Toonstruck

Fun throwback to hit you in the nostalgia.

My friend recommended me it long time ago. But I didn't want it. The box art package showed ugly clown poking at balloon eye. Even the title art chosen on this store page shows a protagonist about to suffer, perhaps being insane. It just made me think it was going to be 'experimental' FMV game in vibes, creepy, with IM Meen tier animation and cultural chaos. That and heard about cliffhanger. BUT THIS IS ACTUALLY LIKE REALLY GOOD?! Holey moley, it is good. It just had the most terrible promo ever. The game is a love letter to 90s cartoons of all the types. It's sincere without too much self-aware humor. Characters are absolutely fantastic and go all the way. The locations are separated among the cultures and there is some mixing and migration going on, keeping it orderly enough yet fun. I like that top villains are played 100% straight, made me feel overjoyed I would take them down. And I love the adult humor build in. Ending is also fine, like Monkey Island 2 and Simon the Sorcerer 2 tier. Puzzles are modern enough to make sense, albeit some pull off misdirection of abstraction and another are just time wasters. Very lovely. But pixel-hunting is a problem, I would often get lost because I haven't noticed "smaller active area inside bigger active area" deal. Man, all toon lovers have to check this one out! It has all the fun cutscene animations. Haven't felt this joy in a while. And there won't be another like this ever, because of all the acting talents and classic hand-drawn animations!

This game has better animations than most recent games

Who framed roger rabbit, the game! Who cannot simply love this game! Christopher Lloyd, bunch of ACMEish toons, stupid jokes, adult jokes, horribly twisted puzzles, c'mon, buy it already! The mapping Buttons for game options (F1,F4,F5) are a mess. English version : great original voice acting. French version : famous voices of everyone you liked from your childwood ! "Non de Zeus, pas la trempette!"

I consider this one of my all-time favorite point-and-click adventure games along with other classic titles from back in the day. Lots of well-known voices make up the cast and the humor is good. There are some vulgarities, FYI, but nothing innappropriate for a teenager. Most of the humor consists of slapstick, puns and jokes ranging from eye-rolling to pretty dang good. Lots of puzzles and detail to pay attention to. Story is simple, like a typical kids cartoon, but not in a way that an adult can't enjoy. This game does not have any of the bullcrap from lesser point-and-click adventure games, like nonsensical item and environment combinations, difficult-to-find objects or flawed puzzle logic. Everything is clear and makes sense. Looking to try a good new adventure game? This one will definitely deliver.