Green Pond Town

[H1]The locals lost their faces, and I lost my functioning car shortly after[/H1] This was my first encounter with Cotton Game, and I’m very glad curiosity won. You play a detective investigating a strange picture of four faceless individuals, only to arrive in a place where your car quits immediately and a lonely cottage seems way too eager to open its doors. Why are the people faceless? What does this decrepit cottage hide? The whole game lasts about 50 minutes, but it really keeps the atmosphere odd from start to finish. The vibe sits comfortably between cozy and eerie, especially if you enjoyed the tone of [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1889040/Birth/?curator_clanid=45639970]Birth[/url] or [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/2725090/HER_TREES__THE_PUZZLE_HOUSE/?curator_clanid=45639970]HER TREES : THE PUZZLE HOUSE[/url]. Puzzles are simple and approachable for the most part, with the exception of one [spoiler]smiley-related enigma[/spoiler] that suddenly spikes the difficulty and may send you visiting the community guide. I really liked how the detective’s thoughts appear directly in the environment, making exploration feel alive rather than menu-driven. And the use of the [spoiler]camera[/spoiler] object? Unexpected, a little weird, and perfectly on theme. It's not a perfect 10/10 though. If Steam doesn’t default to English, the game launches in simplified Chinese and you’ll need to switch it manually (third menu option), which makes you miss a couple of opening lines. It's nothing too important, but you can check the community guide mentionned above to catch them in English. There’s no hint system nor achievements and the auto-translation mentions Green Water Town instead of Green Pond Town, which can break the flow for more attentive players. The adventure is short, though the price matches this. But despite its compact runtime, Green Pond Town is a great addition to your library if you enjoy creepy, but cozy accessible puzzzles. There isn't much story, though you will get an ending (so no weird hypothetical left to your imagination). 100% worth the time and price tag in my eyes. Give it a thought if this seems like your jam! [quote]For more reviews like this one, please check out [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45639970-Ele%2527s-Little-Recommendation-Corner/][b]Ele's Little Recommendation Corner[/b][/url]![/quote] [quote]For reviews covering all types of indies, recent and old, don't hesitate to drop by [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32732116-IndieGems/][b]IndieGems[/b][/url]![/quote]

No idea what that was, but I can confidently say that neither the Point&Click parts, nor the puzzle parts nor the horror were perceivable to me. I just feel like I lost an hour of my life on something I'll have forgotten within the next ten minutes.

If you are a fan of short point-and-click puzzlers, you usually can't go wrong with a Cotton Game. Green Pond Town is no exception. It is a short and somewhat macabre mystery to be solved by exploring the environment and solving puzzles to open new areas and gather inventory. It is a bit different than most Cotton titles in that it leans heavily on mechanical puzzles and relies less on environmental clues and pattern matching. There are no voice-overs and all text appears on screen. In this game, informative text is splashed across the walls in a large font which can be a bit distracting. The premise is familiar. You receive a photo which leads you to a strange house that you explore to uncover its secrets. Green Pond Town is easier and less sprawling than Cotton's Isoland titles (which are the best!). It should not take you more than a couple of hours to complete. Steam achievements are not supported and there are no in-game trophies to be earned. There is also no hint system. If you get truly stuck, there is a video guide posted in the Steam forum that can be quite helpful. Your progress is saved on exit so you can quit playing at any time. If you are looking for a fairly simple point-and-click mystery and enjoy the Cotton Game format, then I would recommend Green Pond Town. [quote][url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32732116-IndieGems/]Follow [b]IndieGems[/b] if you enjoyed this review and want to see more like it.[/url][/quote]

Жанр: поинт-клик квест Сюжет: главный герой приезжает в старинный дом, чтобы разгадать тайну фотографии. На фото все люди – без лица, и это явно семья. Геймплей: в целом классический квестовый, только диалогов нет. Загадки интересные, но довольно простые даже притом, что точки интереса никак не подсвечены. Главное внимательно осматривать все экраны. Неудобно, что при входе на экран появляется текст (мысли персонажа), который очень быстро пропадает, я даже прочитать не успевала, но он появляется каждый раз, поэтому со второго-третьего раза можно дочитать. Оформление: как будто мультяшный стиль от Cotton games смешался с мрачным стилем Rusty lake. Красиво, если не учитывать [spoiler]демона[/spoiler] в конце игры, он максимально всратый. Озвучки нет, музыкальное и звуковое сопровождение приятные. Общие впечатления: реально есть ощущение, что разработчики из Cotton в этот раз решили поиграть с атмосферой Rusty lake, это чувствуется и в визуале, и в том, как загадки сделаны. В первой комнате дома есть загадка с часами и с головой оленя на стене, я даже в этом вижу какой-то намек. Как по мне, игра вышла уж слишком короткой, буквально на час. Проходить было интересно, загадки порадовали. О сюжете не могу сказать того же, он подается слишком скомканно, мне хотелось больше деталей. Можно советовать, если нужна очень короткая игра или если все другие квесты про старые дома вы уже прошли. 7/10 https://youtu.be/Wjcu0n5OkyA

