Toonstruck

If you’re a fan of point-and-click adventure games, I’d go as far as to say that this game is a requirement. It’s an absolutely wonderful game. After a good introduction you are greeted with comedy and your stereotypical assumptions challenged in the most humorous way. Despite it’s simplistic and colorful design, this game is far from juvenile. I was amazed how every character I met had it’s unique quirks, wants and needs, creating an enriching experience. Every conversation had conveyed meaning, history and personality. I would even potentially recommend this game to players who aren’t that heavily into point-and-click games. This is one of those games that could entertain a wider spectrum of players. In a way, I can’t believe I hadn’t discovered this game sooner, as it’s clearly a gem from the golden age of point-and-click adventure games.

I just played Toonstruck that I never had heard of until recently (I was a Lucasart fan as a kid). I just loved the game and regret not to have played it as a kid. I was a bit dubious of a "Roger Rabbit"-like gameplay, but I was convince to play reading some reviews. I laughed a lot which did not happen to me since a long time with a game. Every single character was so funny, i loved the jokes (very sex oriented to be honest) and the riddles where quite fun. The game was long enough and the riddles reasonably difficult and had to look at the walkthrough ony twice. Christopher Lloyd's was quite fun. I am so happy to have discovered this game. And yes, I found stuff as "Jim's Gym" very funny.

I LOVED everything about this game. Typically I've become more of a casual gamer, due to work commitments I tend to play some games a little and very few grab me. This really did, I loved everything from the art direction to the puzzles - which were very reasonable to solve and it was rare I didn't spot what needed to happen early on. Lots of fun and highly recommended.

Toonstruck is a game that I cannot claim I have any nostalgia for. In fact, I only played it recently. Now, I only point this out since I can see that most reviews are by long-time fans of this game, and might be affected by those rose-tinted glasses we all hold so dear. So let me offer a different yet familliar perspective: Toonstruck is a really good game. Toonstruck is the story about Drew Blanc, overworked animator extraordinaire and creator of the Fluffy-Fluffy Bun-Bun Show, and how he dreams himself away to a world of toons where he is tasked to stop Count Nefarious from turning all the creatures of the land into malevolent villains. Drew is joined by the first toon he ever created, Fluxx Wildly, as his sole travel companion on the journey, and boy oh boy is it a journey woth undertaking. From meeting Shamrock Cheeses to scamming themselves into a Bowling Alley, the game is filled to the brim with interesting characters and locales. The comedy that ensues is very rapid-fire and you barely have time to catch your breath from one great joke before another one induces more wheezing laughter. In the time between these jokes they might fire off one or two jokes that sound slightly lackluster, but the pacing is so quick that it makes up for the few missteps. The whole game is rendered in a toon aesthetic, with special fully drawn animation for certain events, and Drew being full-motion video. It looks great, taking most of its inspiration from Looney Toons and its ilk, rather than the more fantastical Disney animation from the time. For better or worse, the parable to cartoons is also applied to the logic. Need stars to power a machine? Hit a character with a hammer and grab them from over their head. Need to torture a character? Tickle them with a feather. I had no issue with this, but others may have, as other people I recommended this game to. Regardless, it's truly something special and if you have more then a passing interest in cartoons then this is for you.

It's simply one of the best games of my childhood. Some dialogues and jokes are cheesy, but come on, this game is like 20 years old!