Powers in the Basement

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Com a proposta de ser uma homenagem aos antigos [i]adventures[/i] da LucasArts dos anos 90, [b]Powers in the Basement[/b] falha ao trazer a experiência gratificante de resolver os complexos puzzles daqueles jogos. Isso porque, como o jogo traz uma história de zoação “sem pé nem cabeça”, isso é refletido de maneira direta com a resolução de seus puzzles, tornando-os frustrantes e sem sentido. Essa experiência ainda é piorada no fato de que em cada cenário há dezenas de objetos com diversas interações, o que fará com que você fique empacado e perdido diversas vezes, e quando acertar o puzzle, você não saberá o que fazer com o resultado em muitos deles, até porque alguns deles só servem para disparar conquistas engraçadinhas. Mesmo consultando um detonado eu não tive nenhuma vontade em prosseguir até o final. Embora os gráficos em pixel art sejam bem retrôs, ele não fica bem em tela cheia, o que causa certo desconforto ao ler seus diálogos e visualizar alguns itens, e em modo janela fica muito pequeno. Para um jogo que você terá que interagir com detalhes quase imperceptíveis, fica bem ruim de enxergar. E eu jogo em um monitor padrão de 1080p. Os devs deveriam ter harmonizado o tamanho do pixel art com a resolução padrão da maioria dos monitores atuais, como outros jogos em pixel art fazem. O jogo não tem nenhuma opção de configuração. Enfim, se você quer quebrar a cabeça com puzzles mas de maneira lógica e coerente eu recomendo você jogar [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/228360/Full_Throttle_Remastered/][i]Full Throttle Remastered[/i][/url] e [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/316790/Grim_Fandango_Remastered/][i]Grim Fandango Remastered[/i][/url] da própria LucasArts (e remasterizados pela [i]Double Fine Productions[/i]). Embora este jogo seja gratuito, eu não recomendo. Você vai ter mais frustração que diversão.

- One achievement is literally buying the soundtrack with real money - Many solutions are not at all intuitive or even noticeable or conflict with prior information - The 9 action grid could be avoided completely and only serves to overwhelm a player with meaningless options. I believe I used push and pull once each. Used "give" only once because the energy bar item is arbitrarily eaten if you click it normally. - Many items seem to have no use, further contributing to confusion over what you are actually able or meant to do Specific annoyances: Arbitrarily can't pick up shirt until end of the game I genuinely don't know where the recipe solution was meant to come from, I followed a guide out of annoyance. Maybe it was in one of the 100 pixel-perfect books on the shelves. The pencil is burned in order to use its lead, but the bad pencil can't for no reason, even though it would make more sense since you wouldn't want to ruin the good one. A few items I completed the game without using: magnifying glass, tongs, bread, salami, sock, cheese There are very few items the slingshot will work on, but only the horn can be hit with the beans. The hockey stick must be used under the bed more than once. Mothballs are used to feed a person, a person who is sleeping. Once the beans are combined with the slingshot you shouldn't really need to combine them again after every use. Actions like using the anvil should be skipped when using the torch, as it's implied it is going to be used as a step as that the entire reason it is placed there.

Before I start I want to say that these are just my personal feelings and opinions on this matter. I understand that not everyone may share the same concerns, and some might not even see this as an issue. However, for me, it's a significant turnoff, and it's disheartening to see practices like this within the indie gaming community. Developers need to find a balance between monetization and player satisfaction, without resorting to tactics that could potentially alienate their audience. With that out of the way, as I was scrolling through the achievements list for this game, one of them immediately caught my eye: "[Supporter] Buy the Extended Soundtrack to support our work :)". This seemed like an odd addition, veering more towards monetization than rewarding in-game accomplishments. Now, to achieve a "Perfect Game" status, players are essentially required to support the developers by buying their soundtrack. It raises questions about whether such costs should be bundled into the game's initial price. The implementation feels somewhat coercive, potentially pressuring players into purchasing something they may not necessarily want or use. Achievements should be based on actual gameplay, not monetary transactions. While supporting the game is commendable, making the soundtrack a compulsory purchase feels rather heavy-handed. Moreover, this approach somewhat diminishes any positive sentiments I might have had towards the developers. Had they opted not to include this feature, I might have considered supporting their project postgame by purchasing the soundtrack. However, as it stands, this mandatory inclusion detracts from the overall experience. It's disheartening to witness such tactics overshadowing the core enjoyment of the game. Initially, I was genuinely excited to dive into the game. However, upon realizing what was happening with the achievement system, I felt compelled to voice my concerns. It's disappointing when promising experiences are tarnished by questionable practices.

Nice game, retro Pixel style graphic adventure with humor.

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One of the worst adventure games I've ever played. Constantly tells you you're wrong when you solve puzzles because you haven't triggered the proper dialogue yet.

Bel tuffo nel passato, soprattutto per chi come me ha vissuto l'era delle avventure grafiche su PC. Complimenti agli sviluppatori per il lavoro svolto, mi sono veramente divertito. Gioco consigliato, assolutamente.