Posted May 18, 2010
If you are a dreamy adult, then don't expect too much from this game. You go from one place to another without a real story and the characters mostly make random comments. Sometimes there are subtitles/bubbles to help you understand the different accents, sometimes there are none (especially when the characters are talking longer where it would be most useful).
Clicking on many objects produces random sounds, instead of saying or writing the names (which would help young kids or people learning English). You cannot interact with them.
At one place in the game you can play on a keyboard (kind of a synthesizer) but when you can only click individual keys, so it more of a gimmick. You aren't given notes to play or anything. It's just there.
Exploring is also not very pleasant because the objects you can click aren't highlighted and you don't really know why you should go along a path or not. It's walking for the sake of walking, but there isn't something interesting at the end of a path. (See random comments of characters and no real interaction). Finally handling is one-dimensional (just click) which makes it boring rather quickly.
In summary it feels like a sophisticated slide show. I'm severally disappointed.
Although not actual games, Dr. Snuggles series and Alice in Wonderland have a much more interesting story while still managing to be simple.
Clicking on many objects produces random sounds, instead of saying or writing the names (which would help young kids or people learning English). You cannot interact with them.
At one place in the game you can play on a keyboard (kind of a synthesizer) but when you can only click individual keys, so it more of a gimmick. You aren't given notes to play or anything. It's just there.
Exploring is also not very pleasant because the objects you can click aren't highlighted and you don't really know why you should go along a path or not. It's walking for the sake of walking, but there isn't something interesting at the end of a path. (See random comments of characters and no real interaction). Finally handling is one-dimensional (just click) which makes it boring rather quickly.
In summary it feels like a sophisticated slide show. I'm severally disappointed.
Although not actual games, Dr. Snuggles series and Alice in Wonderland have a much more interesting story while still managing to be simple.