Troy Baker will don the cartoon fedora and play the lead function in Mouse: P.I. For Rent. The sport has garnered buzz for its distinctive mixing of genres. Think about a movie noir-infused cross between Cuphead and Doom.
Baker will play Non-public Investigator Jack Pepper, the sport’s protagonist. He is a conflict hero turned detective who begins his journey responding to a cliché damsel in misery. Pepper’s investigation then peels again the layers of the town’s darkish underbelly. It feels like developer Fumi Video games ticked all of the gadgets off the noir guidelines.
Oh, and do not forget the minor element that he is a rodent. Count on loads of tacky (that means puns about cheese) one-liners.
Being a first-person shooter, Mouse: P.I. For Rent has loads of Rambo-style room-clearing. Pepper’s weapons vary from typical (shotgun) to comically ludicrous (turpentine cleanser). There’s even an ode to Popeye: Down a can of spinach to beat your foes to smithereens.
The sport’s animation attracts inspiration from the identical Thirties cartoons as Cuphead. Like that recreation, Mouse: P.I. For Rent‘s monochromatic visuals are all hand-drawn. (However whether or not it is as punishingly troublesome because the 2017 basic stays to be seen.) Watching the delightfully wacky trailers, it is simple to see why players are maintaining a tally of this one.
It feels like a wild trip. However that does not essentially level to a recreation in want of an industry titan like Baker. So, maybe there’s extra to the sport’s narrative than you may count on. Or, perhaps The Last of Us actor is merely checking “performed rodent” off his bucket checklist. (Could not blame him!)
Baker mentioned he is been following the sport’s growth from its first teaser. “Its artwork type, gameplay and Thirties film-noir aesthetic proceed to win me over. I can not wait to maintain working with the crew to carry Jack Pepper to life and hope to have some thrilling issues to share as we get nearer to launch!”
You possibly can try the sport’s new trailer here. Mouse: P.I. for Rent arrives later this yr. It is going to be out there on all main platforms, together with Switch 2.
