So, I really really wanted to love this game. I wanted to so bad. I bought it on release day and IMMEDIATELY started streaming it (feel free to search for it on the SaveStateHeroes YT channel). The cracks started showing pretty early on, when a large part of the humor turned out to be merely referencing Gilbert's classic works, as well as his disagreements with the adventure game philosphy of his then-adversaries at Sierra. The weakest point, however, is the story, which, in an adventure game, is pretty much the cardinal sin. The game builds up a big mystery, only to let it fizzle out and pretty much completely discard it by the end. I was incredibly disappointed. I give three stars because at many points I was amused by the game, the art was actually very nice and it did keep me hooked until the end, despite my misgivings. Boris was robbed. Play Paradigm instead.
OK, SIT YOUR ASS DOWN, STRAP YOURSELF IN, I'MA TELL YOU ABOUT ROBIN! NO, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THAT LITTLE GUY IN THE SPANDEX. MY GIRL ROBIN GOES KILL ROBOTS WITH A MOTHERFUCKING STUN GUN, IT'S LITERALLY THE FIRST THING YOU DO IN THE GAME. THEN SHE LIES TO SCARY GOVERNMENT AGENTS, BECAUSE FUCK DA POLICE, THEN YOU GO GALLIVANTING AROUND THE WORLD WACKING SHIT WITH YOUR GIANT GOLDEN WRENCH! NOTHING CAN KILL THIS GIRL. YOU GET BLOWN UP, STOMPED ON, BURIED ALIVE AND THROWN IN JAIL TWICE AND YOU JUST COME BACK FOR MORE! ROBIN GOES ON A ONE-WOMAN QUEST TO FUCK SHIT UP, ALL OF THE SHIT, BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT WOULDN'T LET HER BE AN ENGINEER! YOU GO GIRL! THE STORY IN THIS IS SO OFF THE WALLS THAT I DON'T EVEN WANT TO COMMENT ON IT, YOU JUST HAVE TO EXPERIENCE THIS TRIP OF SHEER MADNESS FOR YOURSELF. LET ME JUST SAY YOU WON'T EVER THINK ABOUT WHITE STUFF COMING OUT OF PEOPLE'S BODIES THE SAME EVER AGAIN! ALSO PREPARE TO HATE THE COLORS BLUE AND PURPLE AND BRING OUT THE TISSUES WHENEVER ELRO IS ON SCREEN. IF THERE IS ANYONE WHO APPROACHES ROBIN'S LEVEL OF BADASSERY IT'S HER BROTHER ELRO. ALSO THERE'S WHITEHAIRED MAGES, PIRATE GIRLS WITH BODY ODOR ISSUES AND AN OVERPHILOSOPHIZING SEA CAPTAIN. WHAT'RE YOU STILL READING THIS FOR, JUST FUCKING BUY THIS MASTERPIECE ALREADY!
