Varney Lake

The thrid of the Pixel Pulp serfies of visual novels with gorgeous EGA style graphics. I like this one more than Bahnsen Knights but not as much as Mothmen 1966. As usual, I wish there was more story and less frustrating minigames that feel like they're just there to pad things out. Still a fun time though. I hope we get more.

Le jeu a un très bon scénario, qui en est d'ailleurs le principal (sinon le seul à l'exception de la direction artistique) attrait. Il y a très peu de séquences avec du gameplay et ces-dernières sont longues et ennuyeuses. J'ai tout de même passé un bon moment.

Overall it is an enjoyable, short experience (you can get to the credits in under two hours). I would recommend it, especially when on sale, but there are a couple cons I want to point out: -The controls for the minigames are clunky. Not a huge deal, but there is a rhythm game that's a little annoying because of it. -The writing is overall good with two exceptions. The writer incorporates a lot of tropes seemingly because they think they're "supposed to," and the latter part of the game also feels rushed. Most of the game feels well placed, like they had been unpacking their bag one item at a time to give each room to breathe, but they then all of a sudden dumped the bag on the ground as if to say, "...and then the rest happened." Maybe they ran out of time or they lost motivation to give the remaining effort the game needed.

I loved this coming of age story mixed with a Stand By Me vibe (oh yeah, and vampires!). Beautiful art and choice of colours too. Just wished the soundtrack had been more present.

Lo empecé a jugar hace ya tiempo porque me tocó en un sorteo, pero viendo que conectaba con el primero decidí jugarlo antes, por eso tengo tantas horas ahí metido. Es una historia muy buena, podría funcionar perfectamente como una de esas pelis de los 80 que tanta influencia tiene. Como con el primero al ser tan corto siento que se me queda un poco a medias y no disfruto mucho de los minijuegos que me bloquean finales como el de la rayuela, que directamente fui a youtube a verlo. El desenlace se me queda un poco en nada, aunque el giro de guión al final me gustó, al igual que el final secreto 1. En este caso me salió gratis pero si os pillais el pack con los 3 juegos yo diría que es una buena recomendación.

It's a treat for pixel art, visual novels, and pulp lovers.

Fun visual novella with great pixel art.

Gostei do jogo, acho que é uma história legal, nada SUPER WOW, mas é divertido descobrir o que aconteceu e tals. Os jogos você pega o jeito depois de um tempo, tem umas coisas que achei meio chato, um pouco lento, mas a arte é sensacional, muito boa. Te imerge 100%. Enfim, vale a pena pra quem gosta de histórias meio nostálgicas e está curioso.

real neat

Ambiance unique pour cette aventure interactive avec une mise en scène graphique et sonore particulièrement soignée... Chaudement recommandée !