Posted on: June 19, 2018
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Lightning didn't strike again
This game was funded by nostalgia for The Neverhood. It tried to tap into the heart and soul of that 20 year old gem, but only managed to puppeteer its corpse. Sure, the art style is still as brilliant as it was 20 years prior and the set pieces are just as fun, but that's about it. The soundtrack lacks the abstract humor of the predecessor and so does the story. In fact the story is the weakest point and it just stumbles around without coherency - ironically because it tries to be grounded and level-headed instead of an abstract mess that The Neverhood was. Puzzles are severely lacking and an average shmuck like me can blaze through them without even trying too hard. The hint ghost is nearly insulting and the only difficult thing is a "find all the broken levers" quest, which is literally as substantial as "spot the hotspot" in a flash game - and the difficulty in it is not the challenging kind, but the obtuse kind. And the last puzzle is a backtrack quest - which almost made me quit. Most bugs have been patched out, but there are some occurrences, where they pop out. If you're reading the old reviews - the mouse pointer now changes for interactable objects, so it's a step-up in terms of interface. A warning though: save games don't get overwritten when you save the same name - so it's best to create a new one each time. ---- TL;DR: ---- So overall what do we have? The story falls flat, TenNapel's abstract humor got dialed back too much, soundtrack is lackluster and puzzles are dumbed down. Why 3 stars then? The positive side is P. - the heart of the story - who is simply a joy to watch whenever she's on screen. The art holds up. Some set pieces still harken back to the full-on insanity of Neverhood. And it's short, so it doesn't overstay its welcome. To sum up: this game will disappoint you, but don't let that stop you from enjoying the parts of it that are truly enjoyable.
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