Review: Manual Samuel (Switch eShop)

Blink and you’ll miss it.

Upon firing up Manual Samuel – a game which released on other platforms back in 2016 – you’re immediately informed by the cod-British narrator that Sam is a total brat. An ultra-privileged upbringing has created a man with zero empathy who lacks the most basic social graces. His douchebaggery leads to a concussion that disrupts control of his locomotive faculties; pushing ‘ZR’ and ‘ZL’ in turn operates his legs and gets him walking, but his lack of coordination soon lands him very literally on Death’s doorstep.

Death – a wannabe-skater obsessed with landing a kickflip – proposes a deal: if Sam can survive 24 hours with a handicap of Death’s choosing, he’ll be permanently resurrected. If not, the reaper will skim Sam’s ‘shreds of life’ (Hell’s most valuable currency) into his personal savings. Back in the mortal realm, Sam must survive a normal working day by performing automatic bodily functions manually. In addition to each leg, this includes hand movements (‘L’ and ‘R’), inhaling and exhaling (‘Y’ and ‘A’ respectively) and blinking (‘B’). His spine has a tendency to give out, too, and hitting ‘Up’ on the D-buttons or, alternatively, flicking the Joy-Con upwards gets him back upright.

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