All kinds of 80s movies vibes/inspiration/copycatting here (Goonies - the same plot… the very same!-, E.T., Wargames…)
Also reminds me of Broken Age in style (at first sight, as I have played neither)
the humour is strong, at least in the beginning. It starts really brilliant.
I chose Angela and the girl who wants to be bitten by the vampire! I thought maybe she would be fearless and give me an advantage!
I can see it is going to be hard. A lot of locations and objects. It feels exactly like Maniac Mansion. (but with the monkey 2 UI)
I confirm it is very hard. Maybe more than Maniac Mansion. Lots of rooms, lots of objects, but no apparent way to use them. So far I could only solve one meaningful puzzle.
But great atmosphere, the kind that keeps you going!
Unfortunately the first puzzle is also the hardest and the only illogical one so far. After passing that, you get going. Very good game.
Too bad for that first puzzle. So here’s a not-spoiler suggestion: after picking 20 or so objects, and visiting a lot of rooms, you’ll probably get stuck. Focus on this location: (roof) and use everything with everything.
I have solved a lot of puzzles and they are very rewarding. Now I’m stuck again, after making the potion to kill the vampire. I can’t locate him. I guess I am at about 75% of the game.
The (very) same comment translated by a human:
“The game is obviously inspired by Maniac Mansion. I did it as a hobby and I wasn’t sure to publish it, so I kept it for a year [before publishing it].”
Before it was released, the “manual” of the castle was already available on Steam. Don’t read it though, as it is a walkthrough of the complete game! Weird.
I have to say the mouse puzzle was illogical, and also the bat puzzle and the worm puzzle were VERY illogical. So I have 4 bad puzzles so far.
Anyway, I’m stuck. You solve many convoluted puzzles that lead to nowhere, and you don’t know if they’d be useful with different characters (or for sidequests that you don’t need, such as resuscitating people or escaping prisons). same as Maniac Mansion, but a bit frustrating.
The game has 5 possible endings so you have to use all the characters. And yes, it can be a bit frustrating but you can spend hours of fun trying everything.
I played the game when it was for free before its release and my gameplay is on youtube, in case someone needs some tip.
It’s really, really like Maniac Mansion! And although Thimbleweed Park has great graphics back then I was wishing for more EGA-like ones (MM/Zak style). Now my wishes have been fulfilled
, oh well.
