
Finally comes to Steam the funniest graphic adventure game from Android and iOS. Featured by Google twice, with more than 100,000 downloads and thousands of positive reviews, The Great Fusion is back remastered with full HD graphics and redesigned comics.
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Languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain
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I wish that under "Do you recommend this game?" between the "Yes" and "No" buttons, there would be one called "Meh". The Great Fusion is a nice looking, well made game, but while the game feature list includes "Current affairs remarks with nods to social criticism", the game is so left leaning that I got a cramp in my neck from playing it. Don't get me wrong, I certainly agree with some of the general sentiment, and I'm as aware of income and privilege disparity as poor people tend to be, but by the end of this game, I was starting to feel like it was written by Noam Chomsky and Alex Jones. Aside from what sort of message the game may or may not be trying to convey, Is it fun? I did play through the whole game, but it never really felt all that fun. A lot of walking back and forth, dragging things over other things, hoping one of them would work, all the while being presented with a series of stereotypical caricatures such as "the greedy landlord", "the stupid boss", "the corrupt cop", or "the blind fish seller". Ok, well that last one wasn't all that stereotypical, but anwyay. The Great Fusion does try to be funny, and falls rather flat there as well, since it feels like every attempt at humor is pasted over the "message" the game is trying to deliver, besides the gags just not being funny in the first place. I liked the bit about getting the rat to wash the dishes, but the funniest part is that the entire game is about how copyright protection and enforcement pretty much destroyed civilization as we know it, and I bought the game on Steam.
If you like adventures in the old (and best) style then this game is for you. Similar to masterpieces like Monkey Island or Day of the tentacle, not as good as them of course, but close, the history is very good, really really good, graphics and gameplay similar to old adventures from Lucasarts (but with a history and jokes really good) If you like adventure games, get this one. Now I've to continue playing hehehe...
Great Fusion is a great little point-and-click adventure game that was initially released on Android and iOS back in 2014. It is now available on the PC - as usual the adaptation has slightly better graphics but some gameplay elements and the main menu easily give it away (i.e. you can clearly see it was initially meant for smartphones). [b]Pros:[/b] +++ Great hand-drawn graphics! It really reminds you of the old Lucasart's games that came out in the '90s. +++ Similarly to those classic gems this one also uses humour as part of its story-telling. I especially liked the many references to films, music, celebritites, politicians and - naturally - to those classic games. [b]Cons:[/b] --- While the game has excellent soundtrack it misses the voice-acting. I'm not sure it would have greatly increased the file size considering it is not that long. Afterl all, current smartphones have quite the memory capacity these days. Or they could have just done the voiceover for this particular version. Remember Day of The Tentacle had 2 versions (one with and another without a dub)? --- The smartphone effect: the inventory is opened by finding the button on the left side and moving the cursor (while the button is pressed) from left to right. Surely the press of a button would have sufficed. Recommended purchase for adventure game fans; just bear in mind that it is relatively short due to it being an adaptation of a smartphone app.
The Great Fusion is a story set in a near future, where the economical crisis has taken a turn for a worse, making all countries fusionned in one, where riches are richer and where poors are poorer. And the copyright has taken over the world. You're Max, a geek, that lost his job at the beginning of the crisis and despite working, he's depressed and in a poor district. One day, Mate, his friend, finds a CD with Pong on it. But after playing it, Mate is kidnapped.... It's your job to find him! It's a point-&-click game, with a depressing setting... but also satirical. In reality, the whole story is a parody (and also denouncing) of the mighty copyright. A lot of 'easter eggs' can be found: Larry for Leisure suit Lary, the boss that loves cats, the thugs whose names are directly a reference to video games, etc.. There is however no puzzles apart to find all objects and use them. The problem of the game is the lack of real objective. There is no indication of what to do. Unless you find the right character to speak with. Also, you can't control your save. If you missed an achievement, you have to begin again the game. The translation, while very good, has some spelling mistakes. I played the game in French by the way. So, it's also multi-language. The graphics are cartoonish, reinforcing the comedy settings. The soundtrack is also good. I got the game through a bundle and I don't regret it. However, to fully enjoy the game, you must have also a good reference of culture (cinema, arts, video games). I'm pretty sure I missed some jokes. I recommend it mainly for people loving adventure games. It may bore others.
