This is because, if you set aside all the virality-seeking trappings, Rain On Your Parade has quite a few good points too. My patience wore a little thin in places - particularly in tacked-on boss fights - but I never reached a point where I put the game down and never wanted to play it again. I think what makes it annoying is that, as I said, I actually really enjoyed it. At some point, it all feels like a little much. And a meta level where the developers complain about having to include exactly 50 levels. And a villain who speaks only in rhyming couplets. On top of the goofy story about a cloud who dreams of making it to the mythical land of Seattle, there’s a bug (who really looks more like a worm) who reminds you to share any bugs you may find, and a photo mode that encourages you to share your favourite screenshots from the game, and a dressing room where you can personalize and share your cloud.Īnd the forced attempts at going viral don’t stop there. But the difference is that where it didn’t feel quite as overt in those games, Rain On Your Parade is almost constantly trying to force its way into your heart and your social media feed at every turn. I mean, I’m sure there was some amount of calculation that went into both of those games, too.
There’s a certain amount of winking self-awareness here that prevents Rain On Your Parade from being as wonderful as, say, Untitled Goose Game or Donut County. The thing is, it not only knows that it’s a cute, fun, silly game, it also doesn’t hesitate to remind you of that at every turn. It’s a fun, cute, silly game, and I’ll always jump at the chance to play more of those.
I want to make one thing perfectly clear about Rain On Your Parade, before I say anything else: I liked it.
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