Neighboring Islands
Potential buyers should be aware of getting an unfinished product. The game consists of the first three chapters of a project planned to include at least four. My hopes of the final chapter(s) ever materializing aren’t very high.
This is a shame because what’s there is a pretty solid and interesting story with above average artwork. The English localization leaves much to be desired concerning syntax, grammar and typos but isn’t so atrocious to be game breaking. Story is very linear as “wrong” choices will very often lead to your gruesome demise instead of a branching storyline.
– Real player with 9.8 hrs in game
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This game is really interesting, I’m not English native speaker so I can’t speak for the quality of the language, but to me it seemed quite good, especially as being a russian game in the first place. Now I’m French native speaker and all the French Le Clerk utters is complete gibberish and makes no sense at all, this clearly went through a really bad translator with no correction afterward.
Beside that, there are a LOT of choices in that game and a LOT of way to die while you’re trying to save your skin out of that damned jungle you landed on. I’ve played 4 hours so far, not exactly being fast and not cutting the game while taking breaks, and I’m only done with the Prologue, so I have 3 chapters left out and I’m unsure if the game is complete at this time.
– Real player with 7.8 hrs in game
Pugmire: Treasure of the Sea Dogs
Good story that reminded me of the kind I grew up with when I was a child. Its a cute adventure story, with just enough realism and consequences to make it enjoyable.
“Whose a good dog? Your a good dog arn’t you? Yes you are!”
-would happily be a good dog again!
– Real player with 2.4 hrs in game
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It’s not what I expected. There is no game-play, you are just reading and selecting answers the whole time. It is not entertaining. It just feels like I’m taking a test.
– Real player with 0.1 hrs in game
Choice of the Pirate
Hello and thanks for reading my review. I have been a fan of ‘choose your own adventure’ since the early 1980s when there was little else to do but watch all 3 channels on TV, listen to the radio or play Atari. For those who don’t know there is a whole line of ‘choose your own adventure’ books out there and can be enjoyed again and again just like this game! There is more than one story and more than one way to win – but then again there is more than one way to fail and lose. BUT that is the fun of it! Finding out what was around that corner or behind that door you didn’t try to open the first time. I bought a whole set of books for my oldest son for Christmas the year he turned 9 just as I was when I first discovered them. He now has his own Steam account and has played this game and loves it just as much as I did.
– Real player with 13.2 hrs in game
I am glad this game is so cheap as I would have been much more salty about how short it was. I’d advise anyone from purchasing unless they were looking for something different to play. Choice of the Pirate is a game centered around your choices you make in the storyline that ultimately effects the plot in the end… I had a lot of fun choosing and reminding myself to be wary of what I choose… but I gotta say that some of the choices I made didn’t really seem to bite me in the ass in the end at all. I never heard that character at all ever again after that choice I had made, and I was really expecting them to come back later on and try to stab me in the back for it. It didn’t happen though, which was disappointing. I liked being able to pick out my signature clothing as a pirate, however that “choice” seemed to be purely asthetic… I created my own piece of clothing and I expected the game to sorta “substitute” my choice within the conversation when it came to that point but it never happened. A lot of the characters in the game are meaningless and you won’t really need to remember their names since you’ll only interact with them two different times out of the whole playthrough. The “love interest” really isn’t interesting. After hooking up the relationship really isn’t brought back up in the story at all until the epilogue in the ending. Another thing, the whole “pirate king” title barer is a mystery…. but…. it’s not… the story makes it painfully obvious from the very beginning who the pirate king really is..
– Real player with 6.9 hrs in game
The Last Pirate Adventure: Drake’s Treasure
The last pirate adventure
Legends of the great pirates continue to be told in the town squares, including Captain Drake and his loot, the greatest ever known. But all this is behind us. Or not. Embark on this new adventure in the footsteps of Captain Drake and become what you’ve always wanted to be.
A graphic adventure like the ones before
Relive a new adventure like the old ones. Look. Talk. Use. Pick Up. Unravel all its puzzles as you enter the 18th century Caribbean, show that you are a real sailor and find what you want. Captain Morgan and his crew will help you in your mission, but beware of playing with voodoo forces that you do not know.