"The Great Fusion" ist ein klassisches comicartiges Point-and-Click-Adventure mit sozialkritischem Touch. Wir schreiben das Jahr 2022. Die Schere zwischen arm und reich hat sich immer weiter geöffnet. Die Stadtteile der Reichen wurden streng von denen der Armen getrennt. Wir spielen den von Armut gebeutelten Entwickler Max Malowi, der seinen Job verloren hat und seine Miete nicht mehr zahlen kann. Vor seiner Wohnungstür ist ein Mord passiert, und so schliddert Max in ein wildes Abenteuer. Das Game geizt nicht mit Anspielungen und Verweisen. Ob Star Wars oder Day of the Tentacle, Referenzen sind zahlreich vorhanden. Auch bekannte Personen tauchen auf wie etwa Larry Laffer, die Regisseure Woody Allen, Quentin Tarantino und Takeshi Kitano und Angela Merkel... Klingt nach einer saukomischen völlig abgedrehten Satire im Stile South Parks. Es gibt nur ein Problem: es ist alles andere als saukomisch. Und das liegt, neben den an sich schon meist schwachen Gags, vor allem an der immer wieder durchscheinenden poltischen Implikation, an der sozialkritischen Haltung, gegen die man prinzipiell inhaltlich gar nicht viel sagen kann, die aber unter der Maske der Komik derart altbacken, kleinbürgerlich und engstirnig daherkommt als wäre man gerade auf einer Ortsversammlung zu der Andrea Nahles und Alexander Dobrindt als Unterhaltungs-Highlights eingeladen wurden. Ähnlich uncharmant funktioniert der bleierne Humor, der sich etwa über Performance-Kunst ebenso platt und dumm erheitert wie die Anachronisten aller Herkunft. Denn der Künstler sitzt im Museum auf dem Klo und produziert...Scheiße... Wow, da ist wohl jemand auf dem Witz-Niveau der 50er Jahre steckengeblieben. Und das ist das eigentlich ärgerliche, daß ein eigentlich völlig gerechtfertigter sozialkritischer Ansatz in reaktionären und dummen Klischees steckenbleibt. Die Comicgrafik ist unspektakulär, bestenfalls nett und ähnlich oberflächlich wie das gesamte Game. Zwischen den Kapiteln wird uns die Geschichte wie in einem Comicheft auf Seiten, die man blättern muß, erzählt; eine nette Idee. Die Musik ist ganz in Ordnung, nervt allerdings nach einiger Zeit. Mechanisch ist es zwar ein klassisches Point-and-Click, mit Inventar und der Möglichkeit Dinge anzuschauen, zu kombinieren und zu benutzen und mit anderen Charakteren zu sprechen, aber das Game wurde für Touch-Screens entwickelt und das merkt man ständig. Die Bedienung mit der Maus ist zwar ganz okay, oft aber ungenau und nervig. Die Rätsel selber sind zwar nicht schwer, werden aber dadurch, daß sie nur linear eins nach dem anderen gelöst werden können schnell anstrengend und erzeugen unnötig viel Gelatsche. Apropos Gelatsche. Die Hauptfigur macht genau das. Er geht nicht, er latscht. Die ganze Zeit. Ein Tip an die Entwickler: Wenn man einen Protagonisten erzeugen will, der auch nur im Ansatz als Identifikationsfigur dienen kann, sollte man ihn nicht komplett lust- und antriebslos machen. Sonst wird er nämlich sehr schnell sehr unsympathisch. [h1]Wertung:[/h1] 3/10 Atmosphäre 3/10 Story 5/10 Grafik 4/10 Sound 3/10 Spielmechanik 4/10 Balancing 4/10 Spielspass [h1]Fazit:[/h1] Flachwitz-Sozialkritik? Bitte weniger davon. [h1][b]4/10 Gesamtwertung
The Great Fusion est un jeu anticonventionnel avec de nombreuses références provenant de grandes licences de Point'n Clic comme Day of the Tentacle, Grim Fandango, Leisure Suit Larry ou encore Les Chevaliers de Baphomet ! Il met en scène un jeune scientifique talentueux lequel suite à un licenciement se retrouve dans une situation précaire. Nous sommes en 2022 où le monde est séparé en deux zones celle des riches et puis celle des pauvres où vit notre héro ! Il devra tout au long de cette aventure humoristique, aller au delàs de ses principes pour avancer dans une société en perdition où la moralité n'existe plus. Préparez-vous à résoudre des énigmes encore plus loufoques que dans la saga Monkey Island !
