Poker Night at the Inventory Review: Big risk means big reward.

Review:

There's nothing like a good card game with your friends after a long week of work and real-world shenanigans, especially when youre up against 4 iconic characters from video games and web series. Poker Night at the Inventory has been rereleased for the modern era, and it’s still as fresh as the original release from 2010, but it was delisted a few years ago. So let's take a look at how this rereleased cult classic game stacks up.

The name of the game being played is Texas Hold Em, but your opponents are nothing to laugh about. Your opponents include Max from the Sam and Max games, Strong Bad from Homestar Runner, the Heavy from Team Fortress 2, and Tycho from Penny Arcade. Reprised by their original actors, these 4 share quirky dialogue and realistic thoughts amongst one another, and they do so while remaining true to their original series. This makes the game stand out more than other poker games released, as you can’t find a cast like this anywhere else, except for say the delisted sequel Poker Night at the Inventory 2. While alot of lines are repeated, they never make the game any less boring, even if Tycho is the weakest of the bunch due to some comments he made in-game.

The poker game itself is simple enough, with it being very low stakes, as no real-world money is used to bet in the game. You can even adjust the amount of money that can be put in, but I prefer the classic 10,000-dollar buy-in. What I do like is that sometimes your opponents won't pay with cash, but instead classic items from their home series, which you can win and use in Team Fortress 2. I don’t know if it does the same if you play the game on PlayStation 4 or Switch. 

Besides the dialogue, the sounds of the game are simple as well, as you hear constant cards flipping and chips clacking. The music is simple, and it does what it needs to do. The graphics are simple as well, as each player is animated as if they were from their original media. And they made sure that some bugs that were found in the first game were smoothed out, and added some new tables and decks to use in the game. 

In conclusion, Poker Night at the Inventory brings back a cult classic game for a new audience, for those who missed it the first time around, or just revisiting some old friends down at the inventory. Between the fun dialogue from your opponents and the poker that accompanies it, I believe this game is well worth the 10 dollars spent on it, just in case this game ever gets delisted again.