Gifted Games Reviews #5: Creepy Tale
That's what happens when you have butterflies not in your stomach but in your eyes...
One of the brothers was kidnapped – the other one goes to the rescue:
classic plot in a classic setting... Don't get me wrong, i'm not judging, but you shouldn't expect the plot to have some mind-bending twists.
The game itself
is literally
linear: you go from the left side of the screen to the right one, solving puzzles to enter yet another door.
To prevent you from thinking that i disliked the game, i'll start with pros.
Pros.
1.
Ending. It's a classic Brothers Grimm ending and not a Disney one, if you know what i mean. That was the part of the game that impressed me the most.
2.
Simplicity. Five-button game: three arrows to move left, right and jump plus two buttons to interact with the world or gathered items.
3.
Deaths. Each screen gives you different ways to die – and they are pretty neat. Even two of the achievements are related to dying.
4.
Puzzles. They're not difficult but require being observant. And even if you don't see the solution, two-button mechanics and not that big levels/locations allow you to try all the variants and find the solution on your own.
Cons.
1.
Length. I don't mind games being short – and this one will take you about 1.5 hours if you don't know solutions – but i do mind when the game requires you to spend 5.2 hours gathering cards. Yes, 3 hours are steam mandatory, but 2 hours after that to get 2 more cards... Nah, too much. I would understand that if gathering all the achievements would be difficult but that's not the case: once you've finished the game you need 10-15 more minutes to gather all you've missed.
2.
Interactions and items. They're not bad but i really wish there were more. For example i spent about 10 minutes to somehow get to know one of the "monsters" who didn't want to eat me but all in vain.
To sum it all up – don't expect much and you'll enjoy that little game. There're
three sequels to this game which are longer so if you got interested, you may want to try them: and the
Steam reviews are slightly better for them all being
Very Positive. Don't forget that all the
art is hand-drawn: it's not as tremendous as in "Universe for Sale" but nowadays when AI art is trying to take over, it's worth it to support real artists.
Another cheers to
Black Fist who made it real for me to play this game!
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