Posted on: March 8, 2018
Neon Autumn
Games: Reviews: 7
Don't get your hopes up...
..this is no Machinarium, Botanicula or Samorost 3. If you go into Chuchel expecting a grand adventure with an interesting world built around it, prepare to disappointed. In Chuchel you help the titular hero chase the thiefs that stole his cherry. You chase them from screen to screen with every screen providing a puzzle that you have to solve to progress to the next one and so on. But where the bigger amanita games provide a world that you can really dive into and explore, Chuchel is really just a collection of puzzles and minigames that are not too hard either. There is no chance you sit for hours in front of the screen, figuring out what to do. Just a few clicks on the objects or creatures on screen is enough to get to the solutions, even if you don't know what your doing. Why give it 4 Stars then ? Well, Chuchel is, even if it is not the most challenging and best, still an Amanita Design game. And that means beautiful art, colorful characters and fantastic creature design. And even if it is to easy for the majority of adults , the game is fun. It just makes you laugh when the hero interacts with these nice designed "monsters" or when he finally catches the cherry just so it gets taken away from him seconds later. The game is just a joy to play and experience and kids will love Amanitas new hero. But hardcore Adventure Game Fans should not expect a challenging game with an engaging story. And with a pricetag of 9,99 on release "Chuchel" was probably never meant to be the next machinarium anyways. Buy it, play it with your young ones, laugh, have a great time and be happy that you didn't waste your ten bucks on some stupid Lootbox or DLC.
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