Commercially produced "video game lampooning" game

[Flying Mullet]

Does anyone ever know if any video games were produced with the specific purpose of lampooning the clichés in video games? I know various games will have occasional one-liners which poke fun at some clichés, but nothing more than that.

For example, was there a commercially produced rpg that was full of The Grand List Of Console Role Playing Game Clichés (http://project-apollo.net/text/rpg.html) with the intent of making fun of the genre as a whole?

[Del Murder]

Conker's Bad Fur Day at the top of my head.

[Bolivar]

Not sure about lampooning, but one of the words I always use to describe the original Metal Gear Solid is "genre-ey". It's very aware that it's a video game, and the support team even tells you to act on what you would expect from a video game.

I think 3D-Dot Game Heroes might also play into this, in the RPG arena as you asked Mullet.

[Shattered Dreamer]

I can't think of a game that was made to poke fun at gaming clichés but I have played games that poke fun at elements of rival franchises. In True Crimes NYC, the main character takes a shot at GTA during the taxi missions saying something along the lines of driving a taxi next thing they'll have me playing with remote control cars.

GTA has a pop at True Crimes in San Andreas. At one of the train stations there is a billboard for a game called True Grimes street cleaner:tongue:

[Shoeberto]

Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard (http://www.mobygames.com/game/xbox360/eat-lead-the-return-of-matt-hazard) is probably the biggest one that seemed to directly lampoon popular video games and game genres. The other ones listed did have some fourth-wall breaking, and Conker's Bad Fur Day did do a lot of movie parodies, but I can't think of any others right now that directly spoofed other actual games.

[Vermachtnis]

God Hand has it's moments as well. Like at the end of the first stage Gene says, "Finally a boss fight!"

[Mirage]

Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard (http://www.mobygames.com/game/xbox360/eat-lead-the-return-of-matt-hazard) is probably the biggest one that seemed to directly lampoon popular video games and game genres.

That's the most awesome video game cover i've seen in a long time.

[Markus. D]

The Bards Tale, Disgaea Series, Conker's Bad Fur Day etc.

[Shauna]

This game (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_World,_My_Way_%28video_game%29) makes fun of RPG clichés, and it's pretty fun too. :D

[Necronopticous]

Not commercially produced, but my personal favorite (http://progressquest.com/).

[Mirage]

Heeey, I play that game too! Lv70 Trans-kobold puma-burgular Represent!

[Laddy]

BAoTW is a good example. Oh, and an EoFFer made it! :O

[JKTrix]

Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard (http://www.mobygames.com/game/xbox360/eat-lead-the-return-of-matt-hazard)

Hazard Vs. JRPG Hero (http://www.gametrailers.com/video/hazard-vs-eat-lead/44815)

Game wasn't that good though. Too busy pokin fun at other games, not enough focus on making itself good.

[Big D]

Kingdom of Loathing probably fits the bill pretty well. It's not enormously 'commercial', but it parodies all cliches pretty nicely.

[Quindiana Jones]

Hah. Kingdom of Loathing is quite funny. I genuinely want that My World, My Way game though. It looks adorable! xD

[Meow]

Hazard Vs. JRPG Hero (http://www.gametrailers.com/video/hazard-vs-eat-lead/44815)


it's really astounding how succinctly they are able to whittle the hilarious potential here into blunt drudgery

[Old Manus]

Bard's Tale?