The Legend of Skye

A great adventure game that borrows it's style from Lucasarts. It's a cliche but it really does compare most to Monkey Island 1, Loom and other early Lucasarts games right down to the animation style and humour. The puzzles are pretty good, not a lot of moon logic aside from one or two silly solutions. I managed to finish it without a walkthrough, it's right in the sweet spot of challenging but not frustrating. Looking forward to playing their next game!

What an amazing game! Wasn't sure what to expect but played the free demo, loved it, then bought the full game and loved that too. The story is fine, characters are interesting and memorable, the music is great, but the thing that makes this game so good is the puzzles: they are so well designed and thought out. For most of the game there are multiple problems to tackle at any one time across a range of locations, and there is a nice logic to them that makes it really satisfying to progress. The puzzles really are the star of the show here. I liked how much interaction there was the environment, how many objects could be looked at or picked up. The characters and locations are re-used nicely as the storyline progresses so it feels like there is always value in returning to a previous location when stuck. A few of the puzzles have clearly been inspired by or are a fond nod to Monkey Island as well, which is nice, and I think any Monkey Island fans will feel really at home with this game. My only criticism is that there some more clues could have been given from Skye's reaction to trying certain things or when looking at certain things, just to nudge you along a bit in the right direction, but really that is a nitpick. I highly recommend this game to any fans of the genre.

Unfortunately, I really wanted to like this game, but in the end I just couldn’t—despite giving it a fair chance. Just because a game is meant as a tribute to a classic doesn’t mean it has to copy the flaws of the original as well. A modern version should capture the spirit while improving on the weaknesses. Did Thimbleweed Park repeat the design mistakes of Monkey Island 1 or Maniac Mansion 1? Not at all—it kept the charm while trimming the frustrating parts, leaving puzzles well-balanced and the adventure flowing naturally. Here, sadly, that’s not the case. The game seems determined to replicate not only the strengths but especially the weaknesses of those old titles. You have to do exactly what the game expects, or you’ll just get generic, unhelpful responses from the environment. It feels more like an old Sierra game than a LucasArts one. On top of that, the inventory quickly gets bloated with too many useless items. Some puzzles end up being solved through random trial and error (throwing bleach to kill fish? That makes no sense to me. The missing squirrel poster isn’t clear, so it’s not obvious what detail is missing in order to deliver ours and the generic feeback doesn't help). Even basic options are missing—you can’t even adjust the volume for music and effects. It’s not a bad game, but it constantly swings between clever puzzles and completely nonsensical ones. The story isn’t terrible either, but the overall balance just doesn’t make it worthwhile enough to see through to the end.

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