非常短小的点击解谜游戏，除非爱好者找不到东西玩了不然不推荐游玩，一个是谜题设置不够有意思，过于痴迷小游戏，一个是恐怖塑造和电子恶魔很割裂

到了结局都是很莫名其妙 啊？啊？啊？的感觉 流程很短 相当云里雾里 解密没有多少关联与趣味性 玩完之后会产生一种不想让其待在【库】里的感觉 直接被我划分至雪藏区 眼不见为净

-----很短，但是意外的还行，一个包子的钱娱乐一小时，不太亏。 -----因为剧情低级，有些解密无逻辑靠猜，我只能给个下等级别的推荐。

I see what this game is going for, but unfortunately I don't think it hits it. The best descriptor I can think of is "odd". I didn't enjoy the puzzles, and I didn't enjoy the narrator's thoughts popping up in huge font every scene (although I do understand that purpose). The art is nice, but finishing the game left me wondering what I'd gotten out of it.

可玩 1.解谜 2.心理恐怖 3.黑色 4.手绘 流程不长，也就半个多小时，哪怕你没什么头绪，一顿乱点，拿着道具到处试，也就一小时，画面挺好看的，配乐也挺赶趟，阴暗并兼有淡淡恐怖感的氛围是挺到位的。讲的是[spoiler]一个侦探去某个小镇的房屋调查，车莫名其妙抛锚了，房子阴森森的，整体布景都不像正常人，还有食人花和乱七八糟的动物，房屋的主人也莫名其妙消失了，最后一顿调查发现房屋地下室有邪教阵法，召唤撒旦了，从最后的照片分析，撒旦附身这家的爸爸了，家里的人都被召唤过去了，最后侦探也被召唤去了，成为了这个家庭的新成员。[/spoiler]

[h2] 游戏简介 [/h2] 《绿水镇》是开发过《迷失岛》等多部解谜游戏的工作室胖布丁推出的一款心理恐怖题材的解谜冒险游戏，以一张神秘的无脸黑白照片为线索，将玩家引入一个名叫绿水镇的地方，然而更加诡异的事情却接连发生，跟随主角的脚步终将揭开照片背后的秘密。 [h2] 玩法特点 [/h2] 游戏一如既往采用了精致的手绘画风，通过一张黑白照片引出了主角前往绿水镇，却在要到地方的时候车子抛锚，于是本作正式进入解谜环节。 游戏的画风有些像是《锈湖旅馆》那种偏黑暗的风格，飘荡的零星文字搭配上诡异的BGM给玩家营造了一个恐怖的氛围。 游戏中的场景切换比较多，从我们下车开始，就可以一路上四处探索，找到那个有些诡异的大房子，里面的挂着照片也都被涂鸦了，这也是整个故事的主要场景。游戏的玩法则是传统的只想点击解谜，玩家可以四处切换场景探索各个角落，寻找可用的道具或者解开某些机关，然后进一步获取线索并且解开之后的谜题。 整体的流程不长，但是有些地方还是挺烧脑的，而且这个游戏的剧情结束的有些莫名其妙，让我想起了温子仁的《死寂》，都是收到家族来信最后主角自己被献祭的结局，但是本作却结束的很突然，不过考虑到这游戏的价格，感觉也就值这个价了。 [h2] 总结 [/h2] 总的来说这是一款营造了心理恐怖氛围的指向点击解谜游戏，整体难度中等偏上，剧情上除了有些突兀的结尾外前期还是不错的，总的来说这款游戏还是值得玩一玩的。 [quote]漫话漫谈，期待关注:[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44551694/]写生漫话家[/url] ←节约宝贵时间，阅读省流测评~ 欢迎加入漫话家的大家庭:[url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/14030826]写生漫话家[/url]←共同探讨游戏中的精彩片段，向玩家展现第九艺术的魅力~