| The MarionetteTeam Effigy | The Marionette is an adventure game with a great art style, an alluring story, and a generous dash of horror.
You take the role of Martin, a struggling sculptor, as he wakes up to find himself outside a mysterious house with his car parked eerily out front. The keys are gone so he has no choice but to enter the house and ask for help. After solving some puzzles and meeting an enigmatic guide, he finds himself trapped in a dark little world; the exit of which leads to entirely different places from his haunting past. I don't want to spoil the story, but it's definitely interesting enough to keep your attention.
The Marionette features your typical point and click interface with the ability to interact, inspect, and talk to various objects and people. You can also combine and use items just like you'd expect. I should also mention that you can die in the game on more than one occasion. Fortunately, the game auto-saves before one of the instances, and because the second instance comes shortly after, you won't lose much progress.
The graphics are very well done, with each area looking a lot like an oil painting. As you progress through the story, you'll see how well the style fits. The sound is quite alright, being mostly MIDI, though it actually sounds better than what you're used to hearing.
There really isn't much else to say about The Marionette. It's your typical adventure game with some pretty good artwork and a short but intriguing story. If you're a fan of adventure games, you should check it out. |
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