TSIOQUE

I bought this instantly because I just love beautiful hand drawn frame by frame animations and point and click adventures are my favorite genre. However given the fact how time consuming frame by frame animation is, I did not expect this game to be very long and it is not. I was able to finish the game in 5 hours even though I took my time and looked at everything. Maybe some will take longer and some shorter - hard to say with the genre. The game is kind of a mixture out of Machinarium and Dragon's Lair with some mini games added here and there. Don't let the Dragon's Lair part I mentioned scare you away though it is just that there are some parts in the game in which you will have to do the correct thing at the correct moment or you will get caught and will have to try again (no loading time involved so after a few trys you'll mostly get it right). Most of the time is a true point and click though. There's no inventory combining included in the game and after a short time the game is offering several locations to go to which can be chosen freely. The story seems to be quite simple and presents itself as the classic fairy tale including (well voiced) narrator and beautiful designed "book" introduction we all know from those Disney classics. Still it offers a few surprises here and there that I don't want to spoil. Since it is important for some players: the game recognizes the language of the OS it is running on but it is possible to switch language in game as well. It is not possible to change audio and text seperately so you can only play with English language and English or German text / Polish language and Polish text (ver. 1.05). Nice and cute animations, fitting and not distracting OST, logical puzzles ... I enjoyed my 5 hours in this beautiful and cute game a lot and I'd say it is worth the 10 Euro I payed for it. So if you are into this kind of genre and don't mind the short playtime I would recommend it.

I bought it on launch week because I like point and click adventures and 2D-animation and I want to support the devs. However, had I been waiting since 2015 for it, i'd be a little dissapointed. I mean, it's pretty and it's generally really good PaC with nice puzzles and almost none pixel hunting but you can tell that they were under-stuffed and under-budget. It took me around 3 hours to beat, I imagine it comes down to 1-1.5 hours if you know what to do. It's portrayed in the trailers like some grand adventure, but it's just a little story for the evening. That being said, I enjoyed every minute of Tsioque and recommend it. Also, it will be perfect if you want a game to play with your kids.

The game works flawlessly on Linux with wine. TSIOQUE looks nice. Many animations and details make for a charming atmosphere which is well supported by music and sound effects. There's no laughing-out-loud humour, but many situations put a smile on my face and I chuckled a few times. The puzzles make sense and when I didn't know how to proceed it didn't take me all too long to find a way forward. While you visit locations multiple times, backtracking wasn't a problem. The game has some action sequences where you have to do something in a limited time or you'll "die", that is, you play the same situation again. Playing with a touchpad I found it challenging to click on something, open the inventory on the right side of the screen, select an item and use the item in the time given. With the exception of one skippable sequence for which I had to use a mouse it is doable, but having to repeat scenes multiple times because of not being able to click the correct spots fast enough can get in the way of a relaxing afternoon/evening on the couch. Animations are not skippable which can add to the frustration of having to repeat a scene. All in all, it's a good way to spend a afternoon or evening and well worth the money you're willing to spend on that.

It is memorable game with great graphics and sound design. It's story telling is also awesome. I didn't get stuck once in all 4 hours of gameplay. This game is family friendly, but adults will enjoy it as well. It has some epic moments, it has a lot of funny moments and it has some mysterious moments. Puzzles make sense. The game contains few minigames. I didn't get any bug. The game does not take itself too serious which is good.