Delores: A Thimbleweed Park Mini-Adventure

the original game works on win7 but while essentially the same, this was some experimental thing thrown together over a weekend and never touched again. essentially a tech demo, gotta find a bunch of items for all the characters but you have to do it in one go, as there is no saving. lazy and disappointing.

For those who played the first game: this new title is a spin-off focused solely on Dolores. It starts off well and has plenty of jokes. But I didn't like the ending—I won't give any spoilers. I also found the propaganda at the end of the game unnecessary. Nobody cares about your political opinion, developer! The main game is getting a sequel in two years; I'll wait for its release before deciding whether to play it,Because I still have good memories of the first game, so even though this spin-off disappointed me, I might give it a second chance,for the next game.

Short and fun game

Fun mini game with a great atmosphere

After finishing Thimbleweed Park (2017), I wondered if the devs - Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick were working on anything else. I quickly learned that they followed up with another release in the franchise titled Delores: A Thimbleweed Park Mini-Adventure (2020) (free on Steam). I would consider this new chapter a standalone prologue to Thimbleweed Park using the titular character from that game - Delores. I also learned that not only were they the creators of Maniac Mansion (1987) and Day of the Tentacle (1993), but they also worked on Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure (1989), Loom (1990), The Secret of Monkey Island (1990), Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (1991) and Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (1992) among others. Games I really enjoyed in their heyday.   I'm afraid this is where the praise ends. In Delores: A Thimbleweed Park Mini-Adventure, the devs seem to have retconned the ending of Thimbleweed Park. They knew they painted themselves into a corner, before considering a sequel which is slated for 2028. I think the mini-game was a low effort, necessary evil to readjust the timeline going forward. There were better ways to fix the continuity…

A nice little addition to the main game, adding ideas for the modding comunity to finalise. Don't expect too much from this scribble, I love it anyway.