Structually this game has much of what you'd expect from a traditional point and click. The interface is similat to oth3er recent adventure games (such as Resonance or Primordia by the same publisher). You point and click to look and interact and have object or conversation based puzzles to advance the plot. The puzzles are a touch on the easy side but it will still take around 6 hours of gameplay time to finish. The game authors have gone out of their way to create something that reflects the atmosphere of the time. The script and music are well written and the voice acting is very good. Several prominent figures of the 20s are NPCs in the story. Sadly the plot of the game was just too mundane for me to truly enjoy it. It is a fictional biography of someone who really never achieves anything special. About three quarters of the way through you think that a plot might develop and then it quickly fizzles out. In short, if you like point and click adventures and the plot isn't your main motivation, this game is perfectly adequate. If you are the type that hangs on for the next revelation in a story, perhaps leave it until you're properly bored and lacking other options.
Wadjeteye chooses extremely well every time it publishes. This series has little to criticise. In each Blackwell game we have intriguing plot, very likeable characters, basic but sufficient graphics a very enjoyable soundtrack and the kind of interface we grew to know and love in games such as Grim Fandango and later Monkey Islands. The puzzles aren't quite as hard as the 90s masterpieces but everything else is just as good if not better.
A point and click fairy tale archetype. We have a young and naive protagonist fighting a horribly evil villain in a unique fantasy universe with a puzzle stlyle similar to (but considerably easier than) the classic LucasArt games. Good things: It's a sweet story with some great side characters and a lovely soundtrack. A good mix of easy, medium and hard puzzles. A few things to criticise: It's a little on the short side. One or two voice actors are throughly dreadful. The art style may not be to everyone's taste and the main character can be irritating. I would certainly recommend this to fans of the kind of 2D point and clicks that were around in the early and mid 90s.
Fans of old school point and click adventure games will find this an enjoyable way to pass the time providing they aren't too easily disturbed (my partner is easily disturbed and wasn't keen to play past the first forty minutes. If you feel uncomfortable killing anything cute and fluffy, even in 2D pixel land, this isn't one for you). I am not easily disturbed and so I enjoyed the game but it didn't leave me particularly wanting more. Positives: The soundtrack and artwork are very atmospheric. Puzzles are enough to make you think without being overly difficult or illogical. The interface is intuitive. Negatives: The interesting elements of the plot are revealed in the first 10 minutes and the last five minutes of gameplay. The middle has some not particularly interesting detail and gory horror shock scenes. I'm sure many people who try this game out will guess the overall story arc before the bulk of gameplay starts. This isn't me favourite modern point and click but its worth it's price for 3 or 4 hours of entertainment, paticularly if you're a fan of psychological horror.
Another fantastically funny, charming and witty game from this series. I find it hard to see how anyone who likes this genre of game could play this without laughing. While the story isn't as complex as that of the original it has as much wit and feel good factor. The puzzle quality hasn't suffered despite it being a bit shorter. It has a more restricted set of locations and a smaller soundtrack but is still just so much fun while being engaging in its puzzles and plot. Another game from King Art where i almost felt sad when i finished it.
