
"Viktor, a Steampunk Adventure" is a comedy adventure game set in a cartoonish steampunk world. The story follows Viktor, a wild boar who tries to cope with the loss of his job by going on a quest to become a new Emperor of Austria-Hungary.
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Engaging and fun - providing around 4-5 hours of rich gameplay experience
Point and click puzzles - Relax and explore Viktor's world by interacting with objects and people.
Multiple ways to solve - There are many puzzles in this game that can be solved in a different out-of-the-box way of thinking. Makes for great replayability!
Occasional fun mini-game - Just to test your reflexes, Viktor will sometimes get involved in a short and silly action or puzzle sequence.
The silliest psychological drama you will ever play - Viktor has anger issues and unrealistic expectations. Luckily, he lives in a cartoon world where he can accomplish anything or, at least, learn from his mistakes.
Historical locations - Visit and cause havoc in many historically important places like Vienna, Krakow, Prague, Budapest, Dante's Inferno, and a few more.
Many important people of the last century - Apart from some silly characters, Viktor will encounter many famous figures, such as Franz Kafka, H.G. Wells, Nikola Tesla, Lake Kubilius, Dr. Jekyll and many, many more.
Collect the soundtrack - All over the country, Viktor can find parts of the game's soundtrack. Play your favorite music on any location, if you're vigilant enough to find the gramophone recordStats
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Languages: English**languages with full audio support
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[h1]Introduction[/h1] Political satire cannot become obsolete. Just as tyranny itself shall never be eradicated for as long as humanity still draws breath, social commentary on the “lesser evils” and alternatives to it, will remain a contemporary topic. “Viktor, a Steampunk Adventure”, henceforth mentioned by yours truly as simply Viktor, is the Steam debut of Studio Spektar. The game is nearly one year old but its popularity is unsurprisingly minimal. Most 2D adventure titles seem to fly under the radar on Steam for some reason that doesn’t become apparent until you realize that black humor and politics would never appeal to “weeaboos looking after waifus”. Drop those visual novels and Sakura games for a bit and hear me out, will you? Diversity is the keyword by which all Steam collectors must live by. [h1]Story[/h1] Our protagonist is Viktor the Wild Boar, a hapless citizen of the mighty Austro-Hungarian Empire within an alternate history in which World War One never happened and humans as replaced by anthropomorphic animals. Yes, humanlike along with all the racial and national stereotypes you can think of. I never said that this title is aimed at the faint of heart, children or “millennial snowflakes”, oh so easily offended by anything and everyone in our wonderful day and age! If you can take a joke and move along with it, then you’ll enjoy Viktor’s absurd quest of overthrowing the Emperor of Austria-Hungary and claiming the throne for himself. Imperialism is a favorite topic of mine and any games that make fun of its outdated policies, are a welcome break from the well established norms of grand strategy. “Viktor, a Steampunk Adventure” is obviously featuring a firmly planted tongue in cheek to more than just superficial delusions of grandeur. The temperamental hero of this tale, is a former streetsweeper who got fired even from this minimum wage/responsibility job which didn’t offer him a positive outlook to begin with. Rampant poverty is constantly shown in contrast to the ridiculous opulence of a crumbling empire in which there is no middle class. Viktor’s story has its own flavor of plot twists and a wacky supporting cast, but don’t let the humorous “wrapping” distract you from what’s truly on inside of this package. Social commentary is at its finest when it’s subtle. The “in your face” alternative approach is an amateur’s work at best, yet Studio Spektar have skillfully avoided the pitfalls of acidic satire. [h1]Graphics[/h1] Again, no information was extracted in regards to the game’s graphics engine. It might be Unity or not. It ran smoothly and it scaled perfectly to my monitor’s native resolution yet I still have a couple of complaints about Viktor. How come the 4:3 