Yes, you can family pet your pet fans in Cult of the Lamb

12.08.2022

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An illustrated lamb petting an illustrated dog

It’s a gorgeous day in the cult. My altruism of fans is venerating at my temple, their hearts loaded with confidence after seeing my lovely marital relationship to a pig called Pano, simply days after my very first marital relationship to a donkey, likewise calledPano They grin as they labor away, cutting timber and also consecrating it right into wood boards. It is time for me to make the rounds, true blessing my fans and also obtaining them for taxes.

In Cult of the Lamb, I play as a charming lamb provided a 2nd lease on life. A dark god saved me from the clutches of fatality. In exchange, I will certainly construct a cult in their honor. I ready to function dungeon creeping to collect choices and also hire cult participants– every one of whom are humanoid pets, much like me. I construct centers, hold lectures and also routines, and also expand their commitment via private communications. I come close to Thormermer the fox as he hopes, and also choose “extort tithes.” But when I speak with Hugrear the pet, I observe I have the option to “pet dog,” so certainly I do.

Other fans do not have the “pet” alternative

Image: Massive Monster/Devolver Digital by means of Polygon
You can animal canine fans

Image: Massive Monster/Devolver Digital by means of Polygon

It’s a charming little Easter egg that’s prominent in video clipgames There’s a whole Twitter account devoted to journalism inquiry of whether you can pet canines in numerous titles. But Cult of the Lamb‘s variation is a little bit various, as every one of your fans are pets of comparable form and also perspective, and also you can not family pet any one of those. Sucks for them, I presume.

It likewise matches the game’s strange, inhuman funny bone that frequently sets exceptionally fucked-up points– like routine sacrifice and also cannibalism– with extremely lovable functions like frog acolytes, adorable conversations, and also a committed “baa” switch. (Yes, you can strike a switch and also baa anytime, much like Stray’s meow button.) I’ll make certain to family pet the pet in between making my partner crap sandwiches.