erdetspill Two ice creams, one absurd quest

The main quest sounds simple: buy Grandpa two ice creams at KJIWI. Then the details arrive. The inheritance covers one ice cream, ice cream requires ID, so you apply for an ID card at the police. The second ice cream means cashing in a grant from Lånekassa, where the application asks for your favorite bread color. Every step is a real place you visit and a form you deal with, and the game treats it all with a completely straight face. Nobody comments on any of it, which is exactly why it works. The whole run takes about one to two and a half hours, and the ending, when Grandpa finally gets his ice creams, lands better than it has any right to.

The village is small but packed with things to poke at. A moose carries an RPG. A power pole raps. Crows will kill you, a robot lawnmower putters around, and pedestrians go about their day. The humor is the strongest part of the game, and the voice acting and music carry it well.

You will need it, because the crows and the moose are not friendly. Dying is not the end either. One player's run went: killed by a crow, flipped off God, restarted, blown up by a rocket moose, met God twice more, found a pink rabbit, shot it, and ended up in an electric chair. That is a normal afternoon here.