[h1] Information [/h1] The Great Fusion ist ein Adventure – Spiel das in der 3en-Person-Perspektive gespielt wird und im Jahr 2022 spielt. [h1] Gameplay [/h1] Du bist Max, ein junger und ausgezeichneter Entwickler. Allerdings lebst du in Armut und kämpfst um jeden Cent, um deinen Unterhalt für die Wohnung aufrecht zu erhalten. Auf deiner Reise erlebst du tausende von Situationen, eine verrückter als die andere, mit Anspielungen auf die klassischen Abenteuer und auf Filmen unserer Volkskultur. [h1] Pro [/h1] + amüsante Geschichte + erheiternde Dialoge + Themen mit sozialkritischem Unterton + handerstellte Grafiken + Originaler Soundtrack + Errungenschaften und Trading Cards [h1] Kontra [/h1] - kurze Story - kein Wiederspielwert [h1] Fazit [/h1] The Great Fusion ist ein kleines Abenteuer für zwischen durch, welches das Beste der klassischen Grafik-Adventures mit dem Spaß und den Grafiken des neusten Comics verbindet. Ich würde es aber nicht für den vollen Preis kaufen und auf ein Sale warten.
Very basic point and click. Unfortunately too basic and there's not much in it. I didn't like anything in this game. Well I didn't hate it, there just wasn't any catch that kept me playing except my principle of "once started must be finished". Everything felt like it was made in a hurry. I mean backgrounds look like the first sketch waiting to be finished, and whats more the graphics style itself changes in the middle of the game. Cartoon storyboards could have had more details. Characters could have shadows. And what on earth is that monotonous muzac? Kinda liked the Bear-bar's music but otherwise just nope nope nope. Why's there two interfaces to use different doorways? And yes, the slightly depressed protagonist type is what we all have seen already in so many p n'c games... The praise: -price is good for 5h of gameplay The nag: -too few puzzles, and those few aren't even good -didn't like the graphics -horrible music -boring plot that sometimes makes no sense. -unpolished -can't run
Paris in the Autumn... Of all the references, the George Stobbart one was the best and this is reason enough to recommend the game! :D All joking aside, I really can't understand the negative thoughts regarding the subject matter of the game. It has a pretty standard Orwellian aesthetic, but acts as a satyre on current affairs: Mainly the finanancial crisis and increasingly harsh copyright laws, with nods to the refugee crisis, the ever increasing wealth divide, the importance of Art and the power of money. From the credits, I gather the developer team is based in Spain and as such has first hand knowledge of all these themes. As a (southern) European myself, I can see where the inspiration comes from, and in no way I find it "too left", or "too out there". On the other hand, I have some issues with the technical aspects of the game. The controls are better suited for a touch screen (it is a mobile port after all), and the (slow) walking back and forth was a tad annoying. But that's it mostly! The game is short, so just sit back and enjoy the story! Oh, and Mme Merkel makes an appeareance too! :D
Fun, well-written, old school. A good point n' click shot for a pleasant evening of retro adventure-gaming.
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