Old Skies

Brilliant storyline with an incredibly fascinating concept.

Great story, well written, has this effect that you just want to see what is next. Plays like a good book!

Old Skies has a unique visual style that fits the game perfectly. The backgrounds are fairly minimalistic and not especially detailed, but the art direction is strong enough that it never feels boring. The music complements every scene well, the voice acting is fantastic throughout, and the puzzles are clearly presented and generally easy to solve without becoming tedious. The story starts incredibly strong. Since the game revolves around time travel, it initially gives the impression that your choices will have major consequences and that your actions truly matter, but, the narrative is fully linear and you can't go wrong with decisions (apart from a few branching choices that give you achievements). So instead of focusing on branching outcomes, the game is more interested in exploring how changes ripple through history, how small actions can produce unexpected results, and how some events remain meaningful regardless of what you do. And the game does a fantastic job painting this picture (pun intended)! Whether that's a positive or a negative will probably determine how much you enjoy the game. If you're expecting a choice-driven adventure with multiple paths and endings, you may be disappointed once you realize how little change you can actually make. I was slightly disappointed at first for exactly that reason. However, the quality of the storytelling more than makes up for it. The game's exploration of "we can change the past" versus "some things are inevitable" is handled really well, and loved the way the game plays with the idea that Fia is never truly living in the present. Combined with a truly likable protagonist, excellent voice acting, solid humor, characters with backgrounds, and consistently engaging writing, I have no problem recommending this game. My only real criticism is the ending. Or, to be more precise, the very last few minutes of the game. Personally, I think it would have been much stronger if it had ended before the final revelation in the gallery [spoiler] (faking her death felt "meh" and I honestly think that sacrificing for a loved one would fit Fia perfectly at that point in time) [/spoiler], and especially before the final time shift in the closing scene [spoiler] (wiping the picture practically easing them from history felt really bad for the very end since it kinda made me think all Fia's effort and memories were just pointless in time. Made me really sad...) [/spoiler]. But that's maybe the whole point... time is tricky :)

Yet another superb point and click from Wadjet Eye Games. A truly beautiful, hilarious, and gripping story from start to finish.

wadjet eye are top tier and this is one of their best

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This game is a masterpiece i absolutely adored it. The time, effort, and deliberate decisions and choices in both game design and story design can be seen clear as day. Absolute masterpiece 9.4/10

Straight forward point and click although not really a pixel hunting, item gathering game so much as story driven adventure that requires some mild puzzle solving.

One of these games, at the end leaving you both full and empty, yearning for more.

I love any game set in the Blackwell universe. Old Skies has a beautiful story with fun and poignant time-travel settings in NYC. Loved how long the gameplay was, and the voice acting is top-notch.