aspect ratio is still a thing in 2018? And no, don’t even get me started on smartphone clips that promise “higher resolution” while neglecting the ubiquitous 16:9 format. We’re talking about Steam video games now, so 4:3 is a relic belonging to the same technological dust bin as cathode ray tube monitors. You’re not still using those, are you Spektar? Masking the weird aspect ratio through a frame or overlay of sorts is like trying to hide a corpse under the living room carpet. Scaling to 4K resolution seems like an empty victory when I’m still enjoying those nicely drawn backgrounds just in the small oval that’s placed center screen. If you think that by pressing F10 you went into fullscreen mode, boy do I have news for you! [h1]Audio[/h1] Even the gibberish featured in the Sims series makes more sense than the growls and mumbling from “Viktor, a Steampunk Adventure”. The narrator’s few occasions to shine in the spotlight, are decently voiced but no characters, not even the titular hero, seem to have mastered the art of speech. Satire under written form it is then! I actually did a bit of online digging and I sadly stumbled across the failed funding campaigns that Studio Spektar attemped on both Kickstarter and Indiegogo. They didn’t even have absurd pretentions and I like to think that full voice acting would have been featured in-game, if Viktor would have gained the necessary sponsors. As things stand now, we’ll never know for certain. The title’s saving grace is the soundtrack which features most instrumental genres from jazz to classics such as Dvořák or Mozart. Public domain assets to the rescue! Hope you’ll enjoy the clip below. It fits Viktor’s themes like a…soiled glove. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKO-ebWS4Ko [h1]Gameplay[/h1] What would the adventure genre be without puzzles and mini game sections? Certainly not the aforementioned genre. Sorry, I’m out of lame puns for now. Just relax, carefully examine the surroundings and then obsessively click on everything shown on-screen until you’ve solved something. Or not. This isn’t a Hidden Object Game afterall. The HOG is quite literal here. You’re playing as one and very few similar games amused me as much as offering the option to stomp things to the ground, not just interact with them in the same old boring manner of examine, talk or pick up. Those are overrated anyways. Viktor likes to smash things up, even if they don’t belong to him. If violence is not the answer, you’re asking the wrong questions? No, bad hog, very bad hog! Apologize now and keep on stomping your way to the Throne Room. You don’t want me to spoil the game for you, right? Off with you now, there’s quite a road ahead, from that rundown apartment and all the way to wherever your ambitions may take you. [h1]Verdict[/h1] Viktor gets a few things right for all the wrong reasons. It doesn’t look as good as its competition and it certainly doesn’t sound any better. What it managed to accomplish however is the art of black comedy without any literal death within its narrative threads. Consider it the demise of one’s dreams and aspirations instead. Of aiming too high, obviously failing but still never admitting defeat. It takes both brass balls and a sharp wit, to overcome such odds in a favorable manner for an otherwise unlucky hero. A Greek tragedy this is not and I’m certain that you’ll enjoy this particular Steampunk Adventure as well once you overlook several of its flaws. [h1]Strong Points[/h1] + Excellent soundtrack. + Steam Achievements. + Humor in all its unapologetic glory! + Decently sized and unpredictable story. [h1]Weak Points[/h1] - Weird aspect ratio even in “fullscreen mode.” - No Steam Trading Cards. - Limited voice acting. [b]Rating 65/100[/b] [quote]This review was submitted for [url=http://steamcommunity.com/groups/gaming_until_end]Gaming Until End[/url], through the generous contribution of [url=http://steamcommunity.com/id/HellCowON]HellCow[/url] and the Steam Curator Connect program.[/quote]
