Totally Reliable Delivery Service Review (Steam)

Written by Alexander O. Cuaycong and Anthony L. Cuaycong

Title: Totally Reliable Delivery Service
Developer: We're Five Games
Publisher: tinyBuild
Genre: Action, Adventure, Simulation
Price: $14.99

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Totally Reliable Delivery Service harks back to a simpler time – back when people reveled in the silliness of games like, say, Goat Simulator, where the fun wasn’t so much based on combat or story, but on how your character could interact with the environment. Often, these types of games are silly, with exaggerated physics, nonsensical mechanics, and an overall experience that often borders between the edges of entertainment and frustration. In all these counts, Totally Reliable Delivery Service delivers in spades.

In Totally Reliable Delivery Service, you’re one of up to four unlucky couriers living in a world where its physics don’t quite make sense. You’ll have to leap, dive, sprint, jump, grapple, and drive your way to your destination with your cargo in tow, and while the concept is simple, the act itself is not. This is because every task you can take is drastically more difficult than it should be due to the game engine. It’s absolutely insane with its ragdoll physics, with objects prone to flying off and vehicles threatening to toss you overboard with every jerking motion.

For the most part, Totally Reliable Delivery Service translates to a whole lot of fun. And it gets even better if you’re able to bring in friends to play with, as some of the tasks really start to shine if you have multiple gamers cooperating to finish each task. You’ll find a plethora of vehicles and tools to help you along your way: from helicopters and rockets to delivery trucks, cars, and jetpacks. Do well enough and you’ll unlock new tasks, new locations, and new ways to customize your character. It’s all good stuff to mess about with, and with friends, it’s a blast from start to finish.

But that’s really only if you play with friends. Alone, and your experience is a whole lot different, and while it is still entertaining, it really shines best when played cooperatively – when failures are caused by the (deliberate) antics you and your buddies come up with. Go solo, and a lot of the tasks still retain their charm, but the tedium of having to do everything by yourself starts to weigh down on the experience.

All told, Totally Reliable Delivery Service is best enjoyed in the company of friends. If you’re part of a group into games with ridiculous physics engines, it’s a no brainer. It doesn’t provide for a particularly deep experience, but it’s one that’ll leave you and your buddies entertained for hours on end.

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THE GOOD

• Bright, colorful, and downright silly
• Tons of vehicles on tap
• A lot of content to run through, and most of it unique enough to be memorable and entertaining in a multiplayer session

THE BAD

• Best played with friends, as its single player component isn’t quite as robust
• Borders on frustrating, with some tedious tasks
• Best played in short bursts, as it requires both skill and patience

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RATING: 8/10

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