helpful along the way. I mean, it’s referencing a lot of things… let’s keep it at that. I feel like some of these references actually fill the world with life, especially as you dive into the subplot of it and some of its “realism”. I had to laugh or chuckle at times and it was just great overall. Some of these dialogues may make you cringe at times but I personally loved it to bits. The game’s dialogue is filled with pop culture and other references, ranging from Tier 3 subs that you can purchase, to copypasta spouted out seemingly at random, and there’s even a reference to JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure and to Tengen Toppa Guren Lagann in-game. After all, you’re a criminal! You filthy but adorable punk! But what the game does quite well is limiting your options: Either the IRS is stopping you from going into specific places or you frankly don’t have the tool needed to traverse certain areas, either way: You may be free to go everywhere you want but the game doesn’t let you go wherever you go. You’re left alone for the most part, much like in the Zelda games. The game essentially tells you a vague direction but doesn’t really tell you where to go exactly. The tasks are simple from taking care of pigs in a barn and bringing fertilizer to the Mayor to finding a tool or investigating a mysterious hatch in the weapon forest. Thank god! Playing this game, after all, takes less time than your tax work, right? Time to procrastinate! Uhm,… we don’t really do tax work in this game. Thankfully, Major Onion allows him to get his deed back once he works for it as his assistant, completing various tasks throughout the small but cute world and helping him with… his plan. Genre: Indie, Adventure, Pixel Graphics, ActionĪfter not paying property taxes, the cute little protagonist of this game, Turnip Boy, gets thrown out of his greenhouse by Major Onion. Let’s eat the rich but before that, let’s talk about this cute little game by Snoozy Kazoo called “ Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion“! Developer: Snoozy Kazoo Frankly, I’ll eventually get pointed towards them, I hope… or else uh… *this transition is flawless* I’ll end up committing tax evasion like Turnip Boy in today’s Indietail and like all the rich people that got rich in the first place because of them not paying taxes. As far as I know, I don’t have to pay any because I don’t earn enough money for that. A deep history of the world and how it became what it is.When I went to school, I never learned how to do taxes… and to this day, I still have no clue about them.Multiple endings based on how effectively you commit tax evasion.Earn collectible hats and alternate between which one to wear.Tons of tax documents to rip up, allowing you to erase your paper trail and potentially destroy the government.A large cast of quirky food-based characters, all with their own stories and problems.Grow and harvest plants to aid in your journey.Battle massive beasts that terrorize the garden community.Dungeons full of puzzles, enemies and rare treasures to pay back your debt.A thrilling, single-player adventure full of tax evasion, petty crimes and more.Along the journey uncover what’s spoiling this garden community and rise to tear down the corrupt vegetable government! Garden tools to solve plantastic puzzles, meet eccentric vegetables and fruits, and take on treacherous fights against animals both big and small. After failing to pay taxes and getting evicted from your home, you must go on an epic quest to pay back your massive debt to Mayor Onion. Take control of an adorable turnip who happens to be an absolute menace to society.
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