It has good puzzles, not too difficult but challenging. The story is really good, with some twists and turns, and it's complemented by a good soundtrack. The art was what got my attention at first and it didn't disappoint me. The controls were basic but responsive enough to not get in the way. When I missed a jump, it was on me. It's rather short but I think it did everything it was proposed to do and didn't overstay its welcome. It took me about 4h to finish it in a very relaxed pace, reading all the dialogs with care to take in the story. Recommended for story-oriented people who likes puzzles.
The art really got my attention and I think it's worth playing just for it. There's a lot of attention to detail in the worldbuilding. There are a lot of posters, books and pamphlets that shed some light on what happened to the city and why it is this way. The game is divided in smaller sections with standalone puzzles. Once solved, you proceed to the next section. Each run is automatically saved in one slot and it lets you go back the previous sections if you want. The puzzles are interesting but not too hard in general. You have a hintbook embedded in the game in a really clever way but I didn't use it at all. Most of them takes advantage of the intuition of how things work in the real world, but there are some trial and error involved in some of them. The solutions of some of the puzzles were not straightforward and there was no easy logical way to solve them. These were the few times where I felt a little frustrated. Got a few glitches but nothing game breaking. I finished the game in about 7h, taking my time to explore as much as I could. It's quite a short one but anyone fond of puzzles will enjoy it!
This point&click adventure has really simple and interesting artwork very well integrated with the game mechanics. The aesthetic of drawings on a paper makes sense in this nightmarish world and makes some of the Moon (dream?) logic puzzles actually intuitive, as crazy as it seems. The soundtrack is really good. I had it on the whole time without feeling repetitive or annoying. Sometimes I felt stuck and there's quite some pixel hunting going on. It didn't bother me that much because you don't have too many options at hand. This is a good way to lead you in the crazy direction that you wouldn't consider normally, drawing (no pun intended) out the sense of being in a world with different rules. I understand this could be considered a flaw for people that didn't like "The Dig", though. It took me 8-9h to play the good and the bad endings and they really feel very different. There's probably a lot more to explore and I like it. The status screen is useful when you're trying the stay focused on one type of ending as you may inadvertently go the toher way. You can't save whenever you like. The autosave points may set you back quite a bit if you try to load a game to correct some mistake you made. Personally, I liked a lot of the bad route despite the gut wrenching things you need to do. There's a sense of action and consequence that keeps you always on your toes and it's awesome for a horror game. It doesn't rely on jumpscares although you have some, specially on the bad route. Overall, I recommend this game for anyone fond of being immersed in a different world with different rules and logic.
This is an immersive one, with the game story told from the perspective of an old dinossaur. He's retelling the exploits of the protagonist as you progress. Even when you die you get some commentary from this guy! Similarly to a lot of adventures from its time, the dawn of the multimedia kits (CD-ROM, soundcards), this one has a lot pre-rendered cutscenes and is fully voiced. The cutscenes are skippable, so it didn't bother me. The puzzles are relatively easy, but the interface seems a little janky if you're used to LucasArts classic adventures. There are no verbs to use, which also makes the interface minimalist but functional. The cursor is always animated and may throw you off while looking for items or directions to follow, as you need to wait for the cursor to switch action icons. There are some problems with some puzzles that may seem to be bugged at first. After looking for a documented bug, I found out that it was intended that way. Trying to solve it sidetracked me for 1h. So if something is supposed to work but doesn't, look for a walkthrough to make sure you're on the right track. One puzzle required me to give an item to someone but it needs to be done while the character is engaged in that subject. If you try to give the item outside that conversaton (eg. right after entering the place), the item will not be accepted. This one cost me maybe 1h too. Overall, I spent 6h playing this game. It's supposed to be an epic quest but the difficulty of the puzzles didn't translate that. Despite the flaws, I liked this one and would recommend for anyone looking for an immersive interactive narrative.
This point&click adventure is filled with X-files spoofs, 4th-wall-breaking jokes and makes fun of point&click tropes. Its episodic structure is made for short sessions of 30-45min. It's not a hard one at all. Maybe some crazy LucasArts adventure logic from time to time but it's guided by some in-game hints. I got stuck a few times but the overall play time for all 6 cases + 3 bonus cases was around 8h. I'm kind of a completionist and really took my time redoing some cases to see if there was some different things to accomplish. Overall, recommended for new people to the genre and anyone who's looking for a stress-free and funny adventure.
This is a very short game (~1h) that brings the same atmosphere from "To the Moon". Similarly, it is almost completely narrative-driven, with some interactions along the way. If you want more consequence for your actions, this may not be a game for you. For me, it was a nice prequel to "Finding Paradise", which is in my list to start soon.
I really liked this game, as I tend to like a lot of narrative-driven games. It's an interesting story on the side of Twin Peaks levels of craziness. The puzzles were really good. Most of them were well led by the in-game hints. Only a few of them stumped me for some requirements I wouldn't figure on my own. Even after seeing the walkthrough, I'm not convinced I had enough information to solve them. The interface is very functional and to the point. This is a game I'd recommended for anyone interested in adventure games, not only diehards.
This is a game I would show to someone interested in the 80s arcade scene. Also, I found the story quite interesting and well told, although the ending could have been more developed. The soundtrack is awesome. It's also a short one, but it didn't bother me particularly. In between the narrative parts, the 5 mini-games helps to set the mood with well-integrated themes. The first 4 of them were really representative of the genres. Even though I liked the the last one too, I felt it the weakest. It maybe expected as an RPG, with all the usual complexity, wouldn't be an easy genre to cover in a short game. As I mentioned before, the soundtrack is excellent and I'd buy it separately too if it was available. Recommended for anyone younger interested in that era and for the nostalgic, of course.
