Release Date: December 7, 2016
A three-dimensional adventure game funded via Kickstarter, and a debut production from the Irish studio BillyGoat Entertainment. Her Majesty’s Spiffing is a humorous story taking place in modern times. The Queen of Great Britain has decided to add new lands to the empire, but the modern times don’t allow a simple conquest of the neighboring countries anymore.
Her Majesty’s Spliffing is a 3D adventure game Kickstarted in 2014. The game, released for PS4, SWITCH and etc. was developed by BillyGoat Entertainment, a small Irish studio, for which Her Majesty… is the first bigger project.
The story of Her Majesty’s Spiffing has a rather humoristic shading. After the events of 2016, and the escalation of isolationist policy, The Queen of the United Kingdom has expressed the wish to join new lands to the empire. However, the current times doesn’t allow a simple conquest of the neighboring countries. As a result, the Queen has divided her attention to star systems, and created Special Planetary Investigative Force for Inhabiting New Galaxies, an organization which prepares for a first British manned space travel. The stakes are high – the Queen wants to create Galactic British Empire.
Her Majesty’s Spiffing was inspired by classic adventure games, which shouldn’t be a surprise, considering that the developers themselves told that they were inspired by games from Tim Shafer, Ron Gilbert, Gary Winnick, or Dave Grossman. As a result, the game mainly focuses around visiting new locations in search of items that are necessary to solve the encountered problems. Additionally, the plot of the game is pushed forward through dialogues elicited by the characters, while the players are going to have to solve a simple minigame from time to time.
The game is a light-hearted title, so the humoristic gameplay is complemented by funny, cartoonish visual style. The developers have done their homework, introducing varied and detailed sceneries and locations.
Platforms:
PC Windows December 7, 2016
PlayStation 4 December 13, 2016
Xbox One December 7, 2016
Nintendo Switch February 1, 2018
Developer: BillyGoat Entertainment
Publisher: BillyGoat Entertainment
System Requirements for Her Majesty's Spiffing Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Intel Core i3 3.7 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 512 MB GeForce 9500 or better, 4 GB HDD, Windows 7.
Game Ratings for Her Majesty's Spiffing Video Game.
Impulsegamer: 3.9 / 5 by Sean Warhurst
You may have noticed that I didn’t delve into too much detail regarding the plot – In titles like this, where the main draw is the narrative itself, I personally feel it’s best to come in as fresh as possible. Having played through Her Majesty’s Spiffing twice now, I’ve found that, much like a lot of Telltale’s work, the game operates under the illusion of choice rather than your decisions actually impacting meaningfully upon the narrative.
Metro GameCentral: 7 / 10
An occasionally biting satire of post-Brexit Britain, that also happens to be one of the best – and shortest – graphic adventures of 2016.
GameSpew: 7 / 10 by Jack Bampfield
Though funny at almost every turn and a rather competent first game from Billy Goat Entertainment, the fact that Her Majesty’s Spiffing leaves you flat-footed on a cliff-hanger that may never be resolved is a real shame.
Average score from votes.
![[1:15] launch trailer](https://cdn.gracza.pl/galeria/filmy/640x360/346616609.jpg)
