The Whisperer

Mixed. It's nicely done for what I assume is small budget/team, but there are a few issues. The game is mostly vague about what's gong on. You find a few notes that indicate a back story, but it never got clear to me who I am or what my interest in any of it is. "Solve the terrible mystery", the description reads, but neither did I have questions nor did I find answers. Sadly, I didn't find it to be particularly creepy, either. Some parts are way too dark even with the candle lit, so it was difficult to find the maneuvering hotspots. The puzzles are very basic, but it's to be expected from what is more or less just like a small demo. Also didn't like how the screen seems stretched horizontally in fullscreen mode. I got this in a bundle with The Whispering Valley, so I don't regret having played this as some sort of prologue for completion's sake, but just on its own, I honestly don't think this is worth it otherwise. Not because it's bad, just very uninteresting.

Great atmosphere in the game! It's really good, I would had take more of it!

Fini en deux heures dont une juste pour trouvé la petite boite sous le lit ... bref. La direction artistique est inexistante. Le gameplay n'est pas maîtrisé. il n'y a pas de phase de tutoriel. La conception sonore est aléatoire. Les sous-titres, qui ne sont pas vocalisés, sont en blanc dans un jeu ou 80% des décors sont de la neige, une tempête de neige et des murs blancs ... Mais passons pour parler de ce qui fait la force d'un point and click horrifique, le scénario et l'ambiance. Bon, dans un jeu aussi court, il n'y aura pas de développement des personnage, mais si les personnages avait au moins un nom cela aiderais pour une histoire digne d'un soap opéra. Je déconne pas, y'a un type qui est amoureux alors il tue le père de la fille puis plus tard le frère de la nana, donc le fils du père, suit le gars dans un boulot d'hivernant pour une "compagnie" sans nom dans le but de venger son père sous couvert de disparition mystérieuse mais après son meurtre, il va de devenir fou et de disparaître lui-même. C'est là que vous (qui ?) arriver pour rendre un service à quelqu'un (qui ?). Vous allez reconstituer les fait puis vous plantez une hache de boucher dans un lit inoccupé qui va saigner, puis vous traversez un couloir sombre pour après vous vous jetez du haut d'une corniche sans raison apparente et vous êtes mort ... Fin. Bref, [b]Je ne recommande pas ce jeu.[/b]

Jeu très court. La véritable "difficulté" des énigmes tient plus de celle de trouver les éléments avec lesquels il est possible d'intéragir, que la réflexion du joueur sur des choix ou actions à réaliser. Décevant.

I got it for a buck, so ok. But it probably should have been free since its an extremely short and dull introduction to what I assume somehow continues in their next game which is like 80 years or so later. Its labelled as a point and click. It gets a bit strenuous looking for a tiny something with limited light. You have complete control of the camera with the mouse, most places full 360 degrees, but walking is limited to specific points to click, many requiring mousing over a few times to find the little pointer finger. I think if you're going to make a point and click game, keep the view area limited. If you allow 360 degrees of control, why not just allow smooth locomotion as well?

Approach its short length as the demo for the larger longer game experience which it's meant to be. Play with headphones for the full atmosphere (though apparently I'm one of the rare few who doesn't, so maybe you'd do that anyway). Think very slightly outside the box now and then. Be prepared to wander back and forth across a deliberately small map (you can count on one hand the distinct areas, not including the snow in between them), but at least that only takes a few clicks. Verdict: worth the purchase, especially while on Promotion.

There is no good reason why this should be paid (especially at such a high price) as it is very short and feels ore like a demo to The Whispering Valley than a full game. Takes less than 10 minutes to complete if you know what you are doing. One of the houses might be this asset: https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/log-cabin