banjo78910
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The Artful Escape 2021
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Completed
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Time Played
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Days in Journal
2 days
Last played
September 22, 2021
First played
September 15, 2021
Platforms Played
I really wanted to like this game. I backed it on Kickstarter years ago, and was bummed when the drive failed. I was really excited to see it come back all these years later. All of this just increased my disappointment with it.
The opening of the game makes a good first impression, a young artist struggling to stand out under the shadow of his famous uncle. I thought it would be a Night in the Woods-esque experience, but the gameplay ends up just being hold forward, press X. Occasionally play a Simon Says mini-game. It ended up being was more of an interactive movie than an adventure game.
Which would be fine if the plot was interesting at least. I didn’t feel like any of the themes it sets up were explored in any meaningful way, and by the big climactic final set piece I was bored and waiting for the credits to roll.
The opening of the game makes a good first impression, a young artist struggling to stand out under the shadow of his famous uncle. I thought it would be a Night in the Woods-esque experience, but the gameplay ends up just being hold forward, press X. Occasionally play a Simon Says mini-game. It ended up being was more of an interactive movie than an adventure game.
Which would be fine if the plot was interesting at least. I didn’t feel like any of the themes it sets up were explored in any meaningful way, and by the big climactic final set piece I was bored and waiting for the credits to roll.