Is it really worth $16?
Before this game, I stumbled upon “Not Another Weekend” and “Darkside Detective” (both 1 and 2). I was searching for a similar visual point and click game and found Lucy Dreaming. The price of this game held me back for a while as the price is astronomical. For reference, the bundle for Darkside Detective (including BOTH 1 and 2) cost me $13. To this fact, I thought based on someone’s review that it had “15 hours of gameplay” that this game must be really long and worth the $16. Unfortunately, it was not. Whoever wrote that review, I don’t know how they got 15 hours out of it. It was more like 5-6 hours for me. I DID enjoy the game. Don’t get me wrong, it was exactly what I was looking for and I really did enjoy playing it. The plot was interesting, going between the 2 different worlds (dreaming vs real life) was fun and different, and the voice acting was funny, but good. All the puzzles were pretty straightforward, but I did need to look up a hint or two when needing to figure out the “dream worlds” as there was no indication you needed to keep going back to certain old dreams, especially on the last book. However, the question is - was it worth $16? No it wasn’t. I figured out the ending like half way through as it was fairly obvious. Although some people may enjoy the fact that you can click EVERYTHING, I found it to be annoying lol. Although they do give you a button to reveal all the important objects, I found that several times they showed me objects that had no relevance (ie the mirror in the house). Doing this also does not help you progress as some of the puzzles have no indication of what to do (ie the dream worlds). At one point in the game, I was completely lost as there are no hints or helpful clues at that point (the last book; dream world). Lastly, as I said above, it is NOT a very long game (no where near 15 hours; I seriously don’t know how it would take that long). Also, I don’t think it’s replay-able at all. Maybe to find all the “patches” but this is another thing that isn’t explained at all and there’s no indication where to get them. Overall, I do slightly regret paying $16. I wish the cost fit the game better. Personally, $16 in my opinion would be for a game that you can keep playing even after finishing the main quest, or take longer to finish than 5 hours. The game itself, however, was enjoyable and it did fill my time for about 5 hours.
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Is it really worth $16?
Before this game, I stumbled upon “Not Another Weekend” and “Darkside Detective” (both 1 and 2). I was searching for a similar visual point and click game and found Lucy Dreaming.
The price of this game held me back for a while as the price is astronomical. For reference, the bundle for Darkside Detective (including BOTH 1 and 2) cost me $13.
To this fact, I thought based on someone’s review that it had “15 hours of gameplay” that this game must be really long and worth the $16. Unfortunately, it was not. Whoever wrote that review, I don’t know how they got 15 hours out of it. It was more like 5-6 hours for me.
I DID enjoy the game. Don’t get me wrong, it was exactly what I was looking for and I really did enjoy playing it. The plot was interesting, going between the 2 different worlds (dreaming vs real life) was fun and different, and the voice acting was funny, but good.
All the puzzles were pretty straightforward, but I did need to look up a hint or two when needing to figure out the “dream worlds” as there was no indication you needed to keep going back to certain old dreams, especially on the last book.
However, the question is - was it worth $16? No it wasn’t. I figured out the ending like half way through as it was fairly obvious. Although some people may enjoy the fact that you can click EVERYTHING, I found it to be annoying lol. Although they do give you a button to reveal all the important objects, I found that several times they showed me objects that had no relevance (ie the mirror in the house). Doing this also does not help you progress as some of the puzzles have no indication of what to do (ie the dream worlds). At one point in the game, I was completely lost as there are no hints or helpful clues at that point (the last book; dream world). Lastly, as I said above, it is NOT a very long game (no where near 15 hours; I seriously don’t know how it would take that long). Also, I don’t think it’s replay-able at all. Maybe to find all the “patches” but this is another thing that isn’t explained at all and there’s no indication where to get them.
Overall, I do slightly regret paying $16. I wish the cost fit the game better. Personally, $16 in my opinion would be for a game that you can keep playing even after finishing the main quest, or take longer to finish than 5 hours. The game itself, however, was enjoyable and it did fill my time for about 5 hours.
The price of this game held me back for a while as the price is astronomical. For reference, the bundle for Darkside Detective (including BOTH 1 and 2) cost me $13.
To this fact, I thought based on someone’s review that it had “15 hours of gameplay” that this game must be really long and worth the $16. Unfortunately, it was not. Whoever wrote that review, I don’t know how they got 15 hours out of it. It was more like 5-6 hours for me.
I DID enjoy the game. Don’t get me wrong, it was exactly what I was looking for and I really did enjoy playing it. The plot was interesting, going between the 2 different worlds (dreaming vs real life) was fun and different, and the voice acting was funny, but good.
All the puzzles were pretty straightforward, but I did need to look up a hint or two when needing to figure out the “dream worlds” as there was no indication you needed to keep going back to certain old dreams, especially on the last book.
However, the question is - was it worth $16? No it wasn’t. I figured out the ending like half way through as it was fairly obvious. Although some people may enjoy the fact that you can click EVERYTHING, I found it to be annoying lol. Although they do give you a button to reveal all the important objects, I found that several times they showed me objects that had no relevance (ie the mirror in the house). Doing this also does not help you progress as some of the puzzles have no indication of what to do (ie the dream worlds). At one point in the game, I was completely lost as there are no hints or helpful clues at that point (the last book; dream world). Lastly, as I said above, it is NOT a very long game (no where near 15 hours; I seriously don’t know how it would take that long). Also, I don’t think it’s replay-able at all. Maybe to find all the “patches” but this is another thing that isn’t explained at all and there’s no indication where to get them.
Overall, I do slightly regret paying $16. I wish the cost fit the game better. Personally, $16 in my opinion would be for a game that you can keep playing even after finishing the main quest, or take longer to finish than 5 hours. The game itself, however, was enjoyable and it did fill my time for about 5 hours.
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Amazing.
Love this game. Wonderful pixel art graphics and the story is a lot of fun. The dev is incredibly talented & I can’t wait to see what he does next!
Fantastic old-school point-and-click
An homage to the best games of Lucasarts and Sierra, with lots of sly references to them. Genuinely funny, great voice acting, and generally logical puzzles (no inflatable duck dream logic à la The Longest Journey). There are in-game hints for most puzzles, and you can skip dialogue, fast travel, and highlight hotspots (features that can make or break a game like this). Some minor tedium switching between dreams and, as others have commented, the ending seemed a little… Monkey Island 2-esque. Overall a labor of love and well worth the price.
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Awesome
Little bit expensive than most adventure games but still worth it. Good story line and challenges.
