Review: Turnip Boy Robs a Bank
Crime is a slippery slope. One minute you’re evading taxes and the next you’re joining a gang and pulling off the biggest heist of your little veggie life. That’s where we’re at now in Turnip Boy Robs a Bank, a sequel that delivers a heist both sprawling and suitably snack-sized.
Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion launched in 2021 as a cute and snappy Zelda-style adventure, clocking in at a breezy couple hours at best. It came off as both sendup and parody, frequently breaking the fourth wall in an almost “I’m a little nervous to be a video game” manner. Flash forward a few years and we’re clearly working with a more confident team at developer Snoozy Kazoo. Turnip Boy Robs a Bank doesn’t exactly turn the concept of the first game on its head, but it goes about its structure in a more novel and cleverly disguised way.
Turnip Boy Robs a Bank (PC [reviewed], Switch, Xbox)
Developer: Snoozy Kazoo
Publisher: Graffiti Games
Released: January 18, 2024
MSRP: $14.99
Gone are the halcyon days of traipsing through the Weapon Woods, passing sundry items from veggies to fruits and back again, and brazenly ripping federal documents in twain. If Tax Evasion is a bite-sized riff on The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, Turnip Boy Robs a Bank is Phantom Hourglass and the Botanical Bank is the Temple of the Ocean King.
After linking up with the Pickled Gang, Turnip Boy quickly starts the loop of crashing their van into the bank, snatching as much primo loot as possible, and escaping before the timer runs out and the peach fuzz drops in full force. Prepare to get very familiar with this place, because outside of the single-room hideout it’s the only location in the game.
When I busted into the bank for my first few runs, I got the impression that this was going the procedurally-generated route. Turnip Boy does tout its roguelite elements, after all. That’s not the case, though, and the bank is carefully designed and laid out such that you’ll soon know every loot-filled corner like the
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