![]() ![]() It takes a slightly off sense of humour to take everything that happens in the game without getting riled up. If you can't laugh at bad things happening to adorable little watercolour moppets, Gretel and Hansel may not be the game for you. Play both games in the Gretel and Hansel series: There's no real penalty for death, however, and you'll just restart from the point where you entered the area. While most of them actually take some determination (or good old fashioned tick-headedness) to see, you can still meet an untimely (and humourous) demise if you aren't careful. Yes, like any good, treasured childhood fairytale, Gretel and Hansel features unpleasant things. Unless, of course, it's because you were tracking down additional death scenes like the sick little bunny you are. ![]() The whole game is actually fairly short, and I'd be surprised to hear it ate up more than a half hour of your time. It's still adorable and fun to play, but it doesn't feel as fully realised as it could. You can find most of the ten stones you need simply by walking around behind things, and it makes the game feel a little lopsided. While never really illogical, none of the puzzles are terribly unique either. It almost feels like the whole thing was intended originally to be an animated short, and then someone suggested they make a game out of it. I do wish the adventure aspect of the game had been as tight as the rest of the design. Despite featuring a perplexingly out of place and mildly annoying chase/avoidance sequence at the end, Gretel and Hansel is still a pretty well polished little adventure. Although fairly simplistic looking with their smudged bobbleheads, Gretel and the rest of the cast still manage to be surprisingly expressive, and the story is more funny than tragic like the original. The hand-painted visuals here combined with the storybook soundtrack make for a lush experience. ahhhhhh, you'll figure it out.Īnalysis: The author states in the game's description that it was a labour of love. ![]() You'll need to venture outside and hunt down some suitable rocks around the house. Don't expect much help from Hansel he's too busy eating flies. The object in this first installment of a planned three part series is for Gretel to gather shiny stones to mark a path with when their parents lead them into the woods. Unlike most other games in the genre, however, Gretel can be moved around the screen with either the or keys. You use your mouse to interact with objects if a thought balloon appears above Gretel's head, and once you acquire the slingshot, you can fire from your endless supply of ammo by clicking on a target, holding briefly, and then releasing. But who needs boys when you've got a slingshot anyway? It's more fun, and has less cooties besides! Parents be warned, this one isn't for the young'uns.įor the most part, the game is controlled like your standard point-and-click. When she overhears their parents decide they would be better off without two additional grubby mouths to feed, it's up to Gretel and Hansel to save the day! Or, uh, Gretel anyway. Is there nothing about it that can't be twisted? Not if Gretel and Hansel, a new episodic point-and-click adventure by Mako Pudding, has anything to say about it. ![]()
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