Now for a disclaimer I didn't play this game until both acts had been released so I don't have the many years of waiting that had happened to many others who expected more from Tim Schafer. I have the review split in two below:
Act 1:
Honestly, I really enjoyed this. I found the puzzles not too simple, but solvable and quite a lot of fun. The two different characters are very interesting, both wanting to go against the curve of their surroundings and free themselves. The many different characters are well written and voice acted too with a twist at the end which I sadly saw coming as I had seen Zero Punctuation's review of Act 2. I still quite enjoyed it though.
Act 2:
The sequel was quite interesting as both teens try to get to grips with what has just been revealed to them and they have to work hard to get out of the situation and reveal a diabolical plan. Unlike the first game, you need control of both characters to complete puzzles on either side (as if they were mentally linked, but they aren't) with one of the most ANNOYING puzzles I have ever seen in a Double Fine game. Luckily there were a few guides online that helped me out with this, leading to a interesting and somewhat symbolic ending.
Now, unlike everyone else I didn't play the first part before the release of the second part. As a full game, it's fine and works well. However, if I were waiting for this second part I would be VERY disappointed. Not to get into any spoilers, but the ending was cut a little short. The villains never get killed or take one, but it ends it with the whole "hope" message like RAGE which also pissed me off as it's like reading a story and then someone tore out the last few pages before the hero's confrontation with the villain.
All in all, now I would say it's worth the money but considering the kickstarter behind it, the amount of time it's taken and other issues like with Spacebase DF9 being incomplete I'd say not to support Double Fine's games unless they're COMPLETE as they have proven that even given a year they can't finish a game that they had received a stupid amount of money over.
Act 1:
Honestly, I really enjoyed this. I found the puzzles not too simple, but solvable and quite a lot of fun. The two different characters are very interesting, both wanting to go against the curve of their surroundings and free themselves. The many different characters are well written and voice acted too with a twist at the end which I sadly saw coming as I had seen Zero Punctuation's review of Act 2. I still quite enjoyed it though.
Act 2:
The sequel was quite interesting as both teens try to get to grips with what has just been revealed to them and they have to work hard to get out of the situation and reveal a diabolical plan. Unlike the first game, you need control of both characters to complete puzzles on either side (as if they were mentally linked, but they aren't) with one of the most ANNOYING puzzles I have ever seen in a Double Fine game. Luckily there were a few guides online that helped me out with this, leading to a interesting and somewhat symbolic ending.
Now, unlike everyone else I didn't play the first part before the release of the second part. As a full game, it's fine and works well. However, if I were waiting for this second part I would be VERY disappointed. Not to get into any spoilers, but the ending was cut a little short. The villains never get killed or take one, but it ends it with the whole "hope" message like RAGE which also pissed me off as it's like reading a story and then someone tore out the last few pages before the hero's confrontation with the villain.
All in all, now I would say it's worth the money but considering the kickstarter behind it, the amount of time it's taken and other issues like with Spacebase DF9 being incomplete I'd say not to support Double Fine's games unless they're COMPLETE as they have proven that even given a year they can't finish a game that they had received a stupid amount of money over.