Tragala

[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/38888018-United-Critics/] Please follow [b]United Critics[/b] for quality reviews[/url] [h2]Tragala Review[/h2] [table] [th][h2]Factors[/h2][/th] [th][h2]Rating[/h2][/th] [th][h2]Description[/h2][/th] [tr] [td]🎮Gameplay[/td] [td]4[/td] [td]The gameplay, while rooted in a classic point-and-click adventure style, suffers from significant bugs and a lack of polish. The interactions often feel clunky and lack meaningful responses. [/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]📷Graphics[/td] [td]6[/td] [td]he visual presentation has a unique cartoonish charm reminiscent of retro point-and-click games. The colorful backgrounds and distinctive art style are highlights. However, inconsistent design choices and occasional visual glitches detract from the experience. [/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]🎧Audio[/td] [td]5.5[/td] [td]The music is repetitive and can become grating over time. There are several untranslated lines and inconsistencies in the text, making it hard to stay immersed. It lacks voice acting, and the dialogue speed can be frustratingly inconsistent. [/td] [/tr] [tr] [td] 😮Variety[/td] [td]5[/td] [td]The game offers a few interesting puzzle elements but needs mo…

TLDR: A bug riddled mess. [b][u]General Thoughts/Overview:[/u][/b] Tragala needs some thorough testing. [i][b]THOROUGH. Testing.[/b][/i] We are Kurt. That’s literally all I can tell you about him… I think he’s an Elton John fan? Anyway, we’re trapped in a maniac mansion/day of the tentacle inspired house (without the thought) and held hostage by blind robots. Our mission seems to be to escape… although the paths out are entirely open and could easily be crossed, so I’m not sure why the character doesn’t just … walk away? I guess? But I guess that wouldn’t be much of a game, so they need to find a convoluted path to freedom through the house. I played the classic edition, because I felt like that would have been more polished. [b][u]Pros:[/u][/b] [list][*] I enjoyed the nostalgia baiting with the CRT monitor like appearance, but I wish I could have turned it off later as it did… get old (hur hur hur). [*] While it draws clear inspiration from the old classic point and click adventures, the art style is also quite unique, with a blend of styles giving it a strange and alien feel. With more time to cook, or more hands on deck, I feel like this could have been a very unique loo…

Tragala feels like a trip BUT the saving and loading system can bug the game along with trying to start over. I messed up and tried to start over from the beginning but it kept my progress while putting me back at the beginning making it so i could not get further. The game is interesting though i had to change from classic mode to meta mode to be able to start fresh. until a new update fixes this ill have to say i am very neutral 5/10

To start with the positives, Tragala has an interesting plot where your player character, the human Kurt attempts to escape a house system that is run by robots. Also, the backgrounds have been beautifully drawn and the music is catchy. Unfortunately, the game is let down by a couple of significant flaws. First, I would click on many objects only to be met with the message, 'You can't examine this'. Also, when I clicked on a couple of doorways, I was unable to go through, and there was text on the screen in Spanish, even though I had chosen English as the language. These took me out of the experience, and I found myself not enjoying it as a result. The game feels like it has been released as an unfinished product, and more testing would have been beneficial before release. Due to these reasons, I was unable to continue past the first hour of this game in its state of the time of writing. There was potential, so it's a real pity.