Troy Baker is the massive cheese in Mouse: P.I. for Rent

Troy Baker will don the cartoon fedora and play the lead position in Mouse: P.I. For Rent. The sport has garnered buzz for its distinctive mixing of genres. Think about a movie noir-infused cross between Cuphead and Doom.

Baker will play Non-public Investigator Jack Pepper, the sport’s protagonist. He is a struggle hero turned detective who begins his journey responding to a cliché damsel in misery. Pepper’s investigation then peels again the layers of town’s darkish underbelly. It seems like developer Fumi Video games ticked all of the gadgets off the noir guidelines.

Oh, and remember the minor element that he is a rodent. Count on loads of tacky (which means puns about cheese) one-liners.

Being a first-person shooter, Mouse: P.I. For Rent has loads of Rambo-style room-clearing. Pepper’s weapons vary from typical (shotgun) to comically ludicrous (turpentine cleanser). There’s even an ode to Popeye: Down a can of spinach to beat your foes to smithereens.

The sport’s animation attracts inspiration from the identical Nineteen Thirties cartoons as Cuphead. Like that recreation, Mouse: P.I. For Rent‘s monochromatic visuals are all hand-drawn. (However whether or not it is as punishingly troublesome because the 2017 traditional stays to be seen.) Watching the delightfully wacky trailers, it is easy to see why players are maintaining a tally of this one.

It seems like a wild journey. However that does not essentially level to a recreation in want of an industry titan like Baker. So, maybe there’s extra to the sport’s narrative than you may count on. Or, possibly The Last of Us actor is merely checking “performed rodent” off his bucket listing. (Could not blame him!)

Baker mentioned he is been following the sport’s growth from its first teaser. “Its artwork fashion, gameplay and Nineteen Thirties film-noir aesthetic proceed to win me over. I can not wait to maintain working with the group to convey Jack Pepper to life and hope to have some thrilling issues to share as we get nearer to launch!”

You possibly can take a look at the sport’s new trailer here. Mouse: P.I. for Rent arrives later this 12 months. It will likely be obtainable on all main platforms, together with Switch 2.