And God forbid superheroes embrace some goofiness and absurdity. Critics praised the mixture of seriousness and goofiness of Vash's character. The entire day is a combination of puzzles, camaraderie, and all-around goofiness. Garrity called "Kinnikuman" a "cross between superhero parody and pro-wrestling goofiness". Other directors would allow an element of goofiness to gradually seep into the serial. Larry's goofiness has been described as an extension of Fine's own relaxed personality. Their writers found the action and goofiness of the story to be enjoyable. Jim Sterling favorably compared the goofiness of the gameplay to the "Saints Row" series. However, Mirkin and Elliott refused to "[compromise on] the essential goofiness of the show".