Harry is a detective that lives in a dark city. Or at least he WAS a detective before retiring, now he's a writer. Typical protagonist of a noir movie, he moves around his rainy city, caring only for his nephew Robert... or Robbie. But apparently his past is haunting him...
Harry takes inspiration from the old noir detective movies but adds surreal characters and a very dark, almost horror undertone. Unfortunately the game is so short that's practically just a prologue, in any case it's really well done and atmospheric.
Random Fact: Cheshire Cat in this game takes inspiration from another game that was released the same year, Gates of Invocation, where the developer was assisted by Malad.
Final Verdict: like for the game presented next, it's really a shame there won't be the possibility to play at least a longer demo, given the intriguing story and characters presented here. It's also pretty short and that's why I decided to post both prologues from this author.
A young man lives inside a dark cave with other people, but dreams of a
better future outside under the light of the sun. However there is a
dangerous swamp outside the cave and no one dares to leave their refuge.
But this young man decides that he'll try to leave the place and his
friends to cross this swamp that everyone fears...
What lies beyond that swamp? is a short demo of an adventure game: no battles, just exploration and some simple tasks, but the main interesting aspect is probably the dark atmosphere of mystery and dread. The game uses simple stylized graphics, that dive a crude but intriguing look, like some kind of cave painting.
Not a coincidence for sure.
Random Fact: save often, the game is unfortunately a bit buggy.
Final Verdict: it's a pity that we will never learn what lies beyond that swamp, because the game is pretty much intriguing and unique visually speaking. This demo makes it look like a walking simulator, but this isn't a bad thing.
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