2.3 hours played
Written 5 years ago
A lighthearted point&click adventure from a small team, slightly underdeveloped as a result. The first episode is about 50-60 minutes not counting decent achievement support, so it may require 2 playthroughs if you want to grind those. There are places where the experience could be improved, I still feel like it needs more sound effects in some areas, and the walking speed seems too fast. I usually don't ask for voice acting in this genre, however, I think it would benefit the game just because I enjoyed the jokes so much, and I wish they were narrated. I thought the puzzles were good, but they can be a little confusing if you don't realize that you can disassemble some objects.
Surprisingly, the dialogue was very fun, there are not many characters, but they have enjoyable personalities, and the game made me chuckle the whole time (granted I get amused very easily). It's nice that some puzzles involve trolling people in the dialogue, these days the developers rarely go for that, it's something you would see a lot of in the 90s. The animation is pretty good for a small team, maybe it's not comparable to games that are made with 80+ people, but the locations are very detailed and it's easy to tell the objects apart. Also, I think the developer did a good job making different kinds of puzzles, including some mini-games, additionally, I never felt too frustrated trying to solve them.
[h1] Pros: [/h1]
+ I liked the jokes and characters
+ I liked the puzzle variety
+ decent animation, nice detail
+ hotspot indicator
+ many achievements
[h1] Feedback: [/h1]
[u] Lacking some sound effects [/u] - I still find that some effects do not have a sound associated with them, that can make the game feel worse than it actually is. Even if you move something around it's nice to have a sound Q. Only because I enjoyed the writing and jokes, it would also benefit from voice acting if you can get someone who can give it justice.
[u] Character speed [/u] - his walking speed is unusually fast, like twice as fast as any game that I played in this genre. If possible, I would lower it by 1/5, if not, it's not a huge problem. He walks faster than most people can run, just looks a little weird.
[i] On a side note, if you change the language to 'Meow' it should be obvious how to change it back. [/i]
[h1] Overall Thoughts: [/h1]
It's a little short but I like it so far, with a little polish it could be a good game. I am glad that the price is not too high, $4-5 is what I would consider the maximum amount for 60 minutes of content. Just try to work on those sound effects and I will keep buying these, voice acting would be a huge bonus if we can get there.
[code]Review By: http://store.steampowered.com/curator/31294838-Hidden-Gem-Discovery/ [/code]
