Oh...Sir!! The Insult Simulator

I did not buy this game to expect a deep and complex gameplay. As long as that is your mindset, you cannot do wrong buying it for it's low price. The words are very British but so is the overall design of the characters and it's gameplay so that is fine. You have to sip tea to get extra words and there are small Monty Python references. The gameplay is actually quite OK as there is an algorithm checking the complexity of the made sentences, you can create combo's by insulting sequentially on the same theme and the different characters all have their own weakness like for instance jokes made on their sense of style. This could very likely be a small card game so in a way it's a perfectly digital version of a cool party game

Couple of sentences, not quite "offensive", couple of "enemies" and couple of "stages". That is all. I got it during a discount, extremely cheap. The only actual insult I feel is the fact that this is labeled a "game" when in fact it can be a free flash/html web-page prank for a popcorn/soda promotion campaign. On short, I have "played" flash games more complex than this.

The Insult Simulator, in essence, is a good game, but as is, just isn't very fun. The insults you're allowed to construct are more weird than insulting, and the way they're scored is quite a mystery. Oftentimes I'd just try to construct an insult as quickly as possible, rather than try to build a good, lengthy one. Also, the words you can use to construct those insults get repeated far too often. You'll find yourself talking about your opponent's relatives far too much, using the same insults almost every single time. I would have much preferred grabbing words and phrases at random, and trying to construct an insult out of them at the end, and being scored on just how many of the words I actually used, as well as how "strong" my insult was. Playing against the computer, you also have to wait for it to play its turn, which is quite annoying. And since the words you choose get put one after the other, you get to see your opponent's insult as it's being made, and you get to see it once again when it's ready, and your opponent uses it. You can skip that last part, but it requires quite a few clicks, which becomes tiring after a while. The game's visual design is also a problem. The design choice is quite interesting, but the different characters don't seem to offer much of a change from one another, and feel more like a re-skin of the same character. Also, the insult-battle locations are quite uninspired, and each time you enter a battle, you're forced to see the cause for it - such as a fight over a train compartment. You can skip it as well, but it requires quite a lot of clicks, and becomes tedious after a while. Also, Insult Simulator has the feel of a mobile game more than anything, with its simple interface and very limited animations. It seems designed to serve as a ten minute distraction, rather than a play-it-to-the-end kind of game. You can play online, but you get no feedback on your chances to find an opponent. This game requires a radical update or DLC

A nice idea: a 1v1 insult competition, with each player taking turns to take words or phrases from a common pool. Combines a certain amount of dirty-minded creativity with technical grammar sniping (i.e. taking words so that your opponent can't finish his sentence). This game is fun for a while and probably great with some beers, but falls short of its promise due to a small dictionary; you'll see the same words coming up again and again, with little variation. Still, it's fun for a while and is a budget price, so I don't feel ripped off. Mods could make this game really great, but I've not found any.