My favorite point&click adventure game is Broken Sword 2 and since this one comes from the same developers I had to play it and I wasn't dissapointed. Although I still can't comprehend why this studio is so set on making their games 3D when they obviously don't have the budget. Nothing wrong with 2D graphics get this into your heads developers. Cheap, poorly made 3D graphics made with no budget don't age well. Just look at first two broken sword games and then 3&4. Which ones look more appealing today? Stop it, enough, 2D cartoonish look is amazing and ages well.

So what's the game? It's basically a third person point&click adventure game. You arrive at the city and all the shenanigans start.
You run around talking to characters and investigating everything around you just as you're used to in such games.
The story starts slowly and honestly it's kinda hard to not be bored in the first hour but fortunately the more you play the better the story becomes. Overall the story is quite good and engaging.
You meet lots of characters and get to know them, you even get a friend following you. You explore the dystopian city while solving puzzles and of course if you care hunting for achievements.

Gameplay is good and is not too easy or too hard although i'd say some puzzles will make you curse. There's quite a few puzzles to solve and they're usually different so the game stays fresh until the end.
There's also lots of secrets and easter eggs. On top of that the game is filled with great humour and will make you smile at least few times.

Graphically the game looks alright? Again like I said why the 3D looks? At least it's cell-shaded which make sit a bit better. Animations are kinda bad and so are facial emotions.

Fortunately due to good sound design, voice acting and general atmosphere compensates for the lack of graphical fidelity. Characters sound believable and and voice acting brings more life into the game.

Performance for me was good although I had to use the ultrawide fix. Played on 7800x3d, rtx4080, 32gb, @3440x1440. So I can't say much regarding performance. It may need decent hardware to run but shouldn't be anything too crazy, especially considering the fact it's not a fast paced game.

Overall a good adventure game with some pacing issues and outdated graphics. Worth a buy for sure.

Pros

• Interesting story
  
• Challenging puzzles
  
• Good humor
  
• Good voice acting

Cons

• Why the 3D graphics?
  
• No chapter select
  
• Pacing is weird

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