Mr. Skeltal's thoughts deposit

After the good experience I had with the first game , I was eager to see how the new chapter, a Fumble in the Dark, would continue the story and it didn't disappoint. Aesthetics It may look like it needs repairs, that's because it does The pixel art graphics retain a similar style to its predecessor, with a small amount of details for the characters, but it's more vibrant and colorful this time around, definitely a step-up and it also has more varied visuals. The animations too are very similar, without receiving any kind of improvement or downgrade, still used here and there to not give a completely still image, but not full movements are used. The sequel hasn't received a dubbing or sound to simulate speech either, all dialogue texts are read silently. The soundtrack is fine, although I think is less memorable, I don't have any memory of any track. In short, there have been improvements on the visual design and the sound ones lacks behind. Game Mechanics Have y...

Despite having fallen into disuse by the larger software houses, point and click adventures games continue to live on thanks to the efforts of independent developers through their own original works. Works like the Darkside Detective. Aesthetics What's wrong? It's just the 3am train... The pixel art graphics used in the game are slightly minimal, with little detail for the characters, similar to other contemporary works created by other independent developers. It's not bad to look at, there are also nice scenes during the supernatural encounters, but the lack of a strong style doesn't make it shine as it could. The animations are rarely used, so much so especially when you transition from one area to another, the characters do not move, they are immediately placed in prefixed positions. The few animations present are used mostly for the secondary characters, just to give a minimum of vitality to the various scenes, so as not to make them seem completely static. There i...

In recent years, there has been an influx of games made in China   to online stores.   Most of these are avoided by gamers as they aren't quality products or are plagued by systems that many find unbearable, such as dishonest and unbalanced microtransactions.   However, there are also developers who want to create more classic titles and The Rewinder is an example of this. Aesthetics Remember to say hello to your local frog spirit The game uses pixel art graphics and honestly I've seen games use this drawing technique in a more refined and detailed way.   The looks are lifted by the visuals inspired by the style of Chinese ink paintings , without this inspiration it is very likely that the game would have had a less pronounced appearance.   The animations are ok, without infamy and without praise.   Voice acting only appears on two occasion...

In the last years, point and click adventure games have fallen out of popularity, bested by titles that mix intriguing narratives with more elaborated game mechanics. This doesn't stop independent developers in trying to reinvigorate the genre with their productions or create love letters in the name of the titles of the past. Detective Gallo belongs to the second category. To stay up to date, follow me on steam or twitter . Aesthetics It's a quiet night in the knives district The game utilizes bi-dimensional graphics with a style vaguely reminiscent of Mickey Mouse comic books with protagonist either Donald Duck or Scrooge McDuck It's nice to see, functional, and it gives a nice cartoon effect to everything. The animations are fine, there isn't much to say, they do the neces...

Frequently it can happen that you exit a game wishing to have experienced a bit more, to have had the chance to see for a little while longer and to have explored more. Clam man suffers from this despite the contents present being good. To stay up to date, follow me on steam or twitter . Aesthetics “Evil doers,  repent! The duck is nigh”. The bi-dimensional graphics are done with a hand-drawn style.  The drawings are nicely colorful, with some visual gags here and there. In addition, the images of the characters are mainly caricatures of various tropes, giving them a unique and recognizable look. The animations lack some frame and come across as a bit janky. They are not ugly, but...