Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet

Almost nine years after the original release of this game, the Kickstarter promise of a DRM free version is finally fulfilled. Congratulations, ASH, slow clap. Better late than never. And what a brilliant little aventure game this turned out to be. Animation and dialog is mostly the work of one man with a bright red mane and no eyebrows to speak of, so you probably won't spend a two digit number of hours on the game. But all of the crucial aspects turned out fantastic. The dialog is very witty, extremely original and strictly limits Monkey Island references to a total of two (the respective character is banned from the scene and never seen again). Another gold medal goes to background design. The art itself is sometimes a little basic, but you really get the feeling that these backgrounds were crafted with an adventure game in mind. The Fowl Fleet also excels in puzzle design – instead of forcing you to walk back and forth between a lot of screens, most of the puzzles can be solved within two or three screens. And a good deal of puzzles can be solved within the same screen, which might seem oddly counterintuitive to the hardcore adventure gamer crowd. We could argue whether the music is a little too repetitive or the bobblehead characters could be better designed, but that would be a foul feat for the Fowl Fleet. This is a meticulously planned, lovingly and artfully crafted adventure game on a hamstring budget. It's frankly perfect. Sometimes I lie awake at night wishing we had more of those.

Pros: - witty writing - good puzzles that lead you to solution in a natural way - pretty backround art Cons: - I am not a big fan of character models

Nice graphics, good interface and voicing. Best of all, the situations and puzzles are often very original. Plus lots of humor. I don't know what's the deal with adventure designers and minigames. Fortunately, here they are okay. And don't wonder, twice I thought the game crashed but it just takes time to go on by purpose.

Great adventure game, simply hilarious!

Charming game! I like the hidden gems and the characters. It gave my self and family a lovely nostalgic feeling as it reminded my sister and I of the Guybrush Threepwood searies we played when we were younger. My favorit part about the game is that it actually had an ending. Many games i play end up just going on for far to long. I like how I was able to finish it in a timely manner which allows me to move onto other games I want to try. Thank you for such a pleasant experience. #goodshow!