Gameplay & Features
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Point-and-click adventure game
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Unravel logic puzzles
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Find the KEY to move from room to room
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Multiples characters to interact with
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Dialogues to choose from, each one more hilarious than the last
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Collect various strange objects that will help you as you progress
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Graphic style that will remind you of Pixel art but renewed
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Soundtrack with rasin style, Haitian roots music
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Learn the History of the 18th century and feel like a pirate
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The most complex first puzzle in adventure games
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Only with intelligence will you find the hidden treasure
Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet
I’ve LP’d the previous installment , Kickstarted the sequel, and was rather looking forward to this. Let’s break down my impressions, from least important to the most:
Graphics: I kinda miss the original hand-drawn look. It had a unique charm to it that the smoother and less unique 3d models lack.
Voicework: Quite good all around. Except from some British TV guy – apparently everyone were so excited to have him on that they forgot to check whether his voice fits the character.
– Real player with 13.0 hrs in game
As I have been following the game’s author’s main work for a while, (which I would highly recommend to most people on the planet) I finally brought myself to buying the game during a sale. The drawing style is simple, but atmospheric, the voice-acting is mostly superb and the few birds one gets to see up close are truly adorable. The highlight of the game definitely are the song-bits, which are completely insane and oddly catchy. Bought it during a sale and thought it was quite sweet. Especially for a game both written and animated by someone who, as far as I understand, only dabbles in game-development.
– Real player with 10.3 hrs in game
Heileen 3: New Horizons
This game is definitely filled with pros and cons. While I did think it was an improvement from the first two games, there’s definitely some issues to be taken with it.
This game has a simulation aspect blended into the visual novel experience. Each day, Heileen has to choose certain activities to do in order to increase stats for skills and advance skills. While I definitely don’t have a problem with simulation aspects being put into visual novels, I must say this game’s sim system is quite tedious. It took me several hours and several playthroughs just to get all of the achievements, because the simulation portion of the game takes far too long. Those who don’t have a lot of patience would definitely dismiss the game quickly. Meanwhile, I almost developed carpal tunnel syndrome from clicking so rapidly and frequently. The basic concept for the activities and stat development isn’t terrible though. That idea is fun, but I definitely wish they hadn’t made it so tedious.
– Real player with 69.0 hrs in game
“Heileen 3: New Horizons” is final chapter in Heileen saga of visual novels by Winter Wolves. In short, it’s telling the story of a young girl accompanying her rich uncle (who is pursuing the business in the New World) and eventually getting involved with pirates. It features all you can expect from a visual novel and it features elements of dating and raising sim. The game is running on Ren’Py engine and is not voiced (considering the number of characters, I actually see it as a sensible choice from the developer).
– Real player with 40.7 hrs in game
Table of Tales: The Crooked Crown
Having a narrator for a game can go so wrong …
But this game does it well! Charming narrator, music, and table-full of scenery and figures.
Excellent, excellent game if you worry about motion sickness (VR sickness). No chance of that at all.
This is not a full-body participation game. But as a game laid out in front of you to sit at and control – I find it one of the best! I forgot I was in VR, and the index controls are intuitive (close your hand to grab; open hand to let go). This is like playing a pirate-themed D&D game, moving figures, rolling dice, but it all happens beautifully and automatically in front of you. Pieces get knocked over – sometimes by other pieces taking their turn. But everything rights itself moments later. Even that part is funny and charming to watch.
– Real player with 25.7 hrs in game
Great and charming D&D tabletop RPG.
Could be compared with Demeo, as this is also 3rd person, turn based, grid movement, with cards to use on each turn… but its plenty different with ToT being clearly superior in a lot of ways, but also not without its drawbacks.
Table of Tales is a bit different, a bit more in depth story and mechanics wise…. its Narrator tells a story, and voices different characters, there is a bigger story than “big bad lives there, kill it because reasons”.
A full playthrough took me ~4hrs listening to all the dialogue (that can be advanced by pressing grip) and it has some replayeability, as there are a bunch of choices during the adventure that change the storyline.
– Real player with 16.2 hrs in game
Penny’s Path
This was a great game, a well-written story. Immersive and creative characters with wonderful spins on late 1600s theology and the power of women. The voice acting is top notch. I really enjoyed it. Sister Benedetta is the best!
– Real player with 4.0 hrs in game
A modern day woman gets infected with COVID-19, then … gets sent back in time to the late 1600s of “New England” … or rather has a fever dream?
Praises
• Some animations are pretty.
• The hand-drawn art is a little rough, but it’s a refreshing change from how most visual novels are illustrated.
• Good attempts at old English (I think).
• Criticisms of religion, especially of Puritanism.
Complaints
• No Steam overlay, so no screenshots. (I’m too damn tired for ShareX.)
– Real player with 1.5 hrs in game