This also makes it a pain to figure out which objects you can interact with occasionally, which is a bit of an issue for a point-and-click title. However, there often isn’t enough contrast between the characters and the backgrounds, making it sometimes difficult to see what is happening as things start to blend together. The environments are lovely and filled with details, and they range from dusty Western-styled towns to futuristic Blade Runner-inspired cities. The art direction is fantastic, with great character designs and a clean and easy-to-read interface. The quirky cast that populates Scrap Riders’ derelict towns and desolate landscapes is rendered in a cartoony, pixelated art style. That final point might sound nitpicky, but it’s something that happens throughout the entirety of the game and so it becomes frustrating rather quickly. Finally, sentences in speech bubbles are broken up in odd ways, adding another unnecessary layer of frustration to the writing.
It’s easy to figure out from context what the game is trying to tell you but some additional care would have gone a long way here. It’s also clear that the writers weren’t native English speakers, as the dialogue isn’t just littered with spelling and grammar errors, but sentences are often oddly constructed. It’s a shame because the game’s setting and characters have potential but the juvenile humor and drawn-out writing really hurt the overall appeal. Hearing 50n1 declare over and over again which sexual acts he’d want to perform on pieces of machinery gets old fast. Many of the jokes are cheap and vulgar, and failed to elicit even a chuckle from us. Most of the narrative is delivered through lengthy, unskippable dialogue which you’ll often have to re-read over and over again when you make the wrong choice in the dialogue tree. In theory, at least, because in practice, Scrap Riders’ writing is a bit of a letdown. What follows is a wacky adventure filled with oddball characters, dangerous situations, and mind-boggling puzzles. One of these rival gangs manages to get hold of a rare and precious item that belonged to the Scrap Riders, and it’s now up to Rast and his companion, the perverted robot 50n1, to set out and reclaim it. The wastelands of post-apocalyptic America aren’t just the playground of the Scrap Riders, as they’re constantly vying for control and resources with other gangs. Rast is a member of the titular Scrap Riders, an outlaw motorcycle gang. Unfortunately for him, however, having a lazy Sunday is not in the cards. After a heavy night of drinking, Rast wakes up with a hangover and to get over it, he just wants to play video games. Set in a Mad Max-esque post-apocalyptic world dominated by evil mega-corporations, Scrap Riders introduces us to an unlikely hero of sorts, low-level smuggler and wannabe thug Rast. Is Scrap Riders salvageable or is it ripe for the junkyard? It’s an odd combination for sure, but we’ve seen other games pull off stranger genre mashups. To top it all off, it combines Leisure Suit Larry-like point-and-click gameplay with Streets of Rage-like combat. What you’re getting instead, however, is a post-apocalyptic adventure game that pays homage to Mad Max, Blade Runner, and even Futurama. With a title like Scrap Riders, you’d be forgiven for assuming that indie developer Games For Tutti’s latest release would be a demolition derby style race game.
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