Girl Genius: Adventures In Castle Heterodyne

fun fun fun.

The gameplay is Ocarina of time but with better puzzles and one big dungeon, also, no water temple. The story I don't need to cover because if you've arrived here you already know it.

Fun romp through the Girl Genius universe. Really captures the spirit of the comic.

This is a fan game with lots of love but not enough production value. The setting is great, the comic it's based on is great, the art is great, the puzzles are okay at best, the main gimmick of cubes that you transform is good but there aren't enough of them, you could have ten times the puzzles, the combat is bad and repetitive, the boss fights are actually good and challenging (they were hard for me on hard mode, though ultimately doable), but there are very few of them, the castle feels, ultimately, too small, and yet there are annoying loading times all the time, the character models are atrocious, you can barely tell them apart, they look like wii avatars, sheesh, also there's barely any interactions, although they do try to be faithful to the comic, bless their hearts, and there are silly grinding achievements that took too long after I beat the final boss. All in all it's a solid effort that ultimately falls short. I give it two out of four hats and that's just barely.

lovingly made zelda style game that is escpecially rewarding for all fans of the webcomic

Tricky puzzles, dizzying mazes, and delightful references to the comic storyline. What's not to love? The controls can be a bit finicky, but take a step back or slightly to the left and you'll figure it out.

I have been a fan of Girl Genius comics for a good, long time. I've also been a gamer for a long time and it was particularly delightful when two of my enjoyments met . The graphics are so beautiful, they make me want to re-read the comics (yet again) every time I play. The puzzles are enjoyable and not so difficult as to put one (me) off the game. Where I have a problem is with the first large battle, in the Bibliotecha. I am not as spry as some so it's very difficult avoiding damage from the Clank. Fortunately I read that it is virtually immune to wrench damage so concentrate on letting the flames try to have their way. This is my second attempt at the game as I realized I missed a key couple things in the beginning. For someone faster, and less apt to get hung up on barriers, this fight should go more smoothly. I am sufficiently engaged to continue trying which is a testament to how much I enjoy the game in total. The ding bots are so cute and the music throughout is also a large draw for me.