Point and Click Games are typically seen on a desktop computer or
even on a tablet and a smart phone. This time around Games Reviews
received a code for Clockwork Tales of Glass and Ink available on Xbox
One. The development team, Artifex Mundi, did not disappoint with this
title.
Clockwork Tales of Glass and Ink starts with the option to begin the
game at a Normal difficulty or Expert. In order to unlock all of the
achievements in one play through it is recommended to go through the
game on Expert Difficulty. Expert Difficulty isn’t as hard as it sounds
to get through. If you follow along and interact with every townsperson
along with every interaction in the game you should be done with 100%
completion of all achievements in about five to seven hours. If you
speed through and don’t care to discover or interact with everything,
you could finish in under five hours.
The residence of our first chapter is Gottland. As we begin we learn
the world of Gottland is hit with mysterious earthquakes. They have
become more frequent as we begin our story into Clockwork Tales of Glass
and Ink. Doctor Ambrose Ink has been investigating all of the
occurrences with the mystery earthquakes. All the evidence that he has
accumulated so far points towards another village, the Hochwald village.
The man behind these mysterious doings is a General Engineer, who
resides in a heavily guarded Castle near those mountains. Ink needs
proof to put away the evil doer. He gathers his intelligence special
agent Evangeline Glass to assist him in this mystery. During the main
story we play as Glass because Dr. Ink gets abducted almost as soon as
we start the Clockwork Tales.
Aside from the regular point and click gameplay, we will find a load
of mini games (Hidden Object Games and Fragmented Object Games). What I
found during the actual game play was that the mini games provide a lot
of thinking and problem solving that many of us gamers don’t get too
exposed too often in video games. There were several mathematics solving
mini games as well that gave me many head scratches but once the
problem was solved a little jump for joy was had and then I found myself
wanting to solve more.
Apart from mini games and the plot itself, the story progresses at an
excellent rate as it delivers everything needed in order to proceed to
the next section of the town. Clockwork Tales provides us with a short,
detailed game from start to finish. There are no points system in order
to move forward, just point, click and move on. It’s very simple, fun
and intriguing. If this would have gone any longer I think viewers would
taper off as these types of games don’t usually last too long.
Clockwork Tales has hit and miss score with the audio portion and
more specifically with the sound effects and the voice acting itself.
It’s probably the biggest downfall of the game but also not too much of a
negative as we still gave the audio a 6.5 out of 10. The hilarious over
the top German accents were funny but also kind of silly.
Clockwork Tales of Glass and Ink is very fun, worth the small price
of $9.99 and easy to finish in a weekend. It is available now on Xbox
One and can be downloaded by clicking here.
Clockwork Tales of Glass and Ink - 70% Story/Features --- 70% Visuals ------ 65% Sound--- 70% Achievement Variety --- 70% Playability --- Will it last on your play list for more than six months? No---70% DP Overall Rating
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