Inspector Waffles

Here is a game that promises nothing but delivers everything. This is the type of game that I have the most affinity with. What made me buy "Inspector Waffles" was the narrative involving cats. I love cats, so I thought, at the very least, funny a cat as an inspector trying to solve the murder of another cat. Right in the bull's-eye! I don't know how to express exactly how I feel, but it's like playing a poin and click with Noir aesthetics but with jokes and extremely funny situations involving cats and dogs. The pixelart work is very beautiful, but it is just a backdrop for the dialogues and successful soundtrack of an EXTREMELY quirky and fun experience. I had fun from start to finish. I mainly recommend it to anyone who is afraid to play a point and click due to the high standard difficulty. Here, the difficulty curve is friendly, and the narrative does not allow you to be frustrated at any time, even when it takes time to solve a problem. It is a delicious game, clearly made with great care. It is good to appreciate titles like this, which run away from current trends and surprise us without promising. Ah. Yes. The jazz-style soundtrack is like winning a fish sachet! Hahaha. Defects? Yes: it is short. Well, it's not like we have games of the genre that are not short, but when the work is good, we always want more. In short: If you like point and clicks, buy without fear. If you don't like or are afraid to play one, this title is also for you. Seriously, there is no way to go wrong. NOTE: I hope that, over time, new languages ​​will be available to reach the largest number of people. In games of the genre, whose texts are the focus, the more translations, the better. Good job!

Between this, Darkside Detective, Thimbleweed Park, Jenny LeClue, and Gibbous, the mystery adventure games with puns and humour are doing well lately. If you liked any of these, you will enjoy this game also. What I enjoyed most was the world-building: it's not just a detective story where the characters happen to be cats and dogs; the whole world and the case are centered around this. I loved every moment of learning more about the world, it sucked me in, and eventually makes you realise that the story wouldn't work without this setting. I have to also mention the great music, and I recommend buying the soundtrack as well. The mix of noir jazz with more upbeat rhythms makes for great background work music. The protagonist is the 'usual' noir-type detective with a tragic background, but his story arc is satisfying. Somewhere from act two and towards the end, the dialog may seem a bit sappy to some, but it actually made me realise that I could barely remember the last time I played a game (adventure or otherwise) in which characters were actually polite and nice to each other. I found it a very welcome change. A very high recommendation, and I hope to see more from this studio in the future.

Bought this on a whim since I like point&click adventures and cats. This is truly a very enjoyable and nice little gem, kinda reminds me a little bit of Darkside Detective in style but that is only a good thing really. The pixel art is nice, the music fits nicely into the background and the writing is great. The story is a fun take on the buddy cop movies and flows well throughout the game with likable characters. It took me about 4.5 hours to play through and about another 30 mins of replaying to get the final collectible and the hidden ending. For me that is a fair amount of entertainment for 12 bucks, though some people nowadays seem to expect 40 hours at least for that so if you are one of those, look elsewhere. If you like games like Darkside Detective it's really a nobrainer to buy this one. Definitely recommend.

I must confess, I only got it because it was 50% off and didn't expect much. It looked like one of the many games recently to jump on the noir and anthropomorphic characters bandwagon. But this charming little game definitely got heart and soul. An okay, and particularly entertainingly told, story, accompanied by a fitting soundtrack with catchy MIDI-ish sounds that could directly come out of an 80s/90s adventure game, also decent graphics. Just a bit short for the regular price, but if you see it for less than 10 bucks it's an absolute no-brainer.