Frank and Drake

una obra maestra que mezcla aventura con puzzles. Una estetica de 10 y su narrativa te tiene enganchado desde el minuto uno. Compra obligadaaaaaa

I recently completed "Frank and Drake" and am eager to share my highly positive review, along with a strong recommendation to purchase and play this game. As a dedicated fan of visual novels, my review is deeply influenced by my love for unique characters, complex plotlines, narrative depth, and atmospheric immersion. The game immediately captivated me with its gothic visual style, which I am particularly fond of, and promised a deep experience - a promise it certainly kept. The game's aesthetics, from the meticulously designed backgrounds to the characters and puzzle visuals, were a highlight for me. I was particularly impressed by the attention to detail in elements like postcards, coasters, keyboards, and typewriters. The music is exceptional, enhancing the visual experience and creating a thoroughly immersive gaming environment. While I'm not typically a fan of harmonica music, I found its inclusion here to be fitting and enjoyable. Both main characters, Frank and Drake, are intriguing and show promise, though I feel their potential wasn't fully realized, leaving some aspects of their stories unexplored. I would have appreciated deeper insights, more internal monologues, and richer dialogues. The secondary characters are original and engaging, and I yearned for more interaction and dialogue with them. The plot is captivating and the storytelling intriguing, with a variety of well-crafted puzzles that are challenging without being overly complex. However, I did miss greater interaction with the game's world and more opportunities for collecting information in different settings. Many beautifully designed backgrounds seemed underutilized. Despite these positive aspects, there are areas where the game could improve: 1. The lack of an option to skip days or puzzles on subsequent playthroughs was noticeable and sometimes frustrating. 2. Some story elements felt forced or out of place (deus ex machina), like the blood donation vehicles and the overt presence of Sporos’ laboratory. I suggest toning down these more controversial aspects in future iterations. 3. The transition to the climax felt rushed, weakening the overall narrative. The connection between Drake and his father’s "problem" is not entirely clear (felt as deus ex machina as well). In conclusion, "Frank and Drake" is a visually stunning and engaging game, and I highly recommend it due to its rich atmosphere, compelling characters, and intriguing plot.

Um jogo pra quem gosta de historias de decisões, ele é um pouco parado, mas a narrativa te prende demais, ainda mais com os Puzzles, a historia contem 6 finais, então da pra jogar bem mais de 1 vez, vale a pena!

[h1][b]「昼と夜、二つの孤独がすれ違う。冷蔵庫の上の付箋だけが、僕らを繋いでいる」[/b][/h1] [h1]ストーリー[/h1] 荒廃した工業都市オリオール・シティ。 古いアパートの管理人であり、記憶障害に悩む青年フランク。彼の元に、日光アレルギーを持ち、夜にしか活動できない謎の男ドレイクが転がり込んでくる。 昼に生きるフランクと、夜に生きるドレイク。同じ部屋で暮らしながら決して顔を合わせることのない二人は、冷蔵庫に貼られた「付箋（メモ）」を通じてコミュニケーションを取り始める。 やがてその対話は、二人を縛る過去の謎と、街に隠された陰謀を紐解く鍵となっていく。 [h1]概要[/h1] 古典怪奇小説『フランケンシュタイン』と『ドラキュラ』を現代劇として大胆に再解釈した、ナラティブ・アドベンチャー。 プレイヤーは昼パートでフランク、夜パートでドレイクを交互に操作し、それぞれの時間帯で探索や決断を行う。互いの行動や選択、そして残されたメモの内容が、相手のパートや物語の結末にバタフライエフェクトのように影響を与えていくザッピングシステムが特徴だ。 実写映像をトレースしてアニメーション化する「ロトスコープ」技法が全編に採用されており、まるでインディーズ映画の中に入り込んだような、独特の浮遊感とリアリティを体験できる。 [h1]感想[/h1] 現代社会の片隅で生きる「怪物」たちの、静かで美しい人間ドラマ。 本作の最大の魅力は、ロトスコープによって描かれる圧倒的な映像美だ。 手書き風の温かみと、実写由来のなめらかな挙動が融合し、キャラクターたちの何気ない仕草や、オリオール・シティの寂れた風景に確かな生命を吹き込んでいる。 その世界観を支えるのが、Kai EngelとIndiara Sfairが手掛けた素晴らしいスコアだ。 ピアノやハーモニカの旋律が、都会の孤独や哀愁を切なく彩り、プレイ後も長く心に残る余韻を与えてくれる。言葉を交わせない二人が、互いの痕跡を通じて絆を深めていく過程はもどかしくも尊く、ホラーの原典を持ちながらも、どこか優しさに満ちた体験だった。 [h1]評価[/h1] 【GOOD】 ・ロトスコープによる手書き風アニメーションが、世界に息吹を与えている。 ・フランクとドレイク、現代的に再構築された二人の関係性が魅力的かつミステリアス。 ・Kai EngelとIndiara Sfairによる楽曲が素晴らしく、作品の情緒を決定づけている。 【BAD】 ・物語への没入感を削いでしまうほど、パズルの難易度が高くとっつきにくい点。 ・重厚な雰囲気作りに対して、結末がやや唐突に訪れ、尻すぼみな印象を受ける点。

