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Thimbleweed Park

Nostalgic, but lacking narrative

Loads of nostalgia - I'll echo the statement that it feels like finding a forgotten LucasArts adventure game. Took me about 12 hours to complete. However the game's narrative hinges on a decidedly meta note. Instead of concluding the mystery set forth in the beginning of the game, the writing pivots into something else that comes up along the way. I was expecting something more direct and classic, like Monkey Island's first two games. Gameplay was what you'd expect - well thought out. Some of the puzzles were exceptionally obtuse and I resorted to forum hints for several of them, despite being a seasoned adventure gamer; to be fair, I like a couple of puzzles that are out-of-scope difficult, though. Keeps things fresh. There were an exceptional number of throwaway items (figuratively, and literally in the sense you can throw some of them in the trash cans). This made it difficult for me to decide how to manage my inventory, because I tend to horde things in adventure games - but, in my experience, you couldn't permanently lose anything you really needed. Unfortunately, as a narrative-driven game, the pivot and ultimate meta ending left it feeling lacking.

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