[b] Ein ausgefallens artistisches Point-&-Click Rätselspiel mit eigenem Humor [/b] In dem steampunktlichen monarchistischen Österreich-Ungarn spielen sie das Wildschwein Viktor, mit einem Hang zur Gewaltbereitschaft. Auf der Reise durch Österreich-Ungarn und einem Abstecher nach Deutschland trifft Viktor die unterschiedlichsten Personen, besser gesagt Tieren, und muss dabei Rätsel lösen um sein Ziel zu erreichen. Was direkt auffällt ist der Humor des Spiels, der hauptsächlich aus dem Abuse von Stereotypen und dem Hang Probleme mit Gewalt zu lösen besteht. Im Verlauf der Geschichte trifft Viktor auch diverse Tiere, die dem Spieler, sowohl aus der Literatur als auch Geschichte bekannt vorkommen können. [table] [tr] [th] Spielzeit [/th] [th] Wiederspielwert [/th] [/tr] [tr] [th] < 5 Stunden [/th] [th] eher gering [/th] [/tr] [/table] [u]Story [/u] Zu Beginn verliert Viktor sein Job als Straßenfeger durch eine absurde Anreihung von unglücklichen Zufällen. Daraufhin beschließt er aus Zorn und Verzweiflung ein neues Ziel für sein Leben zu finden und dieses ist nicht gerade niedrig gesteckt. Sein Ziel: [b] Herrscher von Österreich-Ungarn oder gar der ganzen Welt [/b] Aber dafür müsste ja erstmal der alte Herrscher abdanken, oder doch vielleicht gestürzt werden. Also will sich Viktor nachdem er ein schönes Bad genommen hat seiner Ziele annehmen. Hier starten schon die Probleme. [u] Gameplay [/u] Wie bei den meisten 2D Point-&-Click-Spielen wird Viktor mithilfe der Maus gesteuert. Die Steurung ist flüssig und intuitiv, die Hitboxen der Objekte und Charaktere sind exakt. Dennoch ist Viktor ein ziemlich träger Geselle und bewegt sich deshalb auch in diesem Sinne, wer also ziemlich flinke Finger hat und dadurch öfters auf eine Aktion ausführt hat damit zu rechnen, dass Viktor unerwartet stehen bleibt oder gar eine andere Aktion ausführt als gedacht. Neben dem ab und zu recht anspruchsvollen Lösen von Problemen sind in dem Spiel weitere kleinere Minispiele, wie ein Luftschiffrennen oder Boxkämpfe mit diversen Charakteren, implementiert. Sofern die Steuerung sich bei den Minispielen ändert wird dem Spieler diese kurz und knackig erklärt. Von dem Niveau entsprechen die Minispiele dem Schwierigkeitsgrad der Rätsel. Ein kleiner negativer Aspekt in der Hinsicht des Spieleerlebnisses sind die Konversationen. Diese werden nur in Sprechblasen geführt und sind somit nichts für Lesefaule und oftmals ist es notwendig die gleiche Gespräch nur mit einer anderen Antwort von Viktor zu führen um ein Ziel zu erreichen, was dazu führt, dass es sich ein wenig gezwungen anfühlt Insgesamt ist der Schwierigkeitsgrad des Spiels anspruchsvoll, vor allem mit der Denkweise Viktors. Sofern alle Stricke reißen kann Viktor auf die Hilfe seines Freundes Martin, eine hellseherische Eule der man ansieht, dass dieser mehr als wahrscheinlich paar Substanzen geraucht hat. Dieser unterstützt Viktor mit indirekten Hinweisen. [u] Grafik & Voice-Acting [/u] Die 2D-Grafik des Spiels ist sehr einprägsam und ist eine erfreuliche Abwechslung zu der momentan gern verwendeten Pixelgrafik. Das Steampunkthema wurde wunderbar mit dem monarchischen Setting, Österreich-Ungarn, verbunden. Die Spielewelt ist authentisch und die Szenen sind stimmig für die jeweilige Handlung bzw. Personen. Die Tiere zeigen auf eine erstaunliche Art und Weise wie man einen sonst recht stumpfen Humor, konstante Anspielungen auf Stereotypen und deren Erwiderung, in Szene setzt ohne dass dieser im Laufe des Spiels ausgelaugt ist. Dazu unterstreicht der Zeichenstil der Tiere diese im Detail. Es sind solche Details die ein gutes Spiel ausmachen. Nicht zu vergessen ist zu erwähnen, dass sich die ganze Geschichte in einem ovalen Fenster abspielt, die nicht verwendete Fläche kann dann mit unterschiedlichen Farben individualisiert werden. Im Intro wurden zwar paar Zeilen komplett vertont um den Spieler in die Szenerie einzuführen, aber im restlichen Spiel sind nur noch die Sprechblasen mit einem „Gebrabbel“ unterlegt. Das Gebrabbel ist dennoch für jede Person einzigartig und unterstützt dazu noch das Auftreten der Charaktere. [u] Musik [/u] Da das Setting zu Zeiten von Österreich-Ungarn angesetzt ist, ist die Musik hauptsächlich klassisch. Von Mozart bis Bach ist alles dabei. Insgesamt gibt es 18 Musikstücke die der Spieler finden kann. Leider sind diese nicht allzu lang. Wenn man nun bei einem Rätsel nicht weiterkommt und dasselbe Lied dann zum 5ten mal startet (die Musikplatten müssen manuell gewechselt werden) ist das nicht wirklich förderlich für die Konzentration und kann auf Dauer nervig werden. Ansonsten haben die Lieder eine hervorragende Qualität und wurden von verschiedenen Orchestern eingespielt. [u] Persönliches Fazit [/u] Viktor, a Steampunk Adventure ist ein wunderbares und anspruchsvolles 2D Point-&Click-Adventure, leider meines Erachtens