The Many Pieces of Mr. Coo

Looking at this game I think it's pretty obvious to everyone that the art style is absolutely superb. Everything is hand drawn and beautifully animated. It delivers a truly unique experience that I would recommend to try. The music is nice too, well fitting. The puzzles themselves can be tricky and most of the time it's a matter of trial and error rather than a logical approach. But I don't think it's an issue given the absurd nature of the game itself. So why the negative review? Well, for one the game is quite short. It took me around 2 hours to beat it, maybe even less (the rest is getting remaining achievements). Though the art itself is worth it, even if not bought on sale. But the actual issue lies in its technical state. First, for whatever reason my mouse was lagging. I couldn't move the cursor around smoothly, it moved abruptly. I wasn't able to find the solution for this at all, so I had to play the entire game like this. Second, it still has some bugs. Some of them can break the game so you absolute have to restart a scene. I had the game being stuck in a scene transition, a character not responding, an item being stuck. But this is where it gets even more interesting. In Steam Discussions you can read the statement from the creator of the game, Nacho Rodriguez. Apparently, the studio that was responsible for turning his art and animations into a game shipped it in a poor technical state containing bugs and unpolished gameplay. Not only that, he mentions even some of the content was left out. And I guess this actually explains my issues above. Anyway, if you really like the art and you have no issues with things I mentioned then yes, I can recommend it. P.S. Also Nacho Rodriguez is working on the sequel called Unboxing Mr. Coo, keep an eye on it.

The Many Pieces of Mr. Coo is a point and click surrealist puzzle game. This game is, in a word, weird. The art style is lovely and the puzzles are on the easier end of things. There is a mostly coherent narrative ('mostly' because surrealism is a heck of a trip lol), but it's the bizarro characters that really did it for me. I completed the game just shy of 1.5 hours. I suspect replay value is on the lower end of things given the puzzle difficulty of like a 2 on a 5 point scale. But, this was altogether a fun palate cleanser. AVOID | LACKING | MAYBE | [b][u]WORTHWHILE[/u][/b] | COMPELLING | UNMISSABLE

Игра с интересным визуалом, хорошими анимациями и забавным наркоманским сюжетом угроблена ужасной последней главой. Игра постоянно виснет при переходе двух *персонажей* между локациями, после чего оказывается, что значительная часть прогресса не сохранилась из-за неумело и редко расставленных чекпоинтов. Приходится по 5 раз делать одно и то же, а потом по 10 раз другую последовательность действий. Кнопка подсказки зачем-то вписана в предмет интерьера, из-за чего есть вероятность нажать ее случайно. Сами подсказки дурацкие и показывают то, что ты уже и так сделал. В паре мест зачем-то внезапно появляются взаимодействия на реакцию. В общем, заруинили потенциально хорошую игру недостаточными тестированием и полировкой.

Jogo curtinho point and click, que tem arte e animações maravilhosas, e um estilo surrealista super interessante, e somente por isso já é motivo suficiente de valer a pena jogar esse jogo. O estilo surrealista gerou, em um momento especifico, um salto de logica que admito que me perdeu por momento, e uma parte contra o tempo que também me tira um pouco, mas a soma de tudo é muito positiva. É tão curtinho que não deixa motivo para não jogar, então jogue, não vai matar nem duas horas do seu tempo e vai valer a pena.

Художникам нужно отдать должное, красавцы. Игра залетает в список любимых поинт-клик игр. За визуальную часть и загадки. Все просто гениально. Очень надеюсь, что будет продолжение.

This is a charming game, but it's definitely unpolished. Let's get the best things out of the way, the art. The game looks whimsical and wacky, the animation is so expressive and cartoon-y. Which did a lot of heavy lifting in the enjoyment of the experience. The sound design is nice, a little lacking in some small scenes (Like the goblin and umbrella running with no sound effect … That felt awkward), but not enough to be a genuine problem. However, the gameplay was not well thought of. Don't get me wrong, the Point & Click genre is not famous for being innovative in the gameplay department. I'm pretty sure that's not the main appeal of it anyways, unless it's bringing something new to the table. What I meant was that the game is, as I said in the beginning, unpolished. I've encountered many bugs throughout my play session so … [b]Spoiler Alert[/b] I guess ? : - In Chapter 6, even if the tree has clearly emerged from the pot, clicking on it show the same image shown before of it being empty with dry soil. - Also in Chapter 6, if you stay long enough on the level, Coo and the chick would literally disappear. Meaning that you'll have to restart the level. - In the final chapters, the game gets confused as to which part you're playing as. Leading to just … Chaos. These might sound a little nitpicky, but I would argue that, since there is nothing innovative gameplay wise, at least focus on polishing what you already have. Interacting with objects can be rough : The interaction boxes are either too broad or too narrow. The logic behind solving some puzzles was very random : You are not incentivized to think (even in a wacky cartoon-y way), but to click as much as possible on random stuff. Which brings me to the other thing that bothered me, the collectible pages. WHY do they get unlocked post-game ? Point & Clicks lack replayability (Most of the time). What's the fun in playing the game over again if you already know the answers ? So that you could click on random pages sprinkled around like parsley throughout the levels ? No … It feels more like a chore than seeking collectibles. (Granted, the unlocked concept art was pretty) And you could say that "going through the story again is interesting", to which I'll agree … If we had one. We got crumbs ! Overall, it was a cute time but not worth recommending unless the person [b]REALLY[/b] loves the visuals of the game and doesn't mind lackluster gameplay. With all that being said … I'll definitely be checking the potential sequel though ! If anything, I'm weirdly curious as to how it will go. From the little stuff we got, I'm intrigued. And I also hope it would be an improvement over the first game !

Probably the best art direction for any Point 'n' Click game I've played, it sits right next to the Neverhood Chronicles when it comes to charm. The music is outstanding and I didn't mind how short the game was. I do have a few issues with the animations becoming really pixelated at times, aside from that, the game is really REALLY good.