Estória

Estoria is an adventure game with simple inventory puzzles (saying it has dialog puzzles probably would be a stretch). The second half of the game also has some code puzzles. The game is almost linear, with a small amount of exploration. There is a detailed hint system. There is an impressive number of funny and helpful responses for trying to use an item or offer an item to an NPC. Also there are many optional actions, which I think works quite well because there is always something to do for the player and also because it's a good way to make the key actions less obvious. There is no voice acting. The game has beautiful locations, but I can't say I liked the character art as much. There's a mishmash of different styles, the character animations are rather awkward, and some of the human figures and faces look really strange, resembling masks or dolls. So if the background art is AI generated, I suppose that means I liked the AI parts the best :). The UI is quite good; in particular, I think it was a good decision not to show an object hotspot indicator if the selected item cannot be used on that object. But the game does need a way to quickly exit locations.

A simple yet charming and ultimately uplifting point and click game that I found worth playing.

What a lovely little game! I really enjoyed it! Good storyline and puzzle crafting I would highly recommend this game for the point and click lovers and looking forward to a continuation of the story.

Not that there’s too long to wait, as Estória is a relatively brief experience that should only take about 2-3 hours to reach its exciting and heartwarming conclusion. In all, this is what I call a “short but sweet” tale, as a good story with good pacing and straightforward puzzles doesn’t have to be the length of an epic novel. Luna’s adventure will take you to only a few locales, but her journey is a beautiful, memorable one with more than its fair share of heart along the way. https://adventuregamehotspot.com/review/5873/estoria

In the world of games, violence, vulgarity and 'Ugly' rules. Ugly scenery and ugly characters. Games that are an exception to violence, vulgarity and Ugly are as hard to find as a pirate's treasure chest. I would not rate this the best of games but it was a pleasant 6 hours and I got my money's worth. Thank you.

The story is nothing entirely new, but nice enough, and the artwork is decent. The writing (particularly for the final confrontation and ending) was weak, though. Movement and interactions are slow-ish, although not to the point where it gets annoying. I appreciate the effort that went into the lore, but while putting all of it into the library is logical, it would've been preferable from a gameplay perspective to disperse it more. And the minigames for [spoiler]fixing the light during the storm[/spoiler] and [spoiler]snatching the amulet[/spoiler] were just terrible. Not so much because they were too difficult, but because you're constantly being interrupted. Rating: ★★★☆☆