Platform: PS4
Also on: PC, Switch, Xbox One
Publisher: Ratalaika Games
Developer: WinterWolves
Medium: Digital
Players: 1
Online: No
ESRB: T
Roommates doesn’t exactly put its best foot forward. Right off the bat, you’re welcomed to the opening menu by pop-punk that simultaneously manages to be incredibly generic and incredibly annoying. Even as someone who loved the genre back in its heyday — and who still has strong nostalgia for the likes of blink-182 — I was scrambling for my remote to turn down the music because of how terrible it was. It doesn’t get any better once the game actually begins, since you’re subjected to the same blaring guitars on repeat. The small mercy here is that at least you don’t have to listen to the vocals for the entire game, but the music itself is still lousy enough that I soon decided to just keep it muted, for my…
