A New Beginning: Final Cut

This is my first crack at a point-and-click adventure, so I may just not be in the right frame of mind, but I found many of the puzzles in this game to be painfully obtuse. Melt the sugar to make glue for the fake ID? Screw you, game. "Ah, but Fay DID say that the sugar at home melted and got sticky!" Great, except she says stuff about everything, and half of her dialogue is just atmosphere! *Grumble, grumble* That said, each solution had some real-world logic to it, and after a while, the game got easier, and the mechanics of it were quite fun. I've now been sold on the genre, and look forward to trying similar games. And then there was the story. Heavy handed does not even begin to cover it. Global warming is bad. Yes, we get it. Stop that. The story is made all the worse thanks to the bad, bad, bad, monotone, bad line readings given by the two main characters. The problem is exacerbated by the fact that there is actually good work done by the bit players. Oh, well. At least it was pretty to look at. A good looking, mechanically sound game let down by a ham-handed story with C-level acting, this game is still a fun play, but it won't stick with you. Fortunately, it's fairly short, so you can give it a quick play and move on, should you be so inclined.

I liked the environmentalist storyline but it is not exceptional to be honest especially looking back from 2025. Too bad the company closed down, Pillars of the Earth was amazing.

Looks like a game that I can get my teeth into. Will rate again once done, but first impressions, Winner!

Reminds me of "The Dig," but characters in NB:FC are better developed (got so tired of the constant snark of the female scientist in Dig). Controls are a bit different but once I got the hang of them, all systems go. Classic Adventure, logical puzzles, interesting storyline.

After playing some of Daedelic's other games, I decided to try this one. It never disappointed. Here's what's cool about it and what isn't! Pro: - Comic-style cut-scenes fit the story perfectly. - The game is fully voiced and the voice-actors are professionals, too. - The story is thoughtful, yet funny and at its core a mix of time-travel, climate-change and almost all issues related to those topics. - Riddles are part of the game and are tough enough to give you a headache, but the toughest are skipable. - All the characters in the game are memorable, while the heroes are both likable and funny. - The game features a reliable automatic save system. - Music and sounds are fitting, yet not overwhelming. - Most of the dialoque is hilarious and so are some pop-cultural references scattered throughout the game. Con: - As with most adventures of this kind, some screens are a bit of a pixel-hunt, since you'll be stuck until you find the one important interactable object. - The game does not support contemporary screen resolutions, which means it is only playable with thick black bars on both the left and the right side of the screen. - During my playthrough, I experienced two or three crashes to desktop without any error message. Coming to an end, it is a great adventure game very worth your time. Don't worry about the rather serious topic: It isn't a sermon in ecological thinking, but succeeds in shedding light unto the more problematic aspects of climate activism. Moreover, it tackles these aspects with a lot of humour.