Every now and again, a game will come along and just tear up the rulebook. Appearing on PlayStation's YouTube channel recently was this launch trailer for a game named Shanky: The Vegan's Nightmare, and it's pretty incredible.
You play as the titular Shanky, "a joyful meat grinder" who devours the local wildlife and uses the mince to propel himself. The happy little kitchen utensil is also after cans of Meat-Cola, which sounds like the worst carbonated drink in history.
"Participate in a stunning story of love and self-sacrificing," reads the PlayStation Store description. "Depending on the level, Shanky would change its movement force accessories to legs, wheels, wings and boat." Indeed, we see in the trailer that Shanky will go from his default legs -- which are made of 8-balls? -- to wheels, to a boat, and even a hang glider in order to get about. What can't this little guy do?
The game is out now on PS4 for just over a fiver. Will you be joining Shanky on his all-consuming journey? Go vegan in the comments below.
[source youtube.com]
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bought good price cant get much fiver some good cheaper games on store last few week
@Wormold ...part of me doesn't want to find out where those almonds have been.
@Wormold Why aren't almonds vegan? I'm intrigued.
It’s sad to say it, but after experiencing militant vegans, I’m now down with anything that annoys them!
Maybe this game would be improved if Shanky was fuelled by vegans though. They could have it so you had to work to grind through their bodies, giving them a slow and agonising death. It would work better than the insta killing of cute critters. And maybe the animals could then eat their remains to add insult to injury. And... yeah, I think I need help.
Don't care about the game, just came here to say vegans are cool.
@get2sammyb @nessisonett @Wormold
Almonds, avacados and melons (maybe others) are pollinated by bees. Some farmers use imported bee colonies if bee numbers are low in their area or if they are growing the fruits not in their natural environment.
Vegans see it as animal cruelty to use bees like this.
It’s not that all farmers do this, some obviously would grow naturally and the bees would naturally pollinate them. So it’s hard to tell exactly which ones are or aren’t vegan.
@Kienda I see. Thanks for the explanation.
@Kienda Oh right, I was imagining some sort of creepy process like those corn-fed chickens that turn the meat yellow. Bees are less gross.
This would be the worst idea for a game I'd ever seen, if I hadn't seen Eggggg - The Platformer Puker on Switch last week.
https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/eggggg-the-platform-puker-switch
Somebody needs to make a video comparing the 2 and how we are living life in the end times. Maybe in relation to how 1 of them represents Brexit and the other represents Trump's America. I just know there's a good YT vid in there somewhere.
Kotaku are going to just adore this.
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is how donner kebabs are made.
@rjejr I legitimately want to know how Shanky: The Vegans Nightmare and Eggggg - The Platformer Puker represent Brexit and Trump's America
@Scrummer Me too, that's why I put it out there, so somebody smarter than me can make a video about it.
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