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Sorry, but I can't recommend this game, I played through the entire thing in hopes of it getting better but nah. It has a mind-numblingly boring story. A boring ending and is full of more words that I could be bothered to read especially when most of the Dialogue is the same thing padded out ad infinitum.

The Hidden Object aspect of it is alright until you get to the ending in which it asks you to find scenes of certain scenarios, which most locations have more than one of but won't count unless you pick a specific one it gave you no hint of doing.

The game very much relies on a tell don't show method which is baffling considering this is interactive media. A lot of "Hey, you have to look around here." or "Remember [situation] from [this previous case] do that again" which makes the whole game feel like a tutorial.

The Rogue AI's have no character and pretty much say the same thing, they call you an idiot and being dense and they want to be free.

There are these side things called Fulcrum Stories which is tracking down individuals across all 10 time ticks, these were the most enjoyable thing about the game but for some reason the devs made the choice of when you found all 10, it would play a cutscene that just shows you all the points you just found them at and it just wastes time.

And don't even get me started on the mini-games that are dull as dishwater and only serve to distract and pad out the game.

I wanted to like this game, but a myriad of design choice left me disappointed.

This game has an unbelievable amount of content for the price it asks for. Yes, get it.

BWL Zane totally rocks! HE doesn't even need to shonk to be cool!

Corey sucks btw BWL

No goat in sight.

good game though, but no goat

I bought this under the impression that the cat would be a more active nuisance in the game, instead the cat rarely even shows up and if they do its mostly after you complete a level... disappointing. This is up your alley if you wanted a zen like sorting game but if you wanted a cat being a chaotic little devil like the trailer shows... nope...

This game feels like an early access title.

Now I don't mean anything negative about that, I enjoy the game I do but there are a lot of rough edges and things that don't really add up. Also design choices that are baffling. Why can't I find out how much heat a boiler is giving out for example? The only information a boiler gives me is the decorative penalty. The only way to find out how much heat the first boiler gives out as far as I could see is in the tutorial tab about heating. Why doesn't the boiler tell me itself how much heat it gives as well as the decor penalty?

Also the buildings that do nothing, like the diner for example. You build them and then just forget about them, they don't do anything apart from give a request bonus which monuments do anyway, making them Monuments with extra steps. I don't understand why Tony's construction sign stays up when you are done reconstructing, why don't they disappear?

This game seems to have a lot of throwaway characters that have one part to play and then you never talk to them again, at least from what I experienced, Like the Alligator and Tadpole in the swamp area. They literally give you Wade and then that's it, there's never a reason to go back to them unless something happens endgame.

I've got stuck on terrain here and there as well without trying, the guests keep glitching out with the bathroom doors. This feels Early Access and rushed out. There's a lot of things that feel like afterthoughts.

Act 1 is the best part about this game and then it fumbles and tries to be a quirky indie game with a weird story

Honestly lets be real here.

The game is not bad by any stretch of the imagination. I have played FAR worse than this game by miles. There are some questionable design choices no doubt like the Narrator being as vocal as he is. He's not a bad Narrator by any means but he gets very old, very fast due to repeated dialogue.

Side quests- There are tons and tons of things to do, I don't get why people are calling this game empty. I was blindly running around and constantly stumbling onto things, new puzzles, new characters and new side-quests. The puzzles are the thing that caught me by surprise. There is a lot of them

The combat - Once you got it down its actually a lot of fun but the game is piss poor at explaining the right way to fight, it tells you to parry but parrying doesn't work most of the time, instead using super wung-fu and spamming that is the best options. Unfortunately where the combat fails is enemy variety. I get its a small team but within the first hour I had pretty much fought everything this game had to offer.

The World - I love the world they have built here, it's vibrant and colorful and the art direction is top notch. For their first game they have knocked it out of the park in this department. I can't get enough of the world and can spend hours just running around and getting lost.

Overall - I love it but I can also agree that it's not worth the pricetag, there's too much wrong with the game to warrant the price they are asking for. But at the same time when it comes to the size of the team I understand the price they are asking for considering the amount of work they put into it. Its a pickle to be sure.

Is it as bad as people are saying? Not by a long shot but that doesn't mean its not without its flaws. The best thing for this game is personal judgement. Reviewers are rather opinionated and the thing about opinions is that they can be disagreed with.

Honestly what kills the game entirely is its high pricetag, it is way overpriced for what it is, I refunded after playing for over an hour discovering clipping issues and even at one point I escaped the map just by simply jumping over a wall.

The shooting segments bring the platforming skills to a complete halt as the mechanics of the game completely change between the segments of shooting and platforming. There are also some very baffling design choices when it comes to the platforming it self. Like being able to jump to certain ledges but the only visual indication that you can do such things is a huge arrow that breaks the fourth wall as if to say "You can jump to here using our weird pounce mechanic dumby" but if that arrow isn't there, you can not jump that far on your own which is super baffling.

There is no buildup to the story at all, I have no idea who I am or where this is and why I should even care. This game could of used a calm period intro before having the insects destroy everything so I could feel more invested and maybe even care about the characters.

The protagonist has absolutely 0 personality other than looking cute. And that's what this is, they focused on looks first and everything else second, wait for a sale at the very least cause the price they are asking for is not worth it.

An excellent installment in a already fantastic series!