May '20 Play Log II

One of the best puzzle/P&C games I’ve ever played. Absolutely hilarious, with a well balanced difficulty. I’ll be getting the sequel as soon as it’s released. Worth the full price IMO.

Pros:

• Really funny
• For the most part the difficulty was well balanced, there were only a few spots I ended up consulting a walkthrough
• Good background music
• The separate cases mean you can play for a little while at a time

Cons:

• Could use a hint system and some areas

Vedict: 9/10

Overall one of the better puzzle games I’ve played, but it definitely gets too hard in the later half.

Pros:

• Intriguing story that kept me interested enough to want to find out what was going on
• The journal kept track of the story and often gives hints for what to do next
• For the first half the puzzles fairly well balanced, feeling neither too easy nor too difficult
• Being able to use the map for fast travel was very useful

Cons:

• While it’s fairly manageable in the first half or so of the game, it gets too hard. I ended up using a walkthrough fairly often for the second half.
• Some of the puzzles weren’t simply difficult, but made very little sense even when you look up the solution, which is just frustrating.
• Why can you only fast travel to some rooms on the map? I don’t see why it wouldn’t let you fast travel to any unlocked room.
• Achievements don’t unlock until you exit the game
• Does anyone actually know how to pronounce ‘Goetia’? :P

Verdict: 7/10

Whew, talk about an intense story. It’s quite dark, but well worth playing for any fans of story based games. Easily one of the best games I’ve ever played, and would love to find more games with such amazing stories.

For anyone not familiar with Telltale games it should be noted that this isn’t a game in the traditional sense. You frequently don’t control your characters movement. Instead gameplay consists of some detective scenes, some quick-time events, but mostly making (time limited) decisions that affect how the story unfolds.

Pros:

• Excellent story that always kept me guessing. One of (if not the) the best story I’ve ever experienced in a game.
• Excellently voice acted
• The characters all felt real, with real problems and emotions that could be empathized with
• Choices made a significant difference to how you’re perceived by other characters, and the consequences of your actions not always immediately apparent

Cons:

• Since the whole game is out giving a preview of the next episode is not necessary, but the only way to skip it is to exit to the main menu and then load the game from there. I would have liked an easier option to skip it.
• The only way to get all Fables is to make certain… unappealing choices
• Personally I don’t consider it a con, but since some do I’ll mention that the choices you make don’t always have a drastic effect on the direction of the story. The main events will still happen, but some things may be easier or harder or simply different because of your choices. The main difference is in how other characters think of you, which can make a significant difference in the telling of a story.

Verdict: 10/10