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Posted on: June 13, 2023
Niti
Possesseur vérifiéJeux: 67 Avis: 3
Best point and click in many years
I hate to admit it, but after all these years the Latin lessons finally paid off for once.
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Posted on: June 26, 2023
Pixelwikinger
Possesseur vérifiéJeux: 1026 Avis: 65
A beautiful piece of mystery adventure!
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is one of the most atmospheric adventure games I have ever played. From the first moment on, you're confronted with interesting protagonists that keep in the mind. It's a pleasure to interact with them, and containing a lot of dialogue, I have to say that there wasn't a single line of unnecessity. Hob's barrow is written in an excellent, thrilling, and entertaining way, offering some choices of answer, that give you the feeling that you decide how the story unfolds. Coming to the riddles, I found that they were fair and logical. They're mainly there to keep the story interactive, in my oppinion. I had to look into the walkthrough only once, when there was a scenery in which I simply didn't take a look at every pixel. Coming to pixels, the art style of Hob's Barrow is splendid! I couldn't imagine a more atmospheric piece of retro pixel art. The locations are beautiful, mysterious, and sometimes creepy, perfectly fitting to a story that could come out of a vintage mystery novel. One thing left to say: Hob's Barrow offers some options that keep things easier, like a 'quest log', if you ever don't know what to do next, and a quick travel between the locations. Clicking a spot twice also increases speed in getting there, making scenery switch a fast-paced action. Overall, Hob's Barrow offers a beautiful experience worth your time and money! Full recommendation.
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Posted on: January 6, 2025
pinkynarf
Possesseur vérifiéJeux: Avis: 1
Great build-up, disappointing ending
At first I loved Hob's Barrow. Good voice acting and dialogue, compelling characters, attractive art, and a mystery to solve. I was drawn into the world, I felt sympathy for the characters, and I was eager to see what happened next. And then suddenly it went off the rails. First, the protagonist is supposed to be an archaeologist. She's a professional, she's been doing this for years, she knows what she's doing. Yet near the end she does something stupid and completely at odds with her experience. It's about as egregious as a firefighter forgetting to put on basic protective gear. Someone might say, "That's the point, she's supposed to be making bad decisions!", but it still feels too much like a horror story trope where someone leaves the gun behind because the plot demands it. Second, none of your choices matter. The ending is set. To be clear, I've enjoyed plenty of games with endings you can't change; even tragic endings can feel right if done well, as if the story has fulfilled a promise. But in this case I felt cheated. The ending didn't work at all for me, and I'm almost sorry I played the game.
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Posted on: October 11, 2022
ffrr
Possesseur vérifiéJeux: 54 Avis: 1
A splendid tale of bucolic darkness
tl;dr - If you're a fan of classic point & click adventures and you don't mind a lovely folk horror story in the spirit of the old Gabriel Knight games, give this a spin. If this came out in mid-nineties, it would have landed on the shelf with all the great adventures of that era. It's kinda hard to pinpoint any issue I could have with this game - anything it sets out to accomplish, it does well. The script, voice acting, visuals and music: everything is on point and contributes to the overall sense of doubt and creeping insecurity, on the same page eliciting a wonderfully immersive atmosphere and a strong sense of place and time. It's not overly long, the puzzles tend to be fairly logical and well woven into the overall story. The dialogue is surprisingly light-hearted and well written, along with the voice acting being brilliant as well. Also, there's some lovely dark humour scattered here and there. (MILD SPOILER: For example, that special cat formula moment near the end was delightful.)
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Posted on: October 9, 2022
HadriDreamwalker
Possesseur vérifiéJeux: 692 Avis: 14
Une très chouette ambiance
Un point n' click dans la droite lignée des habituels de Wadjet Eye. Une ambiance très chouette, une musique superbe, le style graphique en pixel art que l'on connaît bien, et une écriture suffisamment soignée pour nous tenir occupé environ 8 petites heures. Le seul point que l'on pourrait lui reprocher pourrait être son manque de difficulté: toutes les énigmes qui nous sont présentées sont tout à fait logique, et il ne faudra pas chercher bien loin pour trouver la solution. Mais n'étant pas toujours motivé à l'idée de tourner en bourrique pendant des heures, j'ai au moins pu me concentrer sur l'histoire qui m'était conté :)
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