youarenotthewalrus:

Tbh, David Cage-style “Press X to Shaun” gameplay could probably work if applied in a less silly way and/or to situations that weren’t meant to be deadly serious. Like, imagine if it was being applied to slapstick comedies instead of Very Serious Stories about coping with the loss of your son(s) or being a robot who is a metaphor for slavery. It would still be ridiculous, but that ridiculousness would be in service to the concept instead of being at odds with it.