Thimbleweed Park™

The best point and click I've played in years

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loved it

I tried starting it several times, and what a mediocre piece of humoresque it is. It's a pity that this is what people call a decent detective adventure game. Luckily, there are some decent ones out there indeed.

Fantastic return to form by a true giant of the genre, Ron Gilbert. Remarkably long and compelling, therefore not overstaying its welcome. Very much recommended for fans of old school point & click adventures.

Thimbleweed Park is a lot of disparate ideas and character threads in search of a story to hold them together. It doesn't find that story, but there's a pervasive feeling of mystery, of regrets and missing pieces, that keeps the game compelling even when it struggles with tone, in-jokes, and dropped plot elements. If you've heard certain things about it that make you skeptical, I can say that it's worth letting the game speak for itself. I enjoyed playing a new 9-verb graphic adventure, a format that's largely slipped away as UIs for this genre have simplified. It was fun to have to think about the difference between "using" something and opening it or pushing it again. I got stumped 2 or 3 times total and needed a light hint to push me forward, but by and large I was able to work out all the puzzles myself. The 5-character structure had echoes of Maniac Mansion and Day of the Tentacle, but explored some new dynamics as well: Each character's personality and skillset determines how they'll react to commands, how other NPCs will treat them, and what parts of the town they can access. Some have items they don't want to part with, and a "home turf" they don't want other characte…