The Hugo Trilogy

This is one of my first games that I watched that was in color and I did not know what it was called. Now, a few years later, I found it on GOG - thanks GOG! The game itself is pretty good. I gave it 4/5 because it has a fair amount of humor, very simple puzzles to solve, and simply an enjoyable playthrough. Considering the age, I still think it was 4/5. Not excellent, but enough to purchase and play it through. Thanks again, GOG! You brought to life an old classic from my childhood, and I really appreciate it!

Because of me playing this game at an early age, I can now touch type like a pro, it all started here. Highly recommended for young children to have an incentive to type fast, learn how to spell and generally have a different experience.

A fun reminder of old times. Well done.

Inspired by the classics of Sierra and LucasArts, it is very noticable these three titles are made in the era when anyone could make their own little shareware point n click adventure. While they aren't very hard, they are still quite unfair (much like Sierra titles of this game) if you screw up - although not really an issue since we're not talking about hours long games. Since I have no nostalgia related to these games, they're just not that good. If you want to play point n click games from this era, you have much better titles out there.

The three-part Hugo series has the simple charm of early adventure games. The games and their puzzles are, for the most part, fair, easy-to-access, and not head breaking. There are exceptions. In each of the games, there are small puzzles that make you doubt if you have made a correct choice or found the right items, particularly because you can face dead ends. Part 3 has a particularly peculiar puzzle toward the very end that... frankly, is just cheap. There are not even pixels to hunt, you just have to know a previously-unidentified background element is now interactable. Of the three games, the third is by far the quickest and cheapest--it is very easy, predictable, and feels rushed. The first two games are more complicated and have more elements, and the second game in particular has many areas and small puzzles. For those of you who've played the original: the GOG version has two additions. There is added music (which sticks in your head because a few tracks play on endless loops) and mouse support. The mouse support may feel like cheating because it makes the game significantly easier. The series is enjoyable, but it's not one that I'll personally recount as exceptional. It was cute, has a strong indie vibe, and is just nostalgic. I would recommend it for a quick play, but don't expect a triple-A title.