Summary
There are plenty of great open-world games that are worth diving into. FromAssassin’s CreedtoGrand Theft Auto,there’s something to suit all tastes and playstyles. As far as gaming genres go, open-world games often rank high on the list.Vast open worlds with few limitationsare a huge draw for many gaming fans.
Most open-world games inject at least a little bit of humor to create entertaining experiences for players. However, some games take it one step further and sprinkle in lots of dark humor. FromFallouttoDead Rising,several games have plenty of dark comedic moments for players to enjoy.
Dead Rising 2has plenty of dark jokes scattered throughout the game. In fact, the whole series is known for its morbid sense of humor. Players can cobble together all sorts of materials to make unique and deadly weapons that take down zombies in style.
While there are lots of great lines in the game, one of the more dark yet hilarious aspects is the Freedom Bear. This isan interesting combo weaponthat can be made by combining a light machine gun with a robot bear. The results are as funny as they are dark. Players can sit back and watch as this well-armed teddy shoots through crowds of undead with ease.
TheBorderlandsseries is well-known for its dark humor. That said,Borderlands 2takes this to the next level. A good example of this kind of humor occurs withFace McShooty. This is an entire mission based around a non-hostile individual who quite literally wants the player to kill him.
After asking the player to shoot him in the face, a mission will start, asking the player to shoot him in the face. If the player shoots him anywhere aside from his face, then he will begin shouting at the player. As fans may have guessed, the mission ends with Face McShooty getting shot in the face.
Destroy All Humans!games have always been full of morbid jokes, butDestroy All Humans! 2: Reprobedtakes those jokes to another level. While there are plenty of dark jokes about probing, there are also situations where the player can make lots of humans do unspeakable things.These unspeakable acts are all done against the backdrop of a comedic setting, making it an incredibly dark yet funny experience for the player.
From KGB agents that explode when they hear rock music to humans being forced to dance before exploding, this game isfilled with plenty of encountersthat are bound to get a shocked laugh out of players.
While all of Bethesda’sFalloutgames have a fair amount of humor,Fallout 3is filled with dark jokes and storylines. There’s a questline that gives players the option to blow up an entire town because it makes the wasteland look untidy. There’s also a questline centered around the player taking many forms of punishment, all to help Moira write a book.
While the aforementioned questlines contain their fair share of dark humor, the Vaults are where the most morbid jokes can be found.Vault 108, just like most Vaults in the series, is a place where some dark experiments took place. While these experiments are usually always sinister, Vault 108’s experiment was centered around cloning.Upon entering the Vault, players will be confronted and attacked by a horde of Garys. These clones all repeat the same lines and are identical in every way, which makes for a pretty morbid yet comedic encounter.
South Parkhas always been able to cause a stir with its dark jokes that are based on exaggerated versions of real-world events.South Park: The Fractured But Wholefollows the TV show with plenty of dark moments that are both shocking and funny.
This game takes jabs at practically everything under the sun. Nothing is off-limits in this open-world game.Needless to say, there was a lot of controversy surrounding this game when it was released. Despite the controversy, longtime fans of the series will have plenty to sink their teeth into with the game’s wacky humor.
It’s hard to pick just a singleGrand Theft Autogame when it comes to dark comedy. All of the games in the series are filled with morbidly funny moments. However,Grand Theft Auto 5edges out the other games in the series.
The main reason for this is Trevor.Trevor is the king of dark comedyin the world of the long-running crime simulator.From making small talk while committing murder to making snide remarks as tragedy unfolds in front of him, there are very few video game characters quite like Trevor.
