The St Christopher's School Lockdown

I don't really know where to begin. I guess I should start by saying that I wish Steam gave you an option for when your opinion on a game is mixed. Do you recommend this game? Yes or No... I need a "Maybe" option, because that's what this game would get. However, I would still say that my opinion on this game is mostly on the negative side. Pros: - Cool, fun(ny) characters - Vibrant graphics/art style - Strong writing - Good voice acting - Unique story - Logical solutions to puzzles - Ambitious Cons: - Plagued with numerous potentially game-altering or experience-ruining bugs - Far fetched solutions to puzzles - Nancy Drew-like puzzles that aren't fun - Inconsistent inventory - Despite having sections with voice acting, most of the game is text - Empty, unfinished storylines - The ending The bugs/issues (major ones): - Music doesn't play when you load your game - Static/Popping recorded in certain music tracks - "Tab to see hotspots" feature that's in most point and click adventure games is broken - In certain areas, specifically the ballroom, it takes you 10-15 seconds to go from room to room - Characters disappearing - No way to exit the screen after clicking…

I liked this game for the old school point & click adventure-ness of it all. The story kept my interest and had quite a few twists and turns to it. I did think the end was tiny bit rushed. When I get that much of a twist, I would have liked a bit more time to process. Also - don’t want to give spoilers, but you aren’t playing a hero here. Your character is a not so great person who does not so great things. Game time is estimated in the description at 8 hours. Don’t see who finishes their 1st run in that time if they explore everything and don’t use a walkthrough. It took me about 19 hrs and most of the reviews here so far I see are at 15+ hrs. Play time is definitely worth the price. The most challenging part of the game for me was in the adventuring of ‘how do I solve the story goals/predicaments.’ One I particularly liked was being locked in a group of 3 rooms. The devs load up your inventory with about 30 items – making it difficult to toss inventory items at the problem! They also gave you 3 ways of getting out of the rooms so you get to take your pick. The in-game puzzles I thought were creative and very doable. Manual saves! I like those but loading them got …

****1/2 A classic-style point-and-click adventure with a unique and eye-catching graphic novel art style. The characters are well written, dialogue is believable and well acted, and the environment feels very well lived-in, with a great use of flavour text to maximize humour and character by describing the world through the character's eyes and personality. The only flaw I can think to mention is a few interface issues that can get annoying but should definitely not stop you from playing this little gem. Fans of standard point-and-click adventures will find a lot to enjoy here. Intermittent mini-games keep the game fresh with some variety, each one being challenging, fun, and clever. The Voodoo Wars mini-game is also quite a blast, though I've only found a couple opportunities to play it so far (I've finished a single playthrough and likely missed out on a lot of content). The game's difficulty starts very low, as though the game was more of an interactive graphic novel than a proper adventure game. However, there is a moment when SHTF and the puzzles ramp up with no turning back. Even the most hardened adventure gamers will find a great deal of challenge with the puzzles in the…

An extremely interesting and entertaining look at class division in Britain via a private school protest attended by well-meaning, sympathetic teenagers who are nonetheless ill-prepared and kind of ignorant of their own privilege, through the eyes of Kayleigh, a young woman with much more serious and urgent problems, who has to balance keeping her head down, helping out the people around her, and looking out for an opportunity to steal something valuable and leg it. Slightly janky at times but great voice-acting and phenomenal writing, this is a criminally overlooked title. Highly recommend.

Probably the most obscure game I played in 2018r=, The St. Christopher’s School Lockdown is a graphic adventure game with a novel setting; an English private school, occupied by students revolting against the country’s massive tuition hikes (a thing that really happened when the Tories took power). I backed it on Kickstarter, and in late 2017 it came out after many years of protracted development. It’s an odd duck, and hard to place. The setting is enjoyably novel and the voice acting is much better than one would expect from such a low-budget affair. Unfortunately, my progress throughout the game was start and stop; it seems nobody bought it, such that even walkthroughs are unavailable, and on a couple of occasions I had to email the developers to get help with a puzzle I was stuck on! I still have enjoyed what I played and plan to finish it, but it’s like playing a point and click adventure in the days before the internet; sometimes, you just get stuck and have to come back later.

Love the dialogue, and I'm a sucker for point-and-click adventure games so this gets a thumbs up from me.