Anna's Quest

... believe in fairy tales , Thanks to the games like these. I dont think because a protagonist is a child is meant to be for kids only. Far from it. If a had children I certainly recommend it for them because it blends many fairy (grimm, folk tales) characters and elements in that game, which for a young folk could be familiar. Not to mention I really enjoy this game. Daedalic guys are doing a really great job. Among Chains of Satinav, Memoria, Night of the Rabbit, Deponia, this is my next favourite. A beautiful story Not just for kids!

This is a great game... assuming you're from Germany of from close enough to Germany to share a common cultural heritage and tradition. Look, I'll be honest here. If you're from Europe this game is probably going to hit you right in the "feels". It's a powerful dose of nostalgia to all those stories you were read or told when you were a little kid. The problem comes the further away you get from Germany, the main source of the folk tales this is based on. If you're from Europe, you're probably going to be familiar with enough of the source materiel to enjoy this, if you're not, well, the game can appear rather nonsensical. This doesn't mean the game is bad, it merely means it's made by a certain culture mostly for itself and related cultures. This is the product of people that grew up with German folktales and the target audience are frankly people with the same background or those aware of said folktales or related ones. This of course doesn't mean the game can't be appreciated by someone who has never heard let alone read The Brother's Grimm, it's just that you are unlikely to get the same enjoyment out of this as someone who has and for whom the game is pure nostalgia fuel.

Second Daedalic entertainment game I've played. The beginning of the story is pleasant and give to the player the desire to see what happen next in the game. The puzzles range from easy and evident to moderatly difficult. Graphics and musics are in the theme. The dialogs are really well tought out. The end of the first part and the second part of the game are way much darker. The last part is disappointing because the story who is centered on the main character moves on the secondary characters and we feel much less involved in the story. The end seems to me sloppy because there is no real conclusion to the quest that our character has undertaken. "It's all arranged and that's all it is". Generally this game mix strong points (beginning, music, dialogs, graphics) and weak points (ending, one or two puzzles).

Having not been much of a fan of Deponia, I was a little dubious diving into another Daedelic adventure title. A few parts feel generic, flat, or forced as in the aforementioned title, but at least for me personally, this game succeeds far more with its attemts at charm - most of the time, in fact. Contrary to my expectations, I really enjoyed this game. The story has a classic fairlytale feeling to it - thought without spoiling anything, the final chapter has some pacing issues. As far as what actually happens, I think the ending is solid - it just has a very slow build up to a very abrupt conclusion. That bit of jarring pace aside, I think the story is a good one and the characters are fun to interact with. Like many point-and-click adventure games, this one does involve some hot-spot hunting and obtuse puzzle-solving; if you're a fan of the genre it's nothing you haven't seen before. If you're down to go on adventure with a sharp little girl, this one's totally worth it - especially on sale.

Far from being the best Point & Click out there, it's still a solid entry in Daedalic's catalogue. It lacks the quirkiness and memorable characters of other of their classic games, but it lets itself play without ever becoming boring - thanks at least partially to its very low difficulty level. Knowing what to do is usually pretty obvious, and if yuo get stuck you can usually proceed by talking with some characters who will subtly point you in the right direction.