Not quite finished with his criminal career Turnip Boy is back and this time he’s giving armed robbery a go in Turnip Boy Robs a Bank developed by Snoozy Kazoo, and published by Grafitti Games.
For those of you unfamiliar with Turnip Boy we first meet our little root vegetable protagonist in Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion (which I cannot recommend highly enough) no, he didn’t hold a cactus gun up to my head so I’d write that, don’t believe me check out the steam reviews.
Turnip Boy has teamed up with the fearsome Pickled Gang this time to plan and
execute the perfect bank heist. The game starts at the hideout where you get instructions from your various accomplices. To execute the different objectives in the bank you will need to talk to the array of characters to buy boosts, upgrade your arsenal and more. You’ll find yourself visiting the hideout after each bank robbery where new options will unlock as you progress to help you on your journey. Not only do you meet a fun array of characters in the hub alone, but the bank is also full of zany characters some old faces some new, with quests such as, find my husband so that I can get the divorce papers signed, or Use a giant crayon to deface the art in one of the rooms, nothing says criminal like Crayola graffiti. Each time you go to the bank you have a short but upgradeable amount of time to do what you want and complete various quests with unique rewards and dialogue. Often these conversations are full of the humour that we’ve grown to love with the Turnip Boy franchise.
For those after an experience like the first, Turnip Boy Robs A Bank is quite different in its pacing and tackles the roguelike genre instead of RPG like the first. This, however, doesn’t make the experience any worse, Turnip Boy Robs A Bank is a fun unique blend of very well-loved genres and I have had quite a great time with it so far, especially the way the bank keeps changing every time I go back, no playthrough is the exact same. Turnip Boy will use an array of strange weapons from a musical shell to a cactus that fires needles. The gadgets that you’ll come across all offer unique buffs to make the experience even better.
The design in Turnip Boy Robs A Bank is as fun and unique as the first game, the characters are quirky, and the room designs are full of new features every time you enter a new area and new layouts. The graphical design always reminded me of a retro pixel-style look and in Turnip Boy Robs A Bank, it works really well. Each character is uniquely designed to look different from the rest and is quite entertaining to discover. The whole theme of the game fits in so well with each other that it was a joy to look at and play and runs really smoothly on PC. The sound design is also on point with funky tracks to jam to while shaking down innocent civilians for their cash and belongings, the music really aided the experience and the sound effects were as hilarious as always, both felt reminiscent of the original Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion.
Overall Turnip Boy Robs a Bank is an excellent addition to the Turnip Boy franchise. As much as I loved the slower-paced RPG elements of the first, I do Love the faster-paced rogue-lite aspect of this game as it has much more replayability and can easily be picked up and played when the mood takes you. The cast of quirky characters makes the experience even more enjoyable and it will be a game that I will come back to for many years to come. I hope to see more in the Turnip Boy franchise, perhaps Grand Theft Turnip could be the next sequel.
8/10
Turnip Boy Robs A Bank is available on Xbox, Nintendo Switch and PC you can find it on the links below!
Nintendo
Steam
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