Keepsake

This brings me back to when I was a teenager and played computer games constantly. Oldie and a goodie

There is something to remember when many games from childhood begin to come true again. However, in this game I got stuck at the first stage, where I had to pass exams. In any case, the game is about a sad story, where the main character arrives at a school of magic, where in the end we don't meet anyone… Although in general in the end we'll meet only one surviving idiot, hoping to attract more attention to himself because of frequent mockery of himself. [spoiler]And throughout the story we must solve various puzzles to find out the reason for the desolation of this place, where in the end it turns out that the director of the academy himself abused his powers for the sake of the revival of his daughter Celeste, who is also our friend, for whom we came to this place. For the sake of good old friendship, which was forgotten for many years due to grief in their family.[/spoiler] The game itself is presented in free movement, interaction with the surrounding world, solving puzzles, and of course with communication between characters. During the playthrough, you always need to run to understand what we need to do at the moment to move forward. In addition, we must collect abandoned things, often accompanied by loss of consciousness and flashbacks. And achievements are essentially only plot-related.

Absolute Cinema! This game has it all, the music the visuals, the atmosphere! I am floored! I'm sure many will say the writing is bad but charming, but im here to say, It's really funny, It's SO funny, I was kackling like crazy, I love Lydia and Zak so much they are so dumb and gay! Only major complaint is that Zak is really ugly and in my headcanon he stays a dragon or wolf or cat. Oh yeah also there are some areas prone to heavy crashing, so save often and save well, or download the unofficial path made by fans, it preserves the game nicely while fixing the crash problems and adding some goodies! Highly recommend if you're looking for a chill fun time!

I originally got this game as a child in 2006 but never completed it, ad I finally got to finish it almost twenty years later, so keep in mind that I might be biased in my review. First of all, I feel it's worth it to specify that Keepsake is not a point-and-click game in the usual (Monkey Island/Sam & Max) sense. Here, the only points of interaction between the player and the world are the puzzles, and therefore I'd be more inclined to categorize this game as puzzle adventure. The puzzles are the real strength of this game in my opinion, going from being trivial to requiring some serious brainpower (I'll confess I threw in the towel a couple of times, or maybe I'm just stupid, go figure). I'll say though that the concepts behind a couple of puzzles required me to make use of the hint function (there's four levels to it: the first three give you progressively more useful suggestions while the fourth outright solves the riddle for you). The second big thing Keepsake has going for it is the atmosphere: the grandiose setting combined with an evocative soundtrack really make the game stand out despite it being quite generic in terms of medieval fantasy. The story could have used some more work, as I felt it was a bit too rushed especially at the end, however the characters, at least the main cast, I found to be quite well-written. On the more technical side, the graphics and voice acting I feel still hold up to this day (for the voice acting I'm referring to the Italian one, just to be clear). Some of the game's features, though, feel quite unpolished. The "skip dialogue" functionality, for example, just skips the voiceline/textbox but not the animation, which you'll have to wait for in awkward silence. Speaking of polish, the game suffers form quite a few bugs that mainly cause it to crash to desktop due to memory leak issues in some areas or during some puzzles. This, while annoying, can be circumvented by saving often or by using the unofficial patch. Lastly, a little bit of a neutral heads-up: the game requires A LOT of backtracking and going back and forth between the same areas, which can be annoying to some. 7.5/10 - I think it's worth it if only for the observatory puzzle, IYKYK.

это моя любовь из детства. сейчас играется отвратительно, но это ощущение, как мне лет 10 и я пыхчу практически днями над каждой головоломкой - это невероятное чувство. а как я сейчас рыдала в конце, я в детстве так не чувствовала эту концовку.. я буду вам ее рекомендовать, потому что это отличная история.

A good classic point and click style game. The discussions mention a lot of crashes, with the unofficial 1.7 patch and Nathan Bagg's patch I completed the whole game with 1 crash. I played the game in windowed mode and that crash happened by leaving the game idle for 2 sets of dialogue if that is useful. A fast travel mod would make the game so much better though, getting lost is half the game.

Keepsake - это одна из многих игр моего детства нулевых. Знакомство с ней произошло через посредника (мать), еще будучи ребенком, наблюдая за игрой, мир восхищал и удивлял своей загадочностью. Для меня это была самая настоящая сказка. И вот на днях всплыло воспоминание о ней, смутное, едва уловимое, но вслед за этим пришла навязчивая мысль: "Хочу найти и поиграть!". Названия не помнила, но загуглив пару отрывков из памяти - сразу всплыла в поиске. И теперь перейду к сути, опробовав сие творение осталось лишь приятное впечатление и желание: "Хочу еще подобного!". Мое детское восприятие не подвело взрослую версию меня. Красивейшая графика (даже на момент 2025 года), приятная стилистика и утонченное сочетание цветовой гаммы (я и вправду ощутила себя студенткой магической академии). Куча загадок (иногда приходилось сидеть дольше 15 минут, чтобы поломать голову и найти решение (механизм открытия ворот в верхнюю часть академии меня поставил в тупик)). Сюжет на середине игры становится более-менее очевиден, но вопрос остается (куда все делись?), плюс помогает всем этим проникнуться бесконечная бродилка (для кого-то минус, но мне очень понравилось, даже если комната используется 1 раз), огромное количество локаций (неописуемой красоты). Приятные диалоги со своей изюминкой и смешнинкой. Необезличенные персонажи со своей изюминкой. Музыкальное сопровождение - одно из лучших! В общем, история оставила приятное послевкусие с желанием продолжить данную эпопею. Хотелось бы, чтобы компания продолжила работу и создала нечто подобное (или хотя бы ремейк). Минусы - да, игра вылетает, были неприятные моменты, когда прошел дофига и больше и тут БАМ - вылет. Но что ж, это проблема всех старых игр. Панацея - сохранение. Да-да, не стоит забывать. Кому не советую? Хотите динамики - это не для вас (игра все-таки из жанра бродилок). Не любите головоломки? Не для вас. Не любите ванильные сюжеты с простой мыслью? Мимо. Кому стоит поиграть? Любителям красивых фэнтезийных видов - да. Тем, кто хочется отдохнуть от закрученных сюжетных поворотов - да. Если вы застали 00-е и пробовали Сиберию и прочее, то определенно стоит! Еще раз спасибо создателям! Вы и вправду вложили в эту работу всю свою душу! В будущем буду перепроходить однозначно!