The Idiot's Tale

THIS IS A GREAT GAME! Do you love telltale games? Did you love playing games like Monkey island? Do you miss those old FLASH Games? Then I bet you'll love this one. Idiots tale is a great story driven point and click adventure. I downloaded it on Sunday afternoon and beat it Monday morning by 2 am. the Artwork is consistent throughout and does a great job of drawing you in. The Dialog had me smiling and even laughing throughout the whole game (when I wasn't yelling at my computer because a puzzle was stumping me) Speaking of the puzzles they all fit a logical order so even if they stump you for awhile once you solve it, it's always satisfying. I should say this game doesn't take itself too seriously or even a little serious for that matter, so if you are looking for the next 'elder scrolls' keep looking but if you are looking for a fun game that will have you smiling at its stupidness for hours on end you can't beat this one. I'm excited to play it again to look for more hidden easter eggs that the creative shoved throughout the game, showing how much they themselves, love games. That love can clearly be seen in this Game. 10/10 would - and will - play again!

Do you like point-and-click adventure games? Do you like games that are - logical - funny - a joy to play If so, GET THIS GAME! This game is 100% proof that graphics don't matter in an adventure game. This game is very well thought out by designers/devs who clearly have a passion for point-and-click adventure games, and have put in a ton of effort/love into this game. Don't let the graphics or odd trailer fool you, this game is great. Like all good adventure games, it has great dialogue, item descriptions, puzzles, in-game hint system, forth-wall-breaking-self-humour, etc etc. I really wish this game had more reviews so it would get more exposure on Steam. This game is a gem. Hopefully one day it will get this exposure it deserves.

Fun game

This game had me smiling, even when I couldn't figure out the puzzle. The plot and theme is pretty clever, and the "meta" scene near the cliff was pretty fun. There are plenty of hints in case you get stuck, which is good, because the solution is not always obvious, and may involve something you looked at over an hour ago. One of the first items I picked up was among the last I needed. Don't forget to (manually) save. This game doesn't seem to have an autosave system. It's not super long, either, so not a huge deal.

Don't be fooled by the wonky Flash cartoon graphics: Idiot's Tale is a hilarious, well written adventure with good puzzles AND a good interface. It's rare that I come across a game which tickles my sense of humor the way this game does. Although the puzzles can be confusing (as with many adventure games) you won't necessarily need Google; There is a built-in Hints System, and you can ask for progressively more specific tips if the vague hints aren't enough. The designers of the game embraced the wonky flash cartoon look, but I still get the sense that they put in the effort to make the style look good. They did a lot of work to make the game appear hastily made, if that makes any sense. Definitely worthwhile if you're a fan of classic point-n-click games.

Even after reading really positive reviews on my favourite adventure game review sites, I still wasn't convinced to try it looking at such awkward style graphic in-game screens. Well I'm happy that I finally changed my mind. The game is great in so many aspects: clever writing, good humor and almost perfectly balanced level of puzzle difficulty, simple but comfy interface, smart hint system and even those graphics started looking so much better when playing. Instant classic, will be remembered!

Στα [+] • Καλό χιούμορ, όμορφη εμφάνιση, έξυπνοι γρίφοι, κανονική διάρκεια. • Αν είχαν αποφευχθεί καί τά σημεία όπου μάταια θά παιδεύεσαι νά βρείς σέ τί χρησιμεύουν, θά μπορούσε νά είναι κι ένα από τά ελάχιστα καρτουνίστικα παιχνίδια πού κρατάνε τήν δυσκολία τους σ' ένα καλό επίπεδο χωρίς νά σέ υποχρεώνουν σέ ατέρμονες καί τυχαίες δοκιμές "τών πάντων πάνω στά πάντα". Στα [-] • Από τίς 25 τοποθεσίες τού χάρτη οι 6 δέν παίζουν κανένα ρόλο, παρ' όλο πού ο σχεδιασμός τους καί τά σχόλια τού ήρωα σέ κάνουν νά πιστεύεις τό αντίθετο... Μιά κυριολεκτικά ανεπίτρεπτη κι εκτός adventurάδικης λογικής παγίδα, πού αποσκοπεί απλά καί μόνο στήν επιμήκυνση τού χρόνου διάρκειας καί τής δυσκολίας τού παιχνιδιού αδιαφορώντας γιά τήν χωρίς νόημα ταλαιπωρία τού παίχτη! • Υπάρχει ένα σημείο πού θά μπορούσε νά εκληφθεί καί σάν Dead End άν καί, όπως καί στό Lighthouse, φωνάζει από μακριά ότι η επιλογή πού έκανες μπορεί καί νά μήν είναι η σωστή... Βαθμολογία: 3/5 http://adventures-index10.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-idiots-tale.html

An amusing Pn'C that's going to be too old-school for some, because a few puzzles are the epitome of nonsensical. Either that or they rely too much on private jokes and can only be understood if one was born in the makers' village, and around the same years. They are still doable, of course, if you try everything on everything, More problematic is the integrated help, which is a disorganised mess resulting in unwanted spoilers when it should simply explain the private jokes. Avoid. Apart from that, the gameplay is pretty good, and the mechanics surprisingly more sophisticated than the presentation had me expect.

Pros - Wacky world full of quirky characters - Fun dialog, lots of humor throughout. - Pretty good puzzle design; a few tricky parts - Built in hint system Cons - The hint system while appreciated can reveal more than you need. The nature of point and clicks is that there is an illusion of choice but really they can be quite linear in that you need to solve A to get to B to solve C etc. So unfortunately the hint system might reveal B and C even though you might have figured those out yourself when you solve A. Additionally the hint system tries to drip feed you vague clues rather than spoiling the puzzle by telling you the solution outright but the problem is those clues can actually be really misleading sending you down the wrong path entirely. - When you use the hand interaction with most items in your inventory the characters just says I already picked it up which might lead you to believe that the hand interaction is never appropriate for items in your inventory but that is not the case. - There is some areas of the game where is suggests there is something more going on which can cause a lot of wasted time. - Early on in the game it seems possible to soft lock yourself by performing actions in the wrong sequence. [spoiler] If you push the fan on top of the restaurant over before the employee is in place below. [/spoiler] - A particular puzzle seemed to bug out for me [spoiler] If you play the midway game there is meant to be a single bear that plays a different sound to the rest but I played the game several times and never encountered this, until I exited the game and restarted. Also when you are trying to locate and pickup said bear later from the conveyor belt it really doesn't help the situation that a different sound is played. [/spoiler] Overall its a fun point and click adventure with plenty of jokes and some good puzzle design despite some frustrating parts.