danclarke wrote:

This is out today! (5PM UK time)

Woo!

Zelda, we're on a break.

Looks like reviews are rolling out, mostly from places I've never heard of, but here's Kotaku: http://kotaku.com/thimbleweed-park-the-kotaku-review-1793821288

Here's PCGamer with a number: http://www.pcgamer.com/thimbleweed-park-review/

Played a few hours already - really enjoying it so far - they've managed to make it feel like one of the old games with some modern comforts that don't make it feel too archaic.

If I have one complaint, I'm not in love with the art style - it just seems a bit disjointed to me and not as polished as the old Lucas games. Other than that - really like it and would definitely recommend it if you're a fan of Lucas adventures.

E.G. review is up:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-03-31-thimbleweed-park-review

I'm stuck - played quite a bit of it but I'm determined to see it through without a guide.

Managed to finish this in the end without using a guide. Really enjoyed it but fuck me if it wasn't frustrating towards the end. I guess that's exactly the sort of old school vibe they were going for but some of it was simply too much. 

By the end you have five characters all with different goals. The frustration is that some of those goals can't be completed until you've done someone else's first. Meaning it's quite possible to waste away a few hours on a particular puzzle without realising it can't actually be completed yet.

The latest update has added a hint line that you can phone from within the game, which seems like a nice way to implement a hint system in keeping with the rest of the game.

TBH I kind of drifted away from this on Mac when I realised that I'd collected too much dust with Ray and Reyes and so wouldn't be able to collect enough with the other characters. I think I prefer this type of game on a touchscreen these days so may just start again from scratch on iOS.

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