Alum

When I tried to play this, the game auto-skipped all text, which I suspect removes most of the game. I wasn't able to get it to work properly.

My 6th 100%, I won this game through a bundle giveaway and has been sitting in my library for years so I decided to speed run it, except I didn't realise thinking and problem solving was required. You are meant to figure things out yourself, there are hints available and its sort of common sense but no prompts or hand holding here, which I can sort of appreciate. Story line was good but ngl, I did skip most of the voice lines, I got the gist of it. Was not a big fan of the UI but not a bad one for achievement hunters although get your guides out.

As a point click game it's perfectly fine and at least initially the atmosphere was interesting. I kind of can't recommend it because of the covert religious themes though. If it had been more upfront about it from the start I think I'd be a bit more lenient. Although in fairness in that case I probably never would have played it. The religious theming is also pretty ham fisted. I'm not sure if it would be considered a spoiler to say that the story basically boils down to the love of god saving everyone at the end. If you're a very devout Christian you may enjoy this, although even then the game might still be too ham fisted about how it deals with the subject matter, if you're looking for subtly you won't find it here.

I want to begin this review with the fact that the developers blatantly state this game has a big Christian influence, so if you're expecting anything else it's not for you. I wish I could give it a middle score, because there are certain elements of this game I really enjoyed, but other parts that I didn't like at all. The story was your stereotypical "good vs evil" situation, but what really shined in Alum were the characters you meet. The creatures were fun and I liked the puzzles. However, the exits were buggy and my game crashed multiple times. It would automatically skip conversations and I had no idea what was going on for certain parts. The voice acting was fairly decent all-around, but certain characters' voices just didn't hit right (talking about you, Titus). The music and sounds were good, though. For its current price of $4.99, time played alone is pretty much worth the price. It was a good adventure, but I think if you're looking for an epic and fluid tale then the Deponia series might be more up your alley. If you want a spiritual story with some puzzles and a bit of humor thrown in, Alum is worth a try.

Very enjoyable game, interesting storyline, i recommend it if you like old game styles and adventure games :)

An interesting mystical journey if you are not too allergic to religious themes.