Posted on: December 4, 2024

Plaid_Gloves

Игр: 132 Отзывов: 7

So Horrific, and Yet So Sweet

Point-and-click adventure games generally don't have any replay value, and this is no exception - but Fran Bow has left such an impression on me that it will always have a place in my heart. The game's combination of the macabre and the innocent is truly unique and skillfully done. First and foremost, the game is horror-driven, particularly in the opening chapter. This will be off-putting to those who do not see any value in being disturbed. If you fall into this category, you can stop being curious about this game right now. Seriously. There are plenty of great adventure games that won't traumatize you like this one will. Now. With that out of the way, let me say that this game does horror in a way I have never seen before: it infuses it with childlike innocence and hope. The story really is a STORY with themes and a message, not just some meaningless gore-fest without substance. It will make you feel intensely unsettled, but then it will turn right around and make you feel warmth and cuteness. The dissonance is well-executed and, in a word, delicious. In terms of its worthiness as a LucasArts-style adventure game, it definitely pulls its weight. Puzzle difficulty is nicely balanced - neither too simple nor too obtuse. (This is with one very stupid exception... you will know it when you get to it. I do recommend looking up the solution in this one particular instance.) The narrative is a mix of literal and abstract, and some players may find the non-linearity annoying. I, however, feel that it is the kind of story that can only be understood after it is finished. The ending (no spoilers!) initially felt like a let-down when I first completed it, but the more I thought about it, the more it made sense. It really gave me something to chew on for a bit. If you can stomach it, I dare you to take the ride! This is one twisted piece of beautiful art.

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Posted on: July 14, 2025

KingShotgunHobo

Владелец игры

Игр: 433 Отзывов: 46

Trigger Warning for Survivors

If you loved the Cat Lady, are a fan of dark and serious topics and point and click games, this innocent looking game has some emotions in store for you if you dare. Just be aware, the game doesn´t f*ck around sometimes with its themes. Gameplay wise you can get stuck having to come up with a solution only a boneheaded crackhead would think of, other times it is very obvious what to do. Other times I had to look up a walkthrough, I´m not ashamed to say so, like any alice themed game, logic can be very hit or miss. The themes obviously go from alice and wizard of oz and anne frank to many other works of art. The opening of fran bows parents reminded me of dexter/batman of all things lol. But what makes this personal, after all is said and done is that it has its own charme. It is a form of happysad or dark and sweet rarely seen. Gameplay is great but annoying from time to time, art can also due to its low res nature be hard to distinguish from what is interactive and what is not, you just clickspam everything. I do like my Point n Click a bit more "guided" as to not waste time that feels like filler or a grind. Not much to complain about otherwise, but what stands out and still makes me itch is when the game suddenly gets serious and dark tothe point of having emotional flashbacks and then hits right home. "Daddy didn´t care, mommy wasn´t there". C-PTSD people will empathize alot with this game. It is a dark fcking world fran bow has to fight through. It is a survivors story. As a survivor myself I had to lay the game down a couple of times to take a breath. Not to mention like with the cat lady, suppress the urge to cry from time to time. So yes, big trigger warning and also walkthrough cheesing warning. Otherwise a fantastic simplistic sweet n dark adventure.

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Posted on: February 3, 2021

EwigWandernd

Владелец игры

Игр: 738 Отзывов: 263

Excellent, emotional story

Story: 5/5 Worldbuilding: 5/5 Art Design: 5/5 Graphics: 4/5 Sound: 4/5 Gameplay: 4/5

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Posted on: July 28, 2016

mintee

Владелец игры

Игр: 802 Отзывов: 122

gorgeous art, annoying game mechanics

Let me first say this game is charming, the artwork is original and lovingly done and there are many unique scenes and environments to explore. The music is unobtrusive and goes well with the game but may be too banal to listen to by itself. The characters are quirky, bizarre, horrifying, cute, adorable and disgusting, sometimes all at once. the story is very intriguing and at times too obscure to enjoy. Its like reliving Twin Peaks with many unanswered questions, especially the ending. If you like clear cut conclusions then you may find this one unsatisfying. I bet you will hit the forums to see what others thought had happened, I know I did. Game mechanics were simple mainly, point and click, with dialogue trees, some inventory combination. To me this is where the game fails, the dialogue choices had no impact at all and seemed rather to be used to fluff out the game length and give an illusion of player activity thru the story telling aspects. You also could not skip the dialogues and this was maddening when you were attempting to solve puzzles and inadvertently clicked on a char that had lengthy conversations. Using inventory was also annoying as you had to open inventory, select the item then apply it to the item in the room, every.single.time. In a point/click puzzle game this was beyond belief, where using different inventory combinations on hotspots are normal. worst aspect of this game was the save game mechanic, or lack of one. It uses one save feature, where you stop the game is where you pick up. Works great in theory except for the fact that game saves are often corrupted. This happened to me, during play i accidentally pressed some random key on my keyboard and found that the game had skipped an entire chapter and gone to the next. My only recourse was to start over. I have no idea why someone would design a game to use this , it stunk really and ruined my experience. Forums were full of people with corrupted saves, inexcusable.

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Posted on: June 2, 2018

wootz0r

Владелец игры

Игр: 147 Отзывов: 2

Dark, yet playful

If you like the art style, enjoy atmospheric adventure games and don't mind a "open to interpretation" story or even prefer those you should buy this game. Don't buy if you dislike disturbing imagery/situations. Music is great, puzzles are logical and you almost always know what you are trying to accomplish. The game does a great job with small hints IMO; I suck at adventure games and could finish this without any problems, so veterans will likely find little to no challenge. Story is interesting and not as dark and "edgy" as you might expect from the beginning or the promotional material. No bugs or crashes, game feels polished. First playthrough took me around 10h.

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