Asylum is an okay game, but for one that took 15 years to make, it's hard not to find it underwhelming. The game is about as atmospheric as Scratches and the voice acting is pretty good. The story isn't bad, but I expected the revelations to be more shocking than they were. Honestly, I found Scratches more unsettling than this game. Plus, there are documents all over the place, even in rooms where you wouldn't realistically expect to find them. The puzzles are fairly easy if you take care to examine the rooms properly. In fact, many rooms are almost empty except for a document or two. Worse, there is a part of the asylum (the female wing) that you never visit, not to mention plenty of doors that can't be opened. You'd think that, for a game that took so long to make, they'd let you explore every single room. In any case, the game definitely could have done with more puzzles. Finally, though the slow pace and dated point-and-click interface didn't bother me much, I can imagine it might annoy some people. Overall not a bad game, but that's about it.
"Legend of Skye" is clearly inspired by early 90s adventure games like "Monkey Island" and "Simon the Sorcerer". The puzzles are difficult but quite creative and I had a blast figuring them out. I absolutely recommend it.
The game has a very interesting story and the switch between first and third person is a nice touch. However, all the puzzles are very easy, since there are never many places you can go to at any given time and all the necessary items are usually close to where you have to use them.
"Scott Whiskers" is a charming and lighthearted adventure clearly made by people who love the genre. I also really liked Scott as a protagonist and enjoyed the puzzles. So, in general terms, a pretty good game. The reason I don't give it 5 stars are the dialogues; they just go on forever and I didn't find them particularly funny or interesting, so I ended up skipping many of them. Thankfully, the game provides you with a notebook that keeps track of objectives, so you don't have to pay much attention to what the characters say. As a final note, bear in mind the game can be completed in something like 6 hours if you're good at adventure games, rather than the 12 hours claimed in the game's description.
