Paws of Coal

Lovely little game. The good: -Lovely animation and art -Writing is good -Most importantly, the detective part is not too convoluted but neither is it too obvious. I think the game really struck the right balance. I changed my mind multiple times throughout. The mediocre: -I found navigating the stairs a bit annoying -The music, though lovely, could be better. It was either quite loud or silent. The bad: -Only thing that slightly bothered me was that it seemed to promise more story than it delivered. Halfway through, the game hinted there was a massive, epic adventure coming, but that seems to be set-up for the next game (hopefully). The game is about two hours long and I look forward to the next one!

Really enjoyable overall, despite some minor hiccups (I had to reload the game a couple times via the Autoload feature because I lost control of my character). Plus points for the lovely writing style, the case building system, the handmade art style reminiscent of Watership Down and the subject matter of workers' rights. Cure, not coal!!

The art is charming, but where the game really shines is writing. Despite the relatively small size of the game world, it's packed full with flavorful dialogue and intriguing details. Minor technical issues aside, the biggest problem with the game is that there just isn't enough of it. The story teases elements of the larger world in a way that makes you hungry for more, but the game unfortunately ends fairly abruptly after you solve the outbreak. Still, the pieces are all there. If you were to take five or six cases of a similar size and string them together into a single narrative, you'd have the makings of a truly excellent game.

Dialogue and reading make up the majority of this adventure game, where you interview characters and collect information about a sudden illness that plagues the rabbits. I really liked the mechanics of coming to conclusions. Eventhough I combed through almost every interaction, the game lasted me about 3 hours. I know that there are multiple endings, yet I think the replayability of this game is not that great. But it was fun playing it once! --> Wait for a good deal.

The game is very short and very simple. This means nothing though when I am an adult who is used to games with more depth and complexity. This makes it perfect for younger audiences like kids, and would have been perfect for when I was a child. Even if its in the same design, I would gladly even play sequel games to this story as there is a lot of potential world building!

Bugs everywhere make it impossible to beat the game.

HERMOSO

This is such a cute game. I'd definitely recommend for the price. The detective work is fun. There was a bug that caused the game to crash, but that has been resolved.

The controls are clunky and somewhat buggy, but serviceable. Got soft-locked by choosing particular dialog options that should've been mutually exclusive - after having interacted with everything, I just don't have enough info in my journal to come to a logical conclusion.

love it