I am bad at Bears In Space, but I'm having a good time regardless.

Plumbing the levels for secrets and platforming around while shooting enemies is fun. The only issue I really run into is forgetting that I don't need to scroll the mouse wheel to select a new weapon, because that's the slower method. There are special sidequests to complete in every level that reward you with weapon upgrade money, some of which are as easy as pressing an obvious button, while others are platforming challenges, are hidden in the level somewhere, or require you to find an item in one place and bring it to another tucked-away location. Possibly a mix of those! They're fun to look for, but I have a habit of incorrectly guessing which way is "off the beaten path" (the way I'm trying to go) and which way will progress the story (what I'm trying to initially avoid)...

Not that there is much of one.

The "story" is just: You are a man-bear, you want to go to Earth. Also there's some kind of space bear war. It's the bearest bones needed to justify you running around blowing up robots, basically. Which means the jokes and the gameplay are the main draws here. And I've said the gunplay is fun, but what about the jokes?

Uh...

This game's sense of humor is not for me.

The bit with Larry (or whatever the tube robot's name is) and the guy who challenges you to a race got a chuckle out of me, though, so it's not completely unfunny. I'm also glad the game's not reliant on referencing other sci-fi FPS games, aside from your bear partner's name being Beartana (BT). It's only downright annoyed me once so far with the Elevator Sim bit. Hopefully that remains to be the case through the rest of my playthrough!

Enjoyed it for the first few hours, but quickly felt like I had seen everything the game had to offer. The humour occasionally hits, but without feeling the "draw" of the gameplay, the constant interruptions and gags drove me to finally quit. Not a bad game by any means, but one that didn't resonate with me personally.

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