We here at “Fabricated News” were just given an exclusive preview of an upcoming Xbox 360 first-person shooter, entitled Major Problems. It’s the story of a man named General Armadine, who gets framed for crimes he didn’t commit.
This game takes place in the dense forests of South America, near some ancient Mayan ziggurats. The army has established a strong fortress in this location, because apparently ziggurats make great army bases. The first half of the demo has you playing as the General, who needs to sneak into a ziggurat without being caught by the guards.
The second half of the demo has General Armadine going throughout the ziggurat-base, looking for the crucial evidence which will prove his innocence. All he finds are falsified records. He quickly sets them on fire, to destroy them. The smoke from the fire draws the attention of nearby guards, who appear and promptly arrest General Armadine.
The moral of the story?
That was amazing. Other “issues” of Fabricated News have derived their humor from just plain not making sense or making fun of things (which I find funny, incidentally), but this? A believable game premise leading to a groan inducing pun? BEST JOKE EVER TOLD!!!
Puns and game premises used to be a staple of Fabricated News, actually. I should get back to that someday.
In a somewhat related note, I just read this old edition of Fabricated News, where I made fun of Heavy Rain for having a silly name. It went on to be Game of the Year, proving that I have no idea what I’m talking about.
http://gamecola.net/2010/02/fabricated-news-new-videogame-releases-this-week-4/
I’m down with more Pun Posts. Makes me nostalgic for the day’s of Pug’s Adventures.