ein wenig kurz. Die letzten Szenen fühlen sich überhastet an, dennoch erlebet der Spieler eine tolle Spielerfahrung in kürzeren Sessions. Dieses Spiel am Stück durchzuspielen würde ich nicht empfehlen. Dies wäre vergleichbar als würde eine gute Flasche Wein zum Vorglühen getrunken werden. Denoch würde ich jedem der an diesem Spiel Interesse besitzt raten bis es demnächst wieder im [u] Sale [/u] ist um es zu kaufen. [b] Es ist wunderbares Spiel mit eigenem Stil und Humor. Eine Empfehlung auch für jene Spieler die sonst nicht viel mit diesem Genre anfangen können. [/b] [i]Wenn euch diese Review zusagt folgt gerne unserem [url=http://steamcommunity.com/groups/-German_Gamer_Community-#curation] Reviewprogramm [/url].[/i]
I didn't like this game. Viktor, a Steampunk Adventure 2/10 Heisen
I wish I could recommend this game but after 90 minutes of gameplay (spread out amongst different days), I can't. I wanted to like it, but I don't. It's well-made and very captivating. Just not my kind of game. A bit overpriced as well. I caught this game on a sale, I would not pay $11.99 for it... Other than that it seems like a decent game but there are a lot of really nasty names and humor throughout...
This was one of the worst games I've ever played. Only good part was the soundtrack and maybe graphics. I cannot possibly understand what they were thinking about all of the puzzles they made. Definately do not recommend it. 2/10.
I had lots of fun playing Viktor: a steampunk adventure. In the first playthrough I got stuck near the end on a mini game and couldn't progress forward, so I had to start all over. In my second playthrough I finished it in 1 day. The game is set on planet Earth but in a parallel timeline, a steam-punk world in which the geo-political situation is different then the one we are experiencing in this timeline. The story is captivating, for me it was exiting to embark on a quest to overthrow the emperor. The charachters are funny, the dialogues are filled with humor. The graphics are detailed and well drawn. In regards of difficulty, it's not too difficult but also not easy, so especially in some parts of the game you will have to give your best to try out every possible solution. The game has a lot of mini-games in it. Some of the mini-games are very fun and some were not implemented well, so there is a risk for some of them to become annoying. The main strenghts of the game are in my opinion the sense of humor in it, the pictoresque graphics and the storyline. I wish it was longer though. When I began the game I had the feeling that the main charachter will travel to more places and have more options. For example I thought perhaps at some point there will be some strategic elements involved (how cool would it be if Viktor commanded a rebel army and go to battle against the Emperor's army in a mini-game?). So the first half of the game was better then the second half IMO. But generally this is a very good game that is worth it's price.
Funniest point and click adventure game that I ever played. On other hand some of jokes are culturaly conected with territory of Austria-Hungary. Game is making joke out of every political system not just monarchy. Story is realy good, you can talk a lot with a lot of characters. Characters are colorful and puzzles are logical and not hard except one. + Humor 10/10 (on other hand maybe not for every taste) + Music 10/10 + Story 10/10 + Puzlles 7/10 (if you played a lot of Point and click adventures than nothing realy extra new if not you will love it) + Sound 8/10 + Gameply - various ways to finish some parts - Screen 4:3 If you wish to laught you need this game! We all need Viktor the boar!
This Game is very sooth and fascinating the voice over is so hilarious funny characters, not so hard but good puzzles, nice graphics to crack the steam achievements we need to play long more than 7 hours max there is one disadvantage of this game is - screen size overall game is 8/10 would recommend everyone to play. i will upload whole game play on my official YouTube channel soon on ( Gamer Bloke )
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A generic point and click adventure. The dialogue isn't funny or clever, the "puzzles" don't make sense(much like the world itself), and the minigames are stupid and near impossible. Not to mention most of the achievements are ridiculous.
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