This is a solid Point -and-click that was fun to play. The puzzles are enjoyable and most aren't too difficult to figure out. The world building is quite unique and imaginative.
The artwork immediately caught my attention when I first saw The Whispered World. The animation immediately reminded me of the fantasy cartoons of the 80s that I grew up with (so there is a bit of nostalgia). The backgrounds are beautiful. The characters are interesting. It's not laugh out loud humor through the whole game but the game is humorous and fun. The story is interesting. I like how you know from the beginning that the world is ending and it will be by your hand. The ending took me by surprise and had me a bit emotional (not to spoil anything but having kids probably affected this). I also loved the music throughout the whole game. It was well done and fit the mood of the 80s fantasy. The voice acting is slightly above average, as well. Now, on to the negatives. The puzzles frequently didn't make a lot of sense. There were several times I had to look at guides and thought that I would have never had guessed that. They are not always logical. There are some (true) puzzles that you can skip, which is appreciated (I find I often don't have the patience for sliding puzzles so this was a nice feature for that time). But, the PnC puzzles often didn't make sense. With the occasional look at a guide, however, I still found enjoyment with this game and would recommend it for PnC players.
I'll start by saying that this was a fun, solid point and click, albeit not as good as the first. It was great to play as Nico and George again and their characters continued to be fun. The puzzles weren't overly difficult and MOST of them made enough sense. There is a hint system, which was nice when it didn't quite make sense. I didn't give it higher rating mostly because of the beginning. The beginning just throws you into the mix without much context. There is more context but it comes in the form of a "graphic novel" that I assume came with the remaster. I didn't really start enjoying it until a quarter of the way in but quickly did. I also will say that there are parts that didn't quite age that well, with the treatment of South American people and culture, but I've seen worse from 90s games.
4.5 stars rounded up. Technobabylon is a great story of a post-apocolyptic that has fared better than other places in the world. It is a cyberpunk world that is a mixture of reality and going oline in the "Trance" and asks the question of how far AI can and should take humanity. The story is well crafted and paints, in my opinion, a very believable world of the future. The voice acting is above average (one character SOUNDS overacted but fits a narrative). The puzzles are not too difficult and mostly make sense. I docked it .5 stars just because I did feel that it was a bit slow to start. Maybe it just went over my head, but the connection of the characters was made just a little late, in my opinion. Once I got into the meat of the actual story, though, I was greatly looking forward to seeing the story completed.
I would give this 4.5 stars because I did feel slightly less emotional attachment to this main character compared to the first one. I'll round up because the first one was so incredible and season 2 continues the incredible atmosphere and story.
I heard amazing things about this game but was skepitcal what they could accomplish with the pixelated graphics. I was so wrong. I'm still impressed with the atmosphere that they created with 8 bits. I even actually jumped several times during this. It feels like playing a Edgar Allen Poe or Lovecraft story. The story is compelling and I couldn't wait to finish the next chapter.
I would call this the best Leisure Suite game by far! If you're buying a Leuisure Suite Larry game, I assume that you know what you're getting (the cover alone explains that). It is irreverent and doesn't take itself seriously, as expected and hoped for! The animation, humor, music, and voice acting is all very entertaining. The puzzles mostly make sense and are fun to figure out. I come back to this one every so often because of how much I enjoy it.
I read the story so I knew what I was getting into. The game goes into much more details into the character's and their backgrounds (and changes a few things with them). It could be classified as "horror" but it's not so much scary as horrific examples of what humans are capable of (I saved Nimdok's story until last because I knew some of what happens). There is some pixel hunting and a few illogical puzzles (the last chapter is super confusing, IMO) but I mostly enjoyed it. I'm glad I finally finished it but I don't think that I will be revisiting it, for the heavy subject matter.
