Game review: Bucket Detective turns novel-writing into a creepy, funny little game
A sleazy writer asks a cult to help him create a bestseller but their assistance comes with strings attached, and those strings get progressively bloodier and more awful
Jesse Barksdale
3.5/5 stars
Many of us have a novel inside of us – a literary masterpiece that could one day change the world, even if it’s only appreciated after our demise. Or, at least, many people think they do. Balancing everyday life, absolute laziness and most importantly, a general lack of creativity is no easy task.
Most of us would rather retreat into the world of video game criticism than seek out divine inspiration.
That particularly grandiose obsession is what makes Bucket Detective such a strange, funny and mostly disturbing game. Players take on David, a silly little man who wants all the fame and fortune of being a novelist, without all the hard work (sound familiar?).