The Excavation of Hob's Barrow

Was kann ich über dieses Spiel sagen? Es ist ein typisches Point and Click so wie früher voll Verton und in Pixelgrafik. Die Rätsel haben alle eine logische Lösung und auch das weiter kommen ist immer möglich ich brauchte zu keiner Zeit einen Guide. Das Love Crafting Setting ist einfach genial und dieses Dorf könnte save in einem von H.P Lovecrafts Geschichten vorkommen. Überall sind kleine Anspielungen und Symboliken die man aus den Büchern kennt. Ja es ist vllt. etwas kurz (ich habe 7 Stunden gebraucht) ABER glaubt mir dieses Spiel und vor allem das Ende ist jeden Cent wert einfach nur :O

This is more a thumb-sideways than a thumbs-down. I enjoyed the story, but I did an annoying amount of backtracking to try to trigger events. It was always relatively clear what needed to be done, but how to get access to that wasn't. There were many times where I could see I needed the game clock to progress forward, but nothing I was trying for my current quest would do it, and it usually turned out to be another thing unrelated to what I was focusing on. And sometimes you interacting with characters with a significant item in your inventory was sufficient to prompt their dialogue. Other times you needed to drag the item over the character to prompt the dialogue. There was nothing to indicate when the latter was necessary. The inconsistency was annoying. These are minor quibbles that left a sour taste. The game as a whole isn't bad. Just not sure I'd recommend it over other games in the genre.

A spooky little folk horror game with a solid narrative and some good point-and-click-style puzzles. Unless you're a real puzzle freak, you might need a walkthrough for some of the late-game puzzles, but that certainly doesn't detract from the overall experience. Extra kudos for the well-delivered voice acting, especially Samantha Beart (Karlach in Baldur's Gate 3) as the main character Thomasina.

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a very good adventure game. It's quite linear, like most adventure games are, but it's well voice acted, the story is vey good (not life changingly good, but 8.5/10 good and achieves what it's going for). The puzzles are about a 5/10 difficulty. I would have liked a little more challenge but it was still satisfying. Exploring the town is a delight, and the characters are memorable. The pixel art is beautiful, and the sound design is pretty good. The times when it switches perspective to give you a highly detailed animation were always a big delight. All in all, a 8.5/10. I wish it had given you a bit more agency, and that the puzzles were harder, but these are just personal preferences. If you like adventure games, you will be happy with this one.

Really enjoyed this game - great (creepy) atmosphere, tightly-focused story and pace, wonderful characters. Brilliant work.

J’ai un gros problème avec les graphismes pixel : ça me tue l’ambiance, ça m’empêche de m’immerger, un peu comme un anachronisme grossier qui me rappelle, en permanence, que quelque chose cloche. Ce qui fait que The Excavation of Hob's Barrow (EHB) n’a rien eu d’un jeu « d’horreur » ni d’ambiance. Ceci étant, le scénario ; et c’est pour cette raison que j’ai acheté le jeu ; a (quasiment) compensé cette malédiction du pixel. Il est riche (même si la trame est simple), fouillé, avec un peu d’humour et beaucoup de sérieux. Par sérieux j’entends des personnages solidement construits, rendus crédibles et attachants par une interprétation vocale impeccable. La toile de fond est très réaliste, je n’aurais pas eu des pixels plein les yeux, j’aurais dit que j’avais voyagé dans le temps ! Il reste que, comme dans beaucoup de jeux P&C, j’ai trouvé que la partie qui précède la [spoiler]descente dans le tumulus[/spoiler] était parfois un peu tirée par les cheveux, comme pour allonger le temps de jeu… prétexte (ou astuce) pour jalonner la partie de difficultés ludiques. Ensuite [spoiler](tumulus)[/spoiler] , les puzzles se font plus complexes, par endroits ils m’ont parus insolubles sans aide. Je recommande chaudement EHB à tous ceux et celles qui apprécient surtout une bonne histoire bien contée avec des personnages principaux bien campés. Pour les pixels, c’est vous qui voyez. Pour l’anglais utilisé pour le récit et les dialogues, il est soutenu… I have a big problem with pixel art: it ruins the atmosphere for me, it stops me from getting immersed – it’s a bit like a glaring anachronism that constantly reminds me that something’s not quite right. As a result, *The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow* (EHB) felt neither like a ‘horror’ game nor a particularly atmospheric one. That said, the storyline – and this is why I bought the game in the first place – (almost) made up for this pixel curse. It’s rich (even if the plot is simple), well-developed, with a touch of humour and a great deal of depth. By ‘depth’ I mean well-rounded characters, made believable and endearing by impeccable voice acting. The backdrop is very realistic; if it weren’t for the pixels, I’d have thought I’d travelled back in time! That said, as in many point-and-click games, I found that the section leading up to the [spoiler]descent into the burial mound[/spoiler] was at times a bit far-fetched, as if to pad out the playing time… a pretext (or trick) to pepper the game with playful challenges. Then [spoiler](burial mound)[/spoiler], the puzzles become more complex; in places, they seemed unsolvable to me without help. I highly recommend EHB to anyone who particularly appreciates a good story, well told, with well-developed main characters. As for the pixels, that’s up to you.

One of the best games I've played. The whole art style and background noises really make you feel like you are in a village, the suspense keeps on holding its grip on you throughout and the amazing voice acting by every character adds to the immersion. Definitely a must play once.