OK, so the really weird Balatro Friends of Jimbo (Pack 3) reveal trailer from earlier” Yes, there's an even weirder version of it. Apparently Playstack, the publisher of Balatro, paid relatively well-known voice actor Ben Starr to play a silly clown. In other words, the voice actors for Clive in Final Fantasy 16 and Prometheus in Yomigaeri 2 became silly clowns.

But apparently Ben Starr has a behind-the-scenes outtake of the filming of that trailer. Because he has posted it on Twitter, and it is very upsetting and NSFW in terms of what is going on with that banana.

This trailer is just the latest in a long line of Baratolo trailers with lots of crossovers with other games. This one with Divinity Original Sin 2, Shovel Knight, Potion Craft, Enter the Gungeon, Cult of the Lamb, Don't Starve, 1000xRESIST, and Warframe. It's a (free) pack of crossovers.

The first Friends of Jimbo pack was released in August and brought all kinds of weird dwarfs, including the astronauts from Among Us and Geralt from The Witcher; the second Friends of Jimbo pack was released in October and included Stardew Valley,” ‘Cyberpunk 2077,’ and ‘Slay the Spire’ were added to the crossover.

But none of them had live-action trailers like this last “Friends of Jimbo” pack. Says Jimbo, played by Ben Starr, “... [The poker-themed deck builder Balatro is the game that led PC Gamer to declare this year that the future of gaming belongs to weird little games. Balatro has sold 3.5 million copies and has made its way to mobile platforms, where its infectious sense of humor and a weird little soundtrack that has proven to be one for the history of gaming. You should probably play it now. I intend to.