Posted on: May 22, 2017

funkybunch

Games: Reviews: 2

Needs a "Special Edition"

I really enjoyed the world and gameplay, especially the robot personality modifications. The puzzles & inventory usage were logical and very well balanced... probably the best I've encountered. I am happy to report that I did not need to consult a walkthrough. The soundtrack also deserves high praise. Occasionally the story's pacing and voice acting made dramatic moments fall flat, but most of the time the characters were interesting and enjoyable. As much as I enjoyed the art style and lighting, I really disliked the low-res graphic-- it kept me from feeling excited about the game. I'm not asking for full 3D 4K here, just a solid 2.5D 1080p like the Mokey Island Special Editions would be a huge improvement! I hope to see another game in the Technobabylon universe in the future, just with much more pixel density.

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Posted on: October 9, 2017

AyeBraine

Verified owner

Games: 122 Reviews: 3

Better than games it's compared to.

People wax nostalgic about classic adventure games so much, it sometimes becomes nauseating. Of course, they are classics for a reason. But to put them on an unreachable pedestal doesn't do anyone any good. These old games are games of their time, with various limitations of their time: they may utilize those limits to the max, and even transcend them, but they were not created to be perfect be-all and end-all of quests. Case in point: Technobabylon. This game is extremely competently written, and bring the "pixelated 2D quest" genre way closer to a full-blown movie script than its predecessors. It has a large scope that's unhindered by disk space limitations. Its art can stand toe-to-toe with any adventure game classic and not bat an eye. It has not one, but several large character arcs that are explored very thoroughly. It also has the traditional look-at quips and farcical bits that are inseparable from the classic adventure game genre. It even has a well-directed and paced ending, which is frankly rare for any adventure games. It may sound like I'm fanboying over the game, but I'm really not. It's not the apotheosis of adventure games, just like those classics weren't. But compared to modern variations on the classic theme, it really stands out. It doesn't just "reference" or "invoke" some tropes of good old adventure games, it goes all in, to simply make a good adventure game — as big or bigger than any of the classics, no less flashy or well-built, standing on its own (and not as an homage). I'm afraid I can't say the same about other brilliant Wadjet Eye offerings like Gemini Rue, Shardlight, Blackwell series - these are great, but not as ambitious; shorter, smaller, more barren, less grand.

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Posted on: October 10, 2020

zebrok

Games: 16 Reviews: 4

Love!!!!

Really enjoyed the gameplay . Reminded me of old point & click games from childhood. Fun story and just good old fun all around

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Posted on: August 10, 2023

payomag

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Games: 435 Reviews: 21

Max, Charlie and Mandala - with synths!

A great story to this great adventure with quite a long playtime - around 10hrs. If you like classic adventures with rather good logical puzzles than grab this piece. And if you also like cyberpunk, than definitely grab this piece. If you like being a detective than also grab this one. If you like droids and synths - than also grab this piece. And if you want to see a future of the AI - this game might give you more than one possible solutions...

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Posted on: August 31, 2024

Shasooren

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Games: 51 Reviews: 1

Best point and click ever!

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