Big Brain Wolf

It has some good concepts in it. The puzzles can be quite fun and some of the dialogue is witty, however, you have to find the puzzles yourself by clicking on random objects. Each object will then trigger some dialogue. Basically, I just find the mechanic of constantly reading or skipping dialogue unenjoyable. I do however, see the appeal of the game, but it just isnt for me. I wish Steam had a better rating system. I'd probably give it a 6/10 as it could be quite enjoyable for many people. I just can't recommend a game where I'm constantly going through dialogue after the tutorial. TLDR: Good for people with patience to skip through dialogue. Not so fun if you just want to play the game.

Man, this is the pinnacle of everything I fear about point-and-clicks. So needlessly frustrating :(

The game starts out with a mother being awful to her son, followed by a genie being awful to that same boy (or wolf, rather). While this is going on, you get some tidbits of the game's ridiculous 'story,' which made me want to have nothing to do with this game. Once the puzzles start, they're things you've almost certainly seen before if you play puzzle games from time to time; the brain training exercises also all felt familiar from "that one franchise of brain-training games." Ex. Ever moved three coins to make the arrow point in the opposite direction? Then you're ready to do that puzzle again in this game. Clicking on everything in a room to see what causes the story to progress has never felt like a great use a time, but it apparently is what makes this game tick. The main character, as other reviews mention, is a bit depressing to listen to. He clearly dislikes his life, despairs over his poor social skills, his unpopularity with females and his asthma, and seems to only be able to foster contentious relationships. And the game gives me the impression that it's as much his fault as anyone else's. Perhaps he should get a referral to visit an endocronologist to see if there's a hormonal reason that he's such a jerk...or perhaps we should just blame his mother for raising him that way. Either way, I fully expect this kid to die alone and unloved. When the genie talks to the main character, he's borderline abusive; when the genie becomes an interface element, he's all smiles. That, I suppose, is one of the game's mysteries. Or perhaps that's just the kind of home that fosters miserable kids like this game's main character. So, in conclusion, this game is mediocre at best, and I hope you don't pay for it.

Going out and buying one of those adult puzzle books would be a better use of your money than this game.

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A simple game, a mixture of point and click and professor layton light. Worth the 5 bucks for a few hours of fun if you really like puzzles. Otherwise wait for it to go on sale with how short the game experience can be if you're good with puzzles if you can get past the occasional vague directions.

If you enjoy puzzle books, but wish they were wrapped in an inconsistent adventure game about a fairy tale wolf who wants to be a genie, this is the game you’ve been looking for. Seriously, just buy a puzzle book, you’ll have more fun. Also, do [b]not[/b] buy this if you expect to play on an up-to-date Mac. It crashes on launch as of 10.9 and there is no developer support.