What happened to funny games?

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#1 DarKre
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Sure there have been a few around lately, but not as much as there used to have been. Has the laughter in this world disappeared?

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#2 Jekken6
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Here's a list of games with some good humour:

Fallout 1,2 and 3

Oblivion (you have to find it)

Portal

Grand Theft Auto Series

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#3 lhshadow
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Here's a list of games with some good humour:

Fallout 1,2 and 3

Oblivion (you have to find it)

Portal

Grand Theft Auto Series
Jekken6

Add serious sam to that

Sure there have been a few around lately, but not as much as there used to have been. Has the laughter in this world disappeared?

DarKre

cuz gaming is serious business ! :P

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#4 hawkboy_4
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assinins creed. the whole game is glitched sometimes the horse runs with 2 legs on the ground and its back legs are in the air. funny as man

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#5 Canvas_Of_Flesh
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Brutal Legend should be coming out soon. That game promises to have some humor.
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#6 King9999
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If you like JRPGs, Persona 4 is hilarious.
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#7 dchan01
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The reason why games based around humor kind of died out is because games now require a worldwide presence to be a success. Humor is a very complex part of any society, and is the least likely to translate well. It's unfortunate, because I was brought up on them and would love for them to expand and grow. As someone else mentioned, at least Tim Schafer is still making games.

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#8 kfjl
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If you like JRPGs, Persona 4 is hilarious.King9999
Yes, funniest game I played in at least a couple years
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#9 skp_16
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I just played Radiata Stories early last year and that was the last funny game I've played.

IMO, games should have some sense of humor no matter what genre and atmosphere the game has.

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#10 ReubenFTW
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Try online, the casual market is crammed with funny games

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#11 allie2590
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I just played Radiata Stories early last year and that was the last funny game I've played.

IMO, games should have some sense of humor no matter what genre and atmosphere the game has.

skp_16

You want to play some funny horror games?

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#12 UT_Wrestler
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You should check out Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard; the whole game is basically meant to poke fun at popular video games.
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#13 AtomicTangerine
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Well, we are only in March and 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand is already an early contender for funniest game EVER. I'm not sure if the jokes are intentional or if he doesn't realize his current persona is basically self-parody, but it's great.

WHERE MY SKULL!

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#14 King9999
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Well, we are only in March and 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand is already an early contender for funniest game EVER. I'm not sure if the jokes are intentional or if he doesn't realize his current persona is basically self-parody, but it's great.

WHERE MY SKULL!

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Find any big-ass ramps yet?
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#15 LGTX
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Team Fortress 2 and Bad Company are loaded with funny jokes.

And Portal and Fallout 3 have great humor overall.

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#16 muthsera666
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Humor can be greatly hit-or-miss. That's part of the reason that it is not a large focus on many games.
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#17 BladesOfAthena
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Why have games that are purely humor-based when you can create funny instances in games that don't necessarily focus on humor?
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#18 visceron
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What about this one? Stalin vs. Martians

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#19 viper1991
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Saint's Row 2 can be funny.

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#20 Canvas_Of_Flesh
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[QUOTE="King9999"]If you like JRPGs, Persona 4 is hilarious.kfjl
Yes, funniest game I played in at least a couple years

Persona 4 is great. I also remember the guy on the beach in Persona 3. I never laughed so hard in my life.
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#21 galladean
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P3 is great so is radiata stories at points that almost got me killed in it cause i forgot the fights were serious but disgaea has to be the funniest game i have played in ages, i still get a chuckle out of it now especially the chapter starting scenes with etna!
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lego starwars 1 & 2

lego batman

lego indiana jones

timesplitters 1, 2, and 2: future perfect

shogo: mobile armor division (referred to as shogo: MAD)

painkiller overdose

worms 2: armaggeddon

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#23 galladean
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BEEP BEEP BLIP BEEP, ALWAYS LISTEN TO A HOT BABE, THATS THE LAW Flonne: Whoosh... Flonne: nin...nin...nin... Flonne: Whoomp! Whew, I made it in without beeing seen. How are those people called in the human world? Flonne: Oh yes, Ninjas! I allways wanted to be one. nin nin Drunken Scientist: It can ruin your day when zombies come your way... 'less you knock off their heads, you'll be dead! And there's things in the wall; I don't like them at all... they kill lots of people! Horrible beetles... "You can't eat the poor goat, not after he's worked so hard for us!" "I guess this sign means "Look Out for Falling Swords"... how scary is that?"
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#25 -Inertia
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Serious Sam, Legend of a game

Worms Series

Carmageddon

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#26 galladean
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worms was truly legendary but i don't like the new ones much