Posted on: May 6, 2022
Fade89
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Suprisingly good
I was a little skeptical about Gibbous because of two reasons: 1) the past few dozen games which used "Lovecraftian" as a selling point failed miserably in this aspect (except Sundered) 2) the Lovecraftian horror and the LucasArts style lighthearted point'n'click adventures doesn't seem the match well. I'm shocked to say it, but it simply works here. Gibbous kept the main focus of the Lovecraft novellas: the protagonists have no chance to see the whole picture until the finale, and they are virtually defenseless against the horrors from the stars. A lot of games fail exactly here: if you can just shoot down the elder beings, then they are basically reduced to regular monsters. What really amazing is that this game actually managed to also put comical characters in such an environment without ruining it: the world is wacky, the characters are goofy, yet the danger lurks around them. But how good the game is as a point'n'click adventure? In my book there is three good approaches for this genre: - 90% of the puzzles should be solvable in 20 minutes max, with 10% requiring a lot of thinking and fresh mind (classic) - all hard puzzles (more like puzzle games with point'n'click UI) - easy puzzles but really good story (basically telltale) Gibbous is on the easy side of the spectrum, no puzzles require walkthroughs or hours-long thinking actually. There are a few ones which could use a little extra clues, but it usually limit your combinations and play area to an easily manageable level. The problematic part is that the first half of the story is not so amazing, I frequently found myself losing interest in the game because of the easy puzzles and mediocre plot. The second half was much better, but I'd still give the game a 4/5 objectively if it wouldn't hit me on a personal level: first the Lovecraftian motives, secondly Transylvania. I'm eastern European and that area really gave me good vibes. Btw I hate cats, but I have to admit Kitteh was an awesome character.
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