This isn't half the game the original Thrillville was. Cute, but grows repetitive very quick. I don't own the GOG version, but had it on the 360. Give us the original, or drop the price 50%. Otherwise, no sale.
One of the greatest computer detective games of all time. One of the greatest game adaptations of an existing franchise, ever. Still amazingly playable (even without nostalgia goggles). The character graphics are highly pixelated, but won't make your eyeballs bleed. Background art still really holds up. Voice/FMV acting runs the gamut, but most is in the cheesy-decent range, it works. Mechanics are standard for late 90's adventure games, cursor can be fussy, and the detective tools can be infuriating for awhile, until you get the hang of them. Don't let those minor annoyances scare you off. This game is engaging, absorbing, challenging...yada yada. It runs flawlessly on modern systems. This game screams for a skin or reboot, but due to legal issues, prolly never gonna happen. Just, be glad, ecstatic even, that the original is here, and more than stands the test of the decades. Don't let those moments be lost in time, like tears in the rain.
Full disclosure, I won this in a GOG giveaway, it never would have been on my radar otherwise. I don't like most platformers (last one I enjoyed was Psychonauts) I don't like management sims (except Civ and Tropico, maybe Stardew Valley), and I CERTAINLY don't like visual novels (except possibly Pillars of the Earth). I should have really hated this game. Instead, it charmed the pants off me...literally, I'm typing at y'all sans pants. The sound, graphics, and gameplay are minimalism at its best. The philosophy of the game is distinct, but never preachy. It does get grindy at times, and some of the platforming is annoying, but it keeps you going with real gaming goodness. This is a one-off game that's almost impossible to describe fairly. If you mashed-up Stardew Valley, Firewatch, and Life is Strange, you might be in the ballpark. People looking for a serious platformer or management sim should look elsewhere. But if you are openminded and not afraid of the feelz, this game is full of delights. Highly recommended, appropriate for everyone, except possibly pre-teens. It is a game about death, after all, and has it's dark moments. Thanks, GOG, this is my favorite game of the year so far.
IDC if you call this a walking sim, or a visual novel, or something else...all just just words. What this really is, is an exquisite game experience. It's not hard, and it's not long (guess that disqualifies it for a sex game ;p ). But it IS visually stunning, emotionally gut wrenching, and one of the most satisfying 8 hours I've spent in a game this year. It very literally made my heart hurt a few times. Bonus points because it installed and ran flawlessly first time, and controls are as user-friendly as it gets. Pick it up the next time it's on sale ($20 is way the hell to much, I got it for $5 and was very pleased). With a little more time and money this could have been better, no doubt. But as is, it still rocks my world, maybe yours too..
There is no other word for it. Short and self-contained, beautifully minimalist art and sound. The puzzles are new ways to play, more than tricky things to be solved. This is the best game I've played this year. Installs/plays perfectly even on older machines. It takes you on a beautiful, memorable trip. That should be worth at least as much as your beverage of choice, yeah?
