Posted on: March 17, 2022
rizzinek
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Short and a bit tedious
Order of the Thorne is a short game made with AGS engine about a bard on a quest to find the queen of the Fairie Kingdom. Game design is solid. Most puzzles were pretty logical and, when you have no idea what to do and resort to trial and error method, there are not many items you can have at any given time, so that isn't very irritating. The gimmick of this game is that you can play songs that affect characters around you. However it is very annoying that every time you play a song you have to listen to its jingle without the ability to skip it. When you're doing trial and error it gets annoying really quick and adds tedium to the game. The story is basic fantasy with a lot of feel good vibes. No twists and turns. The characters are also pretty simple and one-dimensional. Sad thing is that they ended with a plan to make a sequel, but, as I understand, it didn't happen unfortunately. However the story of this particular game is pretty much complete in itself and sequel not having been made doesn't really hurt it. The artstyle is what you'd expect from AGS games - similar to oldschool 2d adventure games. Overall everything was pretty. One downside is that, unfortunately, there's some pixel hunting required in the game, and the interactive objects sometimes don't stand out too well. One time, I had to consult a walkthrough after inspecting every available location just to find out I didn't notice a pretty small item on a table. Music is pretty nice, but I was a bit confused by electric guitar being present in one track that is used during the intro and during the game's culmination. The game is also pretty short, can be completed in 2-3 hours. Overall it's a nice way to spend an evening if you like point-and-click adventure games, but nothing too spectacular.
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