Discworld II: Missing Presumed...!? (1996)
Discworld II: Missing Presumed...!? is a 1996 adventure video game made by Perfect Entertainment.
Death has gone missing, and Ankh-Morpork is suffering the consequences: people keep dying but refuse to stay dead. Rincewind, who would genuinely prefer to be somewhere else, finds himself tasked with locating the Grim Reaper and restoring the natural order. The 1996 sequel from Perfect Entertainment and Psygnosis is sharper than its predecessor: the puzzles are more inventive, the script is funnier, and Eric Idle's vocal performance as Rincewind leans further into the character's particular brand of cowardly self-awareness. The parody runs at full Pratchett velocity, with Death's disappearance giving the game a strong central comedic premise to build its digressions around.
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What is Discworld II: Missing Presumed...!? about?
Death has gone missing, and Ankh-Morpork is suffering the consequences: people keep dying but refuse to stay dead. Rincewind, who would genuinely prefer to be somewhere else, finds himself tasked with locating the Grim Reaper and restoring the natural order. The 1996 sequel from Perfect Entertainment and Psygnosis is sharper than its predecessor: the puzzles are more inventive, the script is funnier, and Eric Idle's vocal performance as Rincewind leans further into the character's particular brand of cowardly self-awareness. The parody runs at full Pratchett velocity, with Death's disappearance giving the game a strong central comedic premise to build its digressions around.
When was Discworld II: Missing Presumed...!? released?
Discworld II: Missing Presumed...!? was released on 1 January 1996.
Who made Discworld II: Missing Presumed...!??
Discworld II: Missing Presumed...!? was made by Perfect Entertainment.
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A few thoughts on Discworld II: Missing Presumed...!?
The irreverent wit and sharp-eyed fantasy satire connect to the television adaptation The Colour of Magic, the most direct screen companion to the Discworld games. For readers, Raising Steam demonstrates Pratchett at his most structurally confident, with the same love of Ankh-Morpork's logic carried through to a later novel.
Games that treat comedy as seriously as gameplay
Discworld II: Missing Presumed...!? gets its laughs from careful writing, not slapstick, letting Eric Idle's Rincewind undercut every crisis with dry cowardice. Portal and Portal 2 build the same kind of comedy into their puzzle logic, while Grand Theft Auto V, San Andreas, and Red Dead Redemption 2 wrap satire of consumer culture and the Old West around open-world crime. All treat humor as craft, not garnish.