Recent reviews by Fede

ENGLISH above, ITALIAN below. Recensione italiana in fondo.

*** English ***

You enjoyed Overboard! and you'd like a similar and even more intricate experience?
You didn't play Overboard!, but you'd like to spend a day discovering mysteries and causing mischief in a private school?

Play as Verity, a girl who has received a scolarship to enter a renowned all-girls school, and relive the last day of the schoolyear again and again, while you meet a cast of memorable and reactive characters.
Increase your knowledge, discover other people's secrets, explore every corner of the school, and demonstrate your innocence! Or instead knock people unconscious, steal, lie, and do everything you can to become the Head Girl and blame someone else!

A well-written and adventurous story with nice graphics and a dense plot. Must try!


*** Italiano ***

Overboard! ti è piaciuto e desideri un'esperienza simile e ancora più intricata?
Non conosci Overboard! ma ti piacerebbe trascorrere una giornata scoprendo misteri e combinando guai in una scuola privata?

Vesti i panni di Verity, una ragazzina che ha ricevuto una borsa di studio per entrare in una rinomata scuola per sole ragazze, e rivivi l'ultima giornata dell'anno scolastico più e più volte, incontrando una serie di personaggi memorabili che reagiscono alle tue azioni.
Accumula nuove conoscenze, scopri i segreti di altre persone, esplora ogni singolo angolo della scuola e dimostra la tua innocenza! Oppure fa' perdere i sensi alle tue rivali, ruba, menti e fa' tutto il necessario per diventare la cocca degli insegnanti e far ricadere la colpa su qualcun'altra!

Una storia rocambolesca e ben scritta con una grafica piacevole e una fitta trama. Da provare!
Nota: Il gioco è disponibile solo in inglese. Vista la mole di testo, è una scelta comprensibile.

A minimalist and brilliant small puzzle game, whose lovely OST helps create a delightful atmosphere. Sometimes it requires precise timing right, which can be a little bit frustrating, but it's never too hard.

A very inventive small puzzle game that will make you scratch your head in delight for about 45 minutes.
My highlight was "You are the maze". Recommended!

Altered is a very good puzzle game that explores well its four main mechanics without outstaying its welcome. Every level is interesting and has a different trick up its sleeve. Sometimes you'll get the right idea immediately, while others you'll scratch your head wondering how on earth it can be possible to solve it, until it clicks.
Recommended.

My favourite among Alan Hazelden's puzzle games. A simply brilliant brain burner with very simple rules that will put you in front of a series of delightful headscratchers.

Highly recommended.

Strange Horticulture è un rompicapo in cui gestiamo la nostra bottega e procuriamo ai clienti le piante di cui hanno bisogno, deducendo di quali si tratta incrociando le informazioni che ci danno i clienti, le descrizioni sulla nostra enciclopedia delle piante e ciò che dice il nostro personaggio quando le esamina.

In aggiunta, ogni giorno riceviamo indizi, messaggi da amici o clienti e altre informazioni che ci permettono di trovare nuove specie nel territorio circostante. Talvolta le nostre esplorazioni saranno semplici, mentre altre volte dovremo sfruttare le proprietà di alcune piante speciali per superare gli ostacoli che si frappongono tra noi e nuove scoperte.

I rompicapi sono ben fatti e non eccessivamente difficili. Il gioco non punisce severamente gli errori, ma cerca comunque di far ragionare i giocatori. Nonostante la storia occulta e tenebrosa e la tensione crescente, l'esperienza resta piacevole e rilassante. La grafica è molto gradevole e le piante inventate hanno nomi molto tematici.

Ricordate di coccolare il vostro gatto prima di suonare il campanello, per evitare di spaventare il dolce Hellebore!

A very well done visual novel based on the book of the same name. Some highlights:
- Outstanding landscapes and locations that it's a pleasure to look at
- Excellent voice acting, it was nice to hear well done Scottish accents
- Plenty of great sound effects to improve immersion
- Very accessible, thanks to voice acting, subtitles, bookmarks and the possibility to read images as text
- It is a faithful adaptation of the novel
- Judicious use of mouse gestures for some actions

Perhaps some transitions could have been a little bit faster, but in general this is an excellent labour of love that allows to experience The Thirty-Nine Steps through a new medium.

A small gem that reminds me of hours spent playing Micro Machines and GeneRally.

- Many cars that all feel different, with a detailed and satisfying handling model
- Plenty of tracks with different surfaces and characteristics
- Clean graphics with a low poly look
- Multiplayer tournaments with many different settings and features
- A nice soundtrack

See you on the leaderboards :)

This is a nice adventure game
that has won plenty of acclaim.
It's written all in catchy rhyme,
a sweet story right for bedtime.

You'll have to outsmart a queen uncouth
as young norwegian milkmaid Ruth,
save your cows and many others,
your new-found sisters and brothers.

It's a straightforward point and click
and has a soundtrack that's quite slick,
it oozes plenty of atmosphere
even up in the high frontier.

The story has a shifting tone
cozy, touching, chilling to the bone,
your character has a nice arc
and's great company for a lark.

Sadly, there's plenty of loose ends,
stories hinted about your friends
that seem to go without a trace,
but on balance the game's still ace.

An extraordinary puzzle game. As in Hexcells, there is always enough information to let you deduct how to proceed and solve the puzzle in front of you. The game offers 160 puzzles (100 main + 60 bonus) which are all excellent. I'd say even the most hardcore puzzle solvers will find some challenging.

Highly recommended.