A good title that could have been a great one if not for some unforced errors. Still, def worth playing for all the 80's kids and P&C afficionados.

Ahhh the 80's in the US of A. What a great time to be alive... 'cept for, ya know, anyone poor or belonging to any kind of minority group and what have you. Overlooking them though (as was done in the 80's) you had great music, style, movies, and of course the briefest of opportunities to catch the now extinct 'Merican dream. I personally think the peak of 80's nostalgia was around 2015 but for those of us Xenials that haven't completely given up in the second decade of the 21st century, this game is a nice reminder that we were alive for the briefest of times during which we all thought we had a shot at living in something resembling a normal world. Hahaha, ohhh how naive we were...

Jesus that was depressing to write...Hey! Did I mention they licensed You Spin Me Round by Dead or Alive!?! Thats fun!


-Excellent soundtrack with some licensed 80's music.
-Well animated sprite animations
-Enough references and in-jokes to power the most inefficient nostalgia fueled engine out there
-Classic P&C interface
-Fully voice acted
-Hotspot highlight function


-There are some weird pronunciations and stiff dialogue at times ( "I turn it on", "I Turn it Off"). It’s like 99% fine, but that only makes that 1% stick out all the more.
-The hitboxes on certain scenes either encompass so much of the screen or are so numerous that it’s hard to find a spot to click to move the characters around.
-This game has the most "Its locked" or "Its Closed" responses to actions I think I've ever seen in a P&C Game.
-Not a fan of the big yellow boxes around all the inventory items. This is a nitpick yes, but thats what the "Meh" section is for.
-I have mixed feelings about the multiple ending’s aspect of this game. Not sure if I'll go back to see the other ones or not, would rather that energy was put into making a single-track story.


-No manual save slots. For a game with multiple endings this is unforgiveable.
-This title had a puzzle flow that varied from straightforward to complete "What the f*** do I do now?!?". To complete one of the endings of this game took about 6 hours and I think at least a solid hour of that was going back and forth clicking everything on the inventory on everything in the scenes. This is especially strange given that there is a hotspot highlight function. For whatever reason, some things just still did not register despite using that function and it was a frustrating experience.


I normally don't give letter grades in my reviews but in this case I think I will: B-. It’s better than passing in terms of me giving a recommendation, but the combination of negatives and the cumulative score of the "Meh's" bumped it down to the B-. And again it’s kinda unfortunate as I think these were avoidable issues. Still though, I overall enjoyed the game and would absolutely recommend it at its current holiday sales price. Though there was some room left for a sequel, I have a feeling there will not be. If there ends up being one id def check that out too.

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[h1][b][u]BottomLine at the Top:[/u][/b][/h1] A good title that could have been a great one if not for some unforced errors. Still, def worth playing for all the 80's kids and P&C afficionados. [h1][b][u]Intro:[/u][/b][/h1] Ahhh the 80's in the US of A. What a great time to be alive... 'cept for, ya know, anyone poor or belonging to any kind of minority group and what have you. Overlooking them though (as was done in the 80's) you had great music, style, movies, and of course the briefest of opportunities to catch the now extinct 'Merican dream. I personally think the peak of 80's nostalgia was around 2015 but for those of us Xenials that haven't completely given up in the second decade of the 21st century, this game is a nice reminder that we were alive for the briefest of times during which we all thought we had a shot at living in something resembling a normal world. Hahaha, ohhh how naive we were... Jesus that was depressing to write...Hey! Did I mention they licensed [i]You Spin Me Round[/i] by Dead or Alive!?! Thats fun! [h1][b][u]Pros:[/u][/b][/h1] -Excellent soundtrack with some licensed 80's music. -Well animated sprite animations -Enough references and in-jokes to power the most inefficient nostalgia fueled engine out there -Classic P&C interface -Fully voice acted -Hotspot highlight function [h1][b][u]Meh...:[/u][/b][/h1] -There are some weird pronunciations and stiff dialogue at times ( "I turn it on", "I Turn it Off"). It’s like 99% fine, but that only makes that 1% stick out all the more. -The hitboxes on certain scenes either encompass so much of the screen or are so numerous that it’s hard to find a spot to click to move the characters around. -This game has the most "Its locked" or "Its Closed" responses to actions I think I've ever seen in a P&C Game. -Not a fan of the big yellow boxes around all the inventory items. This is a nitpick yes, but thats what the "Meh" section is for. -I have mixed feelings about the multiple ending’s aspect of this game. Not sure if I'll go back to see the other ones or not, would rather that energy was put into making a single-track story. [h1][b][u]Cons:[/u][/b][/h1] -No manual save slots. For a game with multiple endings this is unforgiveable. -This title had a puzzle flow that varied from straightforward to complete "What the f*** do I do now?!?". To complete one of the endings of this game took about 6 hours and I think at least a solid hour of that was going back and forth clicking everything on the inventory on everything in the scenes. This is especially strange given that there is a hotspot highlight function. For whatever reason, some things just still did not register despite using that function and it was a frustrating experience. [h1][b][u]Final Thoughts:[/u][/b][/h1] I normally don't give letter grades in my reviews but in this case I think I will: B-. It’s better than passing in terms of me giving a recommendation, but the combination of negatives and the cumulative score of the "Meh's" bumped it down to the B-. And again it’s kinda unfortunate as I think these were avoidable issues. Still though, I overall enjoyed the game and would absolutely recommend it at its current holiday sales price. Though there was some room left for a sequel, I have a feeling there will not be. If there ends up being one id def check that out too. [hr][/hr] [b][u][i]For more point & click goodness, check out our P&C fan Steam group, The Coalition of Point & Clickers!:[/i][/u][/b] [list][*] [url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/CPANDC] Coalition of Point & Clickers Main Page [/url][*][url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/34690626/] Coalition of Point & Clickers Curator [/url][/list] 👑 [b][u][i]Powered by HoI 4 Deu Curators group in German / English[/i][/u][/b] 👑⠀⠀⠀[list][*][url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/30388691/] Follow Main group [/url][*][url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/40282064/] Follow Second group [/url][/list]