Upon arrival, nearly every resident greets you with the same refrain: thank goodness you’re here!
There are jokes all over, too, delivered by every character and scrawled in every inch of scenery.
Nick opens the shutters to reveal the shop is just a brick wall.
There’s a poster at the supermarket that reads “Porky Nobbers: That Wet Crunch!”.
(“Porky Nobbers: Extra Large” reads another nearby package.)
“Puzzle game” is stretching it, too.
This is nearly pure narrative, its pleasures all to be found in its writing and animation.
The final ingredient to which is surrealism, which comes in part from your character’s seemingly flexible size.
Plus, animals can talk, and several characters possess supernatural physical properties.
None of this is ever explained - thank goodness.
Spiritually, Thank Goodness You’re Here!
is more in line with Local Hero, but with winkies.
But that happened only once in TGYH!
Its brief vignettes stack up, characters return again and again, until it builds to a grand climax.
By the time its end was away, I was convinced that Thank Goodness You’re Here!
Heck, I haven’t even mentioned that it’s got Matt Berry doing voices in it.
This review is based on a review build of the game provided by the developer.
