Hi all,

Curious as to how many people appreciate humour in game object descriptions, or prefer city sim and other simulation games to be more on a serious edge.

I ask mostly because I am using some tongue-in-cheek humour in my sci-fi city sim entry, such as:

Building: Water Filtration Plant
Description: "Water premiums went up 26% in 2685 due to universal warming. It prevents universal dehydration within a 5x5 grid."

Building: Holo-park
Description: 'I see holographic trees of green... red LED roses too...' A park raises happiness and harmless LED light pollution in a 5x5 grid.

But yes, what are your opinions? Do you prefer serious simulation object descriptions, descriptions with a humour-and-seriousness mix, or purely humourous?

Strange/humorous flavor text is really great in my book. Really adds character. You just have to make sure you convey what the thing actually does.

I like both genres and I'm sure both are welcome is this jam!

Btw I'm making a game about blind delivery guys so it can't be serious ;)

I think it's a tricky thing - humor is hard to do. It's always great when done right, unfortunately there is a very thin line between funny and just dumb.