A Twisted Tale

A Twisted Tale - Kapitel 1 ist ein wunderbarer Anfang. Die Rätsel sind nicht zu schwer, aber dafür sehr Kreativ. Die Charaktere fand ich alle wirklich Großartig, besonders mochte ich den Tätowierer, Das Ende lässt einen mit einem Cliffhänger zurück, welcher einen gespannt auf das nächste Kapitel warten lässt. Ich freue mich sehr auf die weitere Reise mit Vio

Wenn ich lese, dass es ein Erstlingswerk ist, WOW, Gratulation! Schönes Point & Click Game, sehr gerne habe ich dieses Spiel unterstützt. Und sehr gute deutsche Vertonung, freue mich bereits auf die nächsten Episoden!

Gute Rätsel, gute Vertonung und viele Anspielungen - macht Laune xD

Huge congratulations to the dev for chapter 1! Point and Click games are one of my favourite genres, and i had a blast playing this one. You can tell a lot of heart and soul has gone into it. Really excited for the chapters to come, will be buying them day 1 <3

Ein wirklich tolles Spiel, erinnert tatsächlich an die guten alten Point&Click Juwelen aus den 90ern!

There is a lot to like about Chapter 1 of A Twisted Tale: from the hand drawn art style, decent voice acting (I especially like the antique shop owner) and music which complements. The puzzles were mostly logical with some that were challenging at times. I would have like to have seen some more world building in this chapter but overall I had a fun time. I am very much looking forward to the next instalments.

Super nice :D

There is so much to love about this game. From the moment it opens, the world comes to life, bursting with personality and inviting you in. The hand painted backgrounds are adorned in wondrous colors, the small village built on cobblestone streets reminds me of everything we loved about old cell animated Disney films. It feels boutique yet grand, hand-crafted yet cinematic… and as we’re first introduced to Vio, the camera sweeps and pans, intrigues and inspires. There’s a brief moment where the lens’ foreground blurs to bring focus to the subject and it’s absolutely breathtaking to behold. In fact when I first took control of Vio, I started the game over so I could watch it again. The lights in the cafe invited me inside while the pinks and oranges of the sun reminded me of home. Once you begin to explore, there is love and artistry in every detail, each cloud, every stone, the cracks in the walls, the light through the windows—it’s the kind of passion and execution that only an indie game can provide, it feels custom tailored just for you. Walking around to my delight I quickly discovered that everything in the game is a hotspot, so I took my time and savored each new environment, letting Vio paint an ever increasingly rich world as we both explored it together. Vio is a wonderful companion and protagonist. She feels real and there are moments where you can sense developer’s personality is shown through a glint in Vio’s eye and it is remarkably charming. The entire cast of characters in fact are such a treat. The antique shop owner is wickedly funny, he made me laugh out loud a few times and his dynamic with Vio was a lot of fun to be a part of. The chef also got a big laugh from me, his concern for his pet bug Roachy combined with the perfect character animation for the moment, stands out as a favorite moment of mine. Gloria, Ned, Betty, Grumpy Hermann, I remember all of their names with ease because they each have a quirk and spark—none of them are caricatures or personas, they’re all alive in their own right, which adds so much depth and interactivity to the world, you want to hear what they’re going to say and you’re never entirely sure what that may be. The puzzles are in a sweet spot, they’re not handed to you but they can be thought through and they provide quite the dopamine hit when you get them. The “sprinkle of retro” is handled masterfully, the antique shop houses some well-handled references and was such a joy to explore, to point, click and find reward. Perhaps my favorite nod of all was my excitement when I learned from Ned that this golden bead I had been carrying was… let’s say from a certain Atlantean adventure and I just adored that so much, it felt like such a nice, well thought out touch. In summary, this game is very fun. It’s full of love and charm. The characters have charisma and chemistry with one another. The writing is sharp and clever, it’s quite often deeply funny—it made me laugh often and usually unexpectedly. There’s also a whimsical nature to the dialog that weaves nicely with the visual aesthetics and all of this is wrapped in a bow by its score. The world encourages and rewards exploration, it feels tangible yet dreamlike, and when it was over I watched the credits roll with a sense of utter fulfillment. And as the curtain closed, I found myself wanting more.