Like dinosaur from old swamp, Thimbleweed Park rises its head to say Hello to all fans of classical adventures and then go into void. Joking. Well, I never was a big fan of this type of games, but reception of TP was pretty good, so I decided to give it a try. The best things about game are, of course, characters, conversations and, to some extent, plot. Actually, I miss Ransome-like jerks in games too much, so it is relief to spectate local adventures. Technical part is not worth describing it too much: you can see everything on screenshots, but modern player may find it appealing by some way (as it is adapted for today’s resolutions, for example). The most controversial part to speak about is puzzling. You need to catch wave from Maniac Mansion, Day of Tentacle and so on to get understanding what to do and what is going on in most cases. Most of puzzles are quite funny to solve, but several are something of kind “You will never get me until you do me”. Frustration is only raising towards game end, and it can freak out some players (of course, excluding that ones who play games with complete walkthrough by hand). TP for certain can be recommended for LucasArts 80-90’ adventure lovers and for some general PnC fans; aside of them most players will quit quite soon even if they will be aroused by local atmosphere (and TUBES). Yes, and Ron Gilbert is not every humble about himself, to be speaking.
