CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs

TL:DR; A short, funny, spooky mystery with a unique style and vibe let down by clunky mechanics and poor A-2-B reasoning. Good stuff out the way first; I want more games with unique atmospheres like this one. It does a good job at riding the fine line between humour and horror in a folk-fables kind of way, and making the player mute and having to collect cards as items/talking points is a very clever mechanic. Before I got to anything I found annoying or badly designed, I was 100% enthralled with what the game was putting down, which is a rare thing these days. The few red herring clues didn't make me feel like the game was trying to waste my time or ♥♥♥♥ me over for the sake of it, but rather feed into assumptions any given player might make. [spoiler] Also it was nice to see the story be an LGBT one in the end. [/spoiler] Now the bad stuff; you get ONE attempt at solving the mystery, and if you get it wrong you get flung back all the way upstairs. You can't run, and while you're in the cellar you're slowed down from your usual walking pace. The 1st time I went into the cellar I was timid, intruiged and looking for clues and danger- the 10th time I was annoyed and just wanted to try a new combination of cards. The Doormouse is a minor copy of the same problem. Some interactable's like the frogs in the cellar aren't marked as such, which makes me wonder if I'm missing an important card because of an error or dev oversight, which makes me further annoyed because I'm not going to click every bloody thing in the game just to make sure. There are several things that are clearly of some importance that you can't interact with, and this adds to the common point-and-click game frustration of "I know what I need to do next, but first I must decipher this particular games EXACT means of doing so." despite the thumbs down, I highly recommend giving the game a go at the price its at and how short it is -but with the warning that it's not very refined as far as point and click mystery games go. I hope they make more!

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短小美味 kswl

A short narrative puzzle experience that is simple, yet challenging enough and rewarding with a very unique art style.

La dinamica de juego es super interesante y el juego es precioso.