Sunday 29 January 2023

Nelly Cootalot in Spoonbeaks Ahoy (2007)

I tried the freeware version and it still looks great (possibly even better than the HD version, with its big chunky fuzzy lines) but there were too many quirks running it on Win11 so I've plumped for the HD version with ABK voice acting turned off. He's done a really good job of uprezzing it while retaining the charm. The animation is a bit smoother and so looks a little more Flash-y, but it's barely noticeable. Regardless of version, though, it's still instantly charming and funny and really well presented (outside of a bit of AGS glitchiness). Just a lovely chill sweet little game.

Finished! That was a bit longer than I remembered, really nicely structured to keep widening out a little bit more. Fun and funny all the way through too, puzzles are clever but not too difficult. Except one last one where you have a Full Throttle-y magnet control pad puzzle thing and it's a bit irritating, but I just fluked it in the end!

It's very good and I really hope the sequel isn't shit.

Rating: Very good

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