Bye Sweet Carole

For the value it's a great experience. About 8 hours or so casually. The hand-drawn animation is definitely incredible and the classic animated films vibe is definitely there. It's a simple puzzle game with a pretty heartwarming story. 7.5/10 definitely worth it if you're in the mood for it.

Excellent ! Musique, ambiance, animation, j'adore ce "graphisme" vieux dessin animé ! un peu rigide sur le gameplay mais c'est vraiment pour chipoter ! 9/10 large!

I've been waiting for this game ever since it was announced and after playing it I can definitely say that its probably one of my top favourite games. It's like a mix of Alice in Wonderland mixed with various disney movies especially artstyle and direction. puzzles were a little tricky but that's what makes it better I highly recommend playing!

Ein Wunderschönes Spiel klare Kaufempfehlung

4/10 pra jogabilidade... Mas 10/10 pra história e pra arte! O ultimo capítulo foi como assistir a um filme!

from the art to the storytelling this is really an instant classic Hand Drawn with good narration this is easily a must own if you are into classic cartoons or hand drawn animation. Looking forward to what type of game they make next I am almost at the end.

Bye Sweet Carole is an incredibly beautiful story rich, horror game, not only is it made by one of the original developers of the remother series, not only is this a love letter to horror games like Clock Tower, but also a love letter to old school Disney and Don Bluth, seriously this is like if Disney and/or Don Bluth decided to make a horror video game, anyway what is the story. The Story begins with a young girl to adequate for her world of ash, tar and coal, things weren't the best for little Lana at the bunny hall School/home for girls, but she at least had Carole Simmons her best friend and the bunny hall park. But even if the wind isn't blowing the ship is still sailing, time marches on and the little girl is on the cusp of womanhood and so many things are changing for her, the park being destroyed by a consortium of men wanting to build factories, the women's suffrage movement that's going on across London, Lana becoming an adult and her trying to figure out what that means and worst of all Carole Simmons, her only real friend has disappeared. But a mysterious letter from Carole sends the girl on a chase to uncover the truth, unbeknownst to her a sinister force works to destroy all that she holds dear, so can Lana find Carole and find out the truth or is she just doomed to be devoured by the black tar. Alright let's talk about the likes, the story is really good this is the type of story that old school Disney used to do, a coming of age story, filled with whimsy, fantasy, adventure and horror, the story is both horrifying and beautiful with so many twists and turns and heartfelt moments that this story here made me tear up a bit at the end, I love the themes of adulthood, choosing who you want to be, nature preservation and not judging a book by its cover. I also like how the story has morally gray moments too; again this feels like the type of thing that you'd see in an old Disney or Don Bluth movie. The gameplay is pretty good, basically if you've played games like Clock Tower then you'll get it, run around gathering items and solve light puzzles and hide from the stalker, nothing too complicated. But what keeps this game interesting is the transformation mechanic. Basically Lana has the ability to change into a bunny rabbit which allows for faster movement and getting to explore hard to reach areas, but also sacrificing her ability to heal and make her more vulnerable to stalkers, which is a pretty interesting concept, then we have Mr. Baesie this giant doll like man that can be used to knock down objects or squeeze through even more difficult to reach areas that Lana even in her bunny form cannot reach, even using his head as a way to get a status effect like fire or lightning in order to solve certain puzzles it was quite good. There’s also little bits and bobs that keep the game fresh like a fighting mechanic which was okay and a balance mechanic, when Lana is crossing over ledges sometimes she'll lose her balance and you have to manually correct it. The puzzles were very good, each one was quite fair with a few clues on how to solve them or you just use your brain a little bit, most of the puzzles did revolve around picking the correct item or the right combination of items. The stalkers are pretty good each one has their own unique and creepy look from a giant bunny woman to a creepy mannequin Monster, each one was pretty spooky and keeps you on edge when your first playing. The graphics are absolutely breathtaking, they're just incredibly beautiful looking, done in the same art style of classic Disney and Don Bluth movies with a rich assortment of colors, designs and scenery that makes you feel like you're playing an interactive Disney, Don Bluth movie, it just makes you want to stop and stare at everything. The levels are all really good each area not only is breathtaking to look at it's quite diverse from a manner, to a park to even a mind, each area just stands out and again it just makes you want to look and see every detail of it. The characters are really good, very well written and feels vary human with their own faults and foibles, also like the moral gray/ complexity of some of the characters while there are bad guys you can sort of understand them on why they do the things they do. [spoiler] The only real bad guys are Mr. Kyn and Lord DeWitt, how at first he comes off as classy, charming and different than the other men in the Consortium, but at the climax he's shown to be just as vile and rotten as the others. Another interesting character was the bully Vicky she starts off as a bully/little antagonist but when push comes to shove she does show that she does have a good heart and at the end I really like how there's a possibility for her to become a better person. [/spoiler] I also like Lana not only is she smart and brave but kind, she feels like a real person and even though she can be scared at times, she still presses on, she's definitely feels like a classic disney/Don Bluth heroine being flawed yet also being a great hero in the making, someone you could definitely look up too. The music is really good, each track is just a joy to listen from the beginning all the way to the ending credits; you'll definitely find a song that you'll like. The voice acting is really good each actor gives an A+ in portraying their characters. The atmosphere is pretty good definitely spooky for first time players as you're wandering around some parts of the game that has a stalker in it worrying and wondering when they'll come out. Now is this game scary yes it is, while it does use a lot of jump scares they're well placed and it harkins back to the jump scares used in Clock Tower. Alright let's talk about the dislikes, while the game is really good there are some things to dislike, but my thoughts are more about things they could have improved upon than just general dislikes. While the combat is okay, it feels a little bear bones like you only really fight twice in the whole game, kind of feels a little bit like an afterthought, again not bad, but could have been a bit better. I also read some stuff in the wiki and there were some things that were mentioned in the epilogue that I didn't see in the game, kind of wish they added it, but it could be added later on in a game DLC. There are also some bugs but nothing game breaking I also really didn't like the last stalker in chapter 7 a quirk of time, I don't know I found him popping up in different places like the other stalkers kind of got annoying. I also wish there was a bit more you could do to stop the stalker from pursuing you, like use the environment more to your advantage or pick up one time use items like in Clock Tower 2. But hey I can understand why they didn't implement that this is their first game outside of the Studio they used for their remothered series. So there's going to be some things are their going to hold back on implementing until a sequel, a spin-off or entirely new game. Okay then with that finally all talked about, Bye Sweet Carole is an incredibly beautiful story rich, horror game, not only is it made by one of the original developers of the remother series, not only is this a love letter to horror games like Clock Tower, but also a love letter to old school Disney and Don Bluth, seriously this is like if Disney and/or Don Bluth decided to make a horror video game with so much to love from the really good story absolutely breathtaking graphics and really good characters. I highly recommend this game if your fan of Horror or if you want to play a good love letter to Clock Tower/a clock tower inspired game. this is for you. I honestly cannot wait to see what this Creator and his team do next whether it be some gameplay DLC, a spin-off, a sequel or entirely new game this is definitely a developer to keep an eye on.