Rooster

Rooster is one of those games that caught me with its visuals first and then slowly made me care much more about its characters than I expected. It is simply beautiful. The art has so much personality, and the soundtrack fits it incredibly well. There were several moments where I stopped paying attention to what I was supposed to be doing just to look at the screen or listen to the music for a little longer. And then there are tiny details that somehow hit much harder than they should. Early on, when the scroll falls on Rooster's head and you see that little tear... I genuinely felt bad for him. It is such a small scene, but it says a lot about how expressive this game can be without needing to explain everything. That warmth stays throughout the whole adventure. Rooster is funny, sweet, sometimes silly, and surprisingly emotional. More importantly, the culture never feels like something placed in the background just to make the game look different. It is part of the characters, the situations, the food, the music and the way the story progresses. There is a lot of love in this game, and you can feel it. What Works I really liked how each chapter changes things up. The gam…

What a beautiful puzzle game inspired by Chinese customs and legends. It is a great way to teach kids. Alas, my pet peeve is that there is no continue game option; only level select. The problem with this, if you leave the game for a while, good luck finding which chapter you already did and which one you don't. The only way - at least for the first playthrough - is to check your achievements. I hope this will get fixed, and also that it gets a reset option for a second playthrough [quote]Follow us for more [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45113328-Awesome-Adventure-Friends/] Awesome Adventures![/url] [/quote]

This is a really sweet game. It's very short and quite simple but the artwork and story are beautiful. So quick breakdown without spoiling the game. You play as Rooster (of the Chinese Zodiac origin) and you are sent back in time to Ancient China to help with the long life of Little Dove and his family. Each level is basically a life stage/"problem" to solve for Little Dove and you assist a different Zodiac animal for each as well. There are tutorials for each level but you probably don't need them after the first level, if at all. It's all basically point and click and very easy to figure out. Pros: -Beautiful art style -Soundtrack is lovely -Interesting info about each object and it's importance in Chinese culture -You can go back to each level/chapter from the menu if you wish to go back for an achievement or take a break and come back -Good game to play while watching a movie or multitasking Cons: -It's incredibly simple. Would be perfect for an elementary school lesson on Chinese culture but it is way too simple for an adult. -There are a lot of really weird fart jokes? Seems super out of place and it's almost the entire plot of one level. -It's very short to com…

I've noticed this game a while back (over a year or two I think!) due to the wonderful art and wishlisted it - I was so excited to see that the full game had come out! The brush painting style artwork is beautiful and I must say it is one of my favourite games in terms of visuals, I frequently caught myself taking it all in all the details. The story is sweet and incorporates a bunch of interesting bits of ancient Chinese culture in a way that does not require walls of text. The mini-games were also fun and showed a lot of variety. Overall a very nice game! The main issue is likely the cost compared to the gameplay time/limited replayability, however I personally found it worth it!

A truly beautiful game! Very creative and interesting!

Great artwork. This game was pretty easy and informative, probably better suited to a child audience. If I were a teacher or parent, I would deffo give this to my kid to learn from.