Dr. Langeskov is truly one of the best villains in all of games. 10/10 peak fiction.


Pros:
- I adore the concept of "video game cannot be played because there's someone else in there and the staff is on strike" it's very fun
- I like how it's set up like a stage production, I also like how that theming caries into the game posters you see on the wall, the interaction SFX being the tap of a conductor's wand, the dramatic music for titles screens
- The fact that you can just be a menace and up the difficulty of the other player's game is so fun
- I love all the little notes and art and production art around, there's tons of funny stuff in there, the player feedback forms especially.
- If you work or have worked in games you will get a kick out of some of the tiny details (and the theme in general) really experience in any creative field and you will have a good time
- The narrator that ropes you into helping is very funny.
- the bonus dialogue you can get by messing with stuff you aren't supposed to touch or climbing on things is fun.
- It's got a really fun heart, and the game is free!
- Highly recommended for a casual time.

Neutral:
- The audio logs are not my kind of humor, they can sometimes be funny, and they provide backstory to some of the items hidden around the map, but they go on for too long.
- You can crouch, it's "c", wish I could remap it
- might just be a case of improper settings, but some of the little notes you can pick up or see taped to the wall are super pixelated and hard to make out, which is sad because the ones I can read are very fun
- there's sticky notes you can collect, but they don't seem to be tied to any dialogue or events, and they don't have an achievement either. Maybe they were going to be something like that once, but since there's static non-collectible sticky notes around also they decided not to?

Cons:
- While you can get new reactions from the narrator, and you can get new results by trying different things for each run, there really isn't a lot of variation to the path (it's a free game that is meant to be short though, so take this with a grain of salt, I'm not even really that disappointed about it)
- the interaction for items can feel bad as you need to be super precise on the pixel you click on
- I am now going to talk about the achievements

The Achievements:
- So, I got them all, and I think I would have liked them more if there weren't some annoying features
- So for the coin collecting, there were several instances where coins were just missing from where they were supposed to be, and i noticed this before following a guide (just by trying a few runs to get the achievement with no guide) and after following one which showed where each one should have been
- made worse by them being very small and hard to see on surfaces like catwalks
- The same thing happened with the pretzels
- The reasoning for this is kinda obtuse, but essentially you might need to quit out and start again, uninstall then reinstall, and also, you can't get the 2 most tedious achievements on the same run for whatever reason
- I have also seen that if you tab out, that can cause the achievement to not be awarded even if you meet the requirements, as they want you to do it without a guide - but when it happened to me - I hadn't been using a guide, I had tabbed out to reply to someone
- There are so many reasons for a player to pause the game and use a different window, and like me, they will probably be confused when they scour each nook and cranny and think they have all the pretzels (they do) but not get the achievement - so they go to a guide to know what they did wrong
- I understand not wanting people to "cheat" but here's the thing, players who want to complete games without guides, will do that. Players that prefer guides, will use them. That's just kind of how it goes.
- It can also kill a player's love of the game if they DO find every coin and pretzel, knock over every broom, turn off every lamp on their first run just because they are having a great time exploring the game and messing with stuff!
- Also having to do multiple runs can kind of suck because of how little variation there is for the player’s path
- so yeah, that's kind of lame, wish it wasn't like that.

Incredibly well made heisting game. Altough short, it is very sweet and fruity and packed with content

Fun short game

As someone who absolutely adores The Stanley Parable, this game feels like a delightful spiritual sibling. It’s the perfect silly little experience, quirky, self-aware, and brimming with charm. While it doesn’t have the branching paths or endless replayability of The Stanley Parable, it delivers the same kind of witty humor and meta-narrative commentary in a short and sweet package.

The game puts you in a hilariously chaotic behind-the-scenes scenario, with a narrator who expertly balances sarcasm and desperation. Every moment is packed with clever details that poke fun at video game tropes, and the absurdity keeps you smiling throughout. It’s linear, yes, but that works in its favor, you can finish it in 20-30 minutes, making it a great pick for a quick and entertaining gaming session.

My only real gripe is with the achievements. As someone who compulsively collects every last one, it’s incredibly frustrating that some achievements are bugged and don’t register properly. Developers, if you happen to see this PLEASE fix the achievement system! It’s a pain for completionists like me who just want to revel in 100% satisfaction.

Overall, though, this game is an absolute gem. Short, clever, and utterly hilarious, it’s a must-play for fans of witty, narrative-driven experiences. Don’t miss out!

Short and sweet, definitely made me laugh

Amazing 15min game. Definitely recommend

nice little game

Very short comedic narrative walking simulator where you assist the game "director" in the background of a game.

Pros
+ Funny
+ Great narration

Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist is a very short experimental comedic narrative walking simulator, presenting a game like a show having a background crew man every interaction players encounter while they play their game. It is a funny little walking simulator that instead of putting you into the game as the player actually has you help out the "director" in the background to successfully make the game happen.

Achievements are a little more complex to obtain as some require you to carefully look and collect things throughout the game.

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Very funny and clever, feels like watching a great short film.
8/10