![]() ![]() I was hoping that the game would capture my imagination all over again and it's safe to say it has. Who doesn't love seeing Drew demolish a test of strength machine with a custom mallet or a mad squirrel fall in love with a stuffed cat that has candy floss and piano teeth stuck to it? I've never been a fan of really obtuse puzzles and although perhaps goes slightly too far in the other direction, the result of solving a puzzle was often so entertaining that it still felt satisfying. The technology that places Christopher Lloyd within the game is also still fairly impressive - it doesn't blow me away like it did when I was a child and was confused about how they "inserted" a human within a game, but the animations are great and his performance is the source of at least half of the comedy.Īs an adventure game it must be said it is fairly simple, with many more clues giving you an idea of what you have to do than most others within the genre, but I didn't mind that. Not a straight line in sight and it's obvious that in this world that there are certain laws and logic that a character like Drew simply can't begin to comprehend. Obviously the visuals are still wonderful even today and the overall style reminds me very much of German Expressionist cinema. What I was remembering as a real child friendly game turned out to be rather sinister. The fact that the brightest and happiest locations are often turned into sleazy, lifeless locations is really well done - a camp scarecrow turns into something from a horror film and a motherly cow turns into an S+M addict who craves more pain isn't exactly what you expect when you first start playing. The cartoon world is so adorable and a pleasant land to explore that when you start to explore the darker areas of the world the juxtaposition of the two creates an extremely interesting setting. One thing that really struck me going back to it now 15 years later is how dark it is. I'm fairly sure I FAQd my way through most of it, but it always captured my imagination and is probably one of the standout games that really started my love for gaming. I think this was the first ever adventure game I played a kid when my family first got a PC.
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