Many of the stages are suitably absurd, with a focus on giving the blobs difficult obstacles to fail at overcoming as they thrash about impotently in the way only a physics ragdoll can.
There is fun to be had in exploiting game systems for humor. Now that the game has been released in its (apparent) final form, it's apparent that Boneloaf wasn't sure what to do with it besides capitalize on the chaos and absurdity inherent in physics-based games. When Gang Beasts was in early access, it felt like an amusing idea with a lot of potential. The game might as well be played on mute, for as little effort as was put into making any of it sound good. The generic soundtrack does not complement the on-screen mayhem in any way, and the only real sound effects are the sounds of punches landing, which sound like they were taken straight out of a stock sound effects library. The sound design, however, leaves a lot to be desired. It's a goofy party game featuring dumb blobs in funny suits beating the crap out of each other for no reason. Gang Beasts is not a complex, technical fighter. Its blobby character designs do a good job of indicating just what type of game this is. While the graphics are simplistic, they work well for what the title tries to accomplish. That's not to suggest that there is nothing good about the design choices. Anyone who doesn't know what they're getting into from the beginning will be left hopelessly lost. The game provides no internal explanation for itself, its modes, its controls or its goals. Many things about Gang Beasts seem like the result of the developers simply reaching the point where they could get away with stopping, rather than wrapping things up in a way that feels truly complete. This is especially jarring because, while in early access, the game tried out a number of old menu systems that all had more character than the final design that Boneloaf settled on. While Gang Beasts shows off its stylistically simple characters (initially in a default outfit that is very clearly meant to be Rick from "Rick & Morty"), it is almost as if the designers gave up on injecting any life into what would end up being every player's first impression of the game. One fighter is frequently seen carrying another over their head, while the opponent frantically punches downward in hopes of rendering their foe into a limp heap on the ground.īut for being such a comical game, its presentation is lacking, with a menu system that's content to remain merely functional without revealing any of the game's character. Though the mechanics are limited, they mesh well with the physics engine in a way that evokes a sense of manic incompetence on the part of all combatants. Gang Beasts couldn't feel more different from Nintendo's mascot brawler, however. Since players can only be defeated by a ring-out, the game's design has similarities to the uber-popular Smash Bros. The game features fighters who are little more than colored blobs with limbs, lurching around like drunks as they either throw sloppy haymakers at their opponents or attempt to grab their rivals and toss them out of the play area.
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