Is this game a masterpiece? No, but it is quite funny nevertheless. The game builds on the older games from Perfectly Paranormal - Manual Samuel and Helheim Hassle. All use a similar art style, all have the same quirky humor, all take place in the same world... and all take place on a Tuesday. The Holy Gosh Darn plays differently from the old games. You don't have to navigate a paralyzed body, you don't have to throw body parts around, but now it's all about manipulating time. You relive the same afternoon over and over again, a bit like in the 1993 movie “Groundhog Day”, the only difference being that you can turn the time forward or backward at will (between 12:00 and 18:00).

You play Cassy, an angel in heaven who doesn't have much to do. She spends most of her time sitting on a park bench with her friend and guessing which dog will go to heaven next. Humans hardly ever arrive here, but “All Dogs go to Heaven”. A little allusion to the cartoon “Charlie - All Dogs Go to Heaven” from 1989? Even St. Peter at the entrance is a little angry because of all the dogs. In any case, the dogs are suddenly gone and a large horde of evil spirits storms the heaven. This quickly leads to an explosion that destroys everything. I wonder if someone has illegally sat on the throne of God, because that is exactly what leads to such a catastrophic explosion. We can try this out for ourselves later. In any case, our task is to prevent the destruction of heaven (and hell).

Our friend from previous games, Death, has messed up again and is to blame for the catastrophe. So he gives us a small part of his superpowers, namely the ability to turn back (and speed up) time a little. So we can go back in time (at least a few hours) and use the knowledge we have accumulated in the future to solve some puzzles, or solve them more quickly. After all, we only have exactly six hours to prevent the sky from falling. And time is running out, every second counts. And so we cut some conversations brutally short, take shortcuts and do everything we can to reach our goal as quickly as possible. Our goal is an ancient artifact that is supposed to protect the heavens from the invasion of the spirits - the Holy Gosh Darn. We have to retrieve this artifact from the archive and bring it to St. Peter so that he can place it in front of the entrance to heaven. To do this, we talk to various biblical inhabitants in Heaven, Hell, Helheim and on Earth, although their current jobs are often slightly different to those described in the Bible. The biblical eagle, for example, the protector of God's throne, now works as a janitor.

The story uses the wacky characters and locations from Manual Samuel and Helheim Hassle. During the course of the game, we meet some familiar characters (and some new ones) and visit familiar places. The Holy Gash Darn is consistently funny, at least if you don't have a problem with the slightly irreverent use of religious motifs. If you enjoyed the slightly macabre humor of the Norwegian developers in the previous games, then you will also enjoy The Holy Gosh Darn.

Conclusion:
Narrative adventure game with puzzle platformer and action elements. Move through Heaven, Hell and Helheim as quickly as possible to once again save the world from destruction. And if it doesn't work the first time (it won't), just turn back time and optimize your next attempt.

[table][th] Review by [url=https://steamproxy.net/steamstore/curator/34633003-Gaming-Masterpieces/lists/] Gaming Masterpieces [/url] - The greatest games of all time on Steam. [/th][/table] Is this game a masterpiece? No, but it is quite funny nevertheless. The game builds on the older games from Perfectly Paranormal - Manual Samuel and Helheim Hassle. All use a similar art style, all have the same quirky humor, all take place in the same world... and all take place on a Tuesday. The Holy Gosh Darn plays differently from the old games. You don't have to navigate a paralyzed body, you don't have to throw body parts around, but now it's all about manipulating time. You relive the same afternoon over and over again, a bit like in the 1993 movie “Groundhog Day”, the only difference being that you can turn the time forward or backward at will (between 12:00 and 18:00). You play Cassy, an angel in heaven who doesn't have much to do. She spends most of her time sitting on a park bench with her friend and guessing which dog will go to heaven next. Humans hardly ever arrive here, but “All Dogs go to Heaven”. A little allusion to the cartoon “Charlie - All Dogs Go to Heaven” from 1989? Even St. Peter at the entrance is a little angry because of all the dogs. In any case, the dogs are suddenly gone and a large horde of evil spirits storms the heaven. This quickly leads to an explosion that destroys everything. I wonder if someone has illegally sat on the throne of God, because that is exactly what leads to such a catastrophic explosion. We can try this out for ourselves later. In any case, our task is to prevent the destruction of heaven (and hell). Our friend from previous games, Death, has messed up again and is to blame for the catastrophe. So he gives us a small part of his superpowers, namely the ability to turn back (and speed up) time a little. So we can go back in time (at least a few hours) and use the knowledge we have accumulated in the future to solve some puzzles, or solve them more quickly. After all, we only have exactly six hours to prevent the sky from falling. And time is running out, every second counts. And so we cut some conversations brutally short, take shortcuts and do everything we can to reach our goal as quickly as possible. Our goal is an ancient artifact that is supposed to protect the heavens from the invasion of the spirits - the Holy Gosh Darn. We have to retrieve this artifact from the archive and bring it to St. Peter so that he can place it in front of the entrance to heaven. To do this, we talk to various biblical inhabitants in Heaven, Hell, Helheim and on Earth, although their current jobs are often slightly different to those described in the Bible. The biblical eagle, for example, the protector of God's throne, now works as a janitor. The story uses the wacky characters and locations from Manual Samuel and Helheim Hassle. During the course of the game, we meet some familiar characters (and some new ones) and visit familiar places. The Holy Gash Darn is consistently funny, at least if you don't have a problem with the slightly irreverent use of religious motifs. If you enjoyed the slightly macabre humor of the Norwegian developers in the previous games, then you will also enjoy The Holy Gosh Darn. [u][b] Conclusion:[/b][/u] Narrative adventure game with puzzle platformer and action elements. Move through Heaven, Hell and Helheim as quickly as possible to once again save the world from destruction. And if it doesn't work the first time (it won't), just turn back time and optimize your next attempt.