Wadjet Eye Games, the Studio behind the brilliant adventure games Golden Wake and The Blackwell Series are once again going to release what looks to be another fine point and click adventure game titled "Shardlight"
In my book, all games published by Wadjet Eye are winners.
They feed a niche market, but they're the most consistent gaming company in the business right now.
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As per tradition, I thoroughly enjoyed the clicky ride. Perhaps not Wadjet's best game, because of some minor shortcomings (and a final part that felt a bit rushed) but damn, classic point-'n-click adventure games are such a treasure. There's nothing to do, for me nowadays TV Series simulators will always pale in comparison, no matter the budget, eyecandyness and glowing journoviews.
The decaying cyberpunk-apocalyptic-ish atmosphere was gripping (more on the grim side compared to Technobabylon) and the story interesting* (with some ups and downs, but nothing serious), bonus points for using some solid voice acting.
Truth to be told, the puzzles were fairly straightforward overall, if we exclude only one particular difficulty spike near the beginning (still, practically nothing compared to the cryptic stuff that could be found in the old Myst games ). If I had to rate it, I'd go with a solid ~8/10.
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Spoiler:
I found the B̶a̶t̶m̶a̶n̶...Ravenman reveal both bizarre and fascinating. My only real complaint is that the game never lets the player have control over his actions except for the very last minute - and even then, the final result is still the same-ish.
Played it, finished it. Took me 6 hours maybe? It feels longer than previous games i played, so the length is quite satisfactory. Never found a puzzle that was too hard, but as with all their games the ending is too abrupt. Character development is lacking and the game would really benefit from a longer epilogue.
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Perhaps not Wadjet's best game, because of some minor shortcomings (and a final part that felt a bit rushed) but damn, classic point-'n-click adventure games are such a treasure. There's nothing to do, for me nowadays TV Series simulators will always pale in comparison, no matter the budget, eyecandyness and glowing journoviews.
). If I had to rate it, I'd go with a solid ~8/10.