ESP: Muchas sensaciones encontradas respecto a Frank and Drake, principalmente por su parte rejugable, me explico. El juego es una aventura interactiva con un arte verdaderamente precioso, la cantidad de dibujos, animaciones y hasta los textos son de una calidad que impresiona. A su vez, la historia es interesante, tiene minipuzzles y está ramificada, por lo que conlleva varias runs para ver todo el contenido que trae. Acá es donde empieza el problema: al ser una historia interactiva, rejugarla no es como esas novelas visuales donde uno aprieta skip y avanza hasta la siguiente decisión, acá hay que jugar todo de nuevo, por lo que va perdiendo rápidamente ese brillo y primera buena impresión. Importante mencionar que el juego tiene una traducción a español perfecta. A pesar de ese desencanto, la primera partida fue de 10, así que lo recomiendo en oferta, pero no a quienes buscan completar el 100% de logros y contenido. ENG: I have mixed feelings about Frank and Drake, mostly because of its replayability, so let me explain. The game is an interactive adventure with some really gorgeous artwork. The amount of drawings, animations, and even the text is seriously impressive. The story is interesting too, with mini-puzzles and branching paths, so you’ll need a few runs to see all the content. But here’s where the problem starts: since it’s an interactive story, replaying it isn’t like those visual novels where you can just hit skip and jump to the next choice. You have to play through everything again, which makes it lose that initial shine pretty quickly. Even with that downside, the first playthrough was a solid 10. I’d recommend picking it up on sale, unless you’re trying to 100% the achievements and content.

Oh I'm loving this game. You want to keep coming back to it for aesthetics, if nothing else. It is full of little things the developers made not because they were necessary, but because they were feeling like it. Like that menu screen that can go night or day (you iterate between those during gameplay). They tell the story not only through text, but with the mechanics themselves; for example, the more exhausted your characters are, the more often you need to press navigation buttons for them to move, as if their tiredness transfers to you. Lots of choice branches make me think I'll be playing it more than once. And yeah, there's zoo minigame - but once you understand which animals to avoid (and which are safe), it's only a matter of a few attempts.

Если в конце эпизода вы не можете выйти из дневника, значит вы пропустили какое-то действие. Вернуться и исправить не получается. В игре реализовано автосохранение без возможности выбора, загрузить более ранний этап игры нельзя, можно только начать игру заново.

[h2]Nice slow paced game, until...[/h2] the Zoo scene comes in. I enjoyed the storyline and the decisions so much, and then the developers decided to include a fast paced time critical minigame in between which is quite annoying to play. This completely threw me out of the story, and after 10-ish attempts I rage quitted, which rarely occurs to me. First time for a story driven game. Oh, and by the way: the devs never played with a mouse, because one has to reactivate the mouse every time on game start and when entering the settings menu. Does not give me a good impression on how the game was tested overall. If the minigame is okay to you, you can give it a shot. For me, this was the turning point in starting to dislike the game (not the story so far).

The story and mechanics in this game are great. I love it and I've completed it once. I'm looking forward to the second play through. But, .... there's this obnoxious maze puzzle. I'm not looking forward to dealing with it again.

Pros - Looks beautiful - Pleasant soundtrack although it can get a bit repetitive. - Lots of collectibles to find if that's your thing - Replay-ability and different endings if that's your thing - Interesting story but pretty weird too. - Simple but engaging game-play, mostly a visual novel with some light puzzles. Cons - The game is not entirely playable with the mouse, there are some segments where you need to use WASD or arrow keys - Although the story was interesting I felt the wrap up at the end threw a lot of new information at me all at once. For me it just felt that there wasn't enough story revealed during the game and it was dumped into the narration at the end. - The game credits mentions voice overs but the only voice acting I recall is right at the end of the game there is some narration. Voice acting throughout the game would have been really appreciated. - Sometimes its difficult to see what your meant to click on. Typically the hot-spots are kind of animated but sometimes its very subtle and not really obvious until you manage to mouse over. - Game is quite short for a single play-through (I left the game running so my time is overstated.) You can obviously play the game several times and check out all of the different choices but I didn't really feel motivated.