The Legend of Skye

"Legend of Skye" is clearly inspired by early 90s adventure games like "Monkey Island" and "Simon the Sorcerer". The puzzles are difficult but quite creative and I had a blast figuring them out. I absolutely recommend it.

It's just super inconsistent puzzle design. And half the time you complete the puzzle and don't go "of course", but "yeah, sure." Maybe it's a translation thing, but it thinks it's funny without being funny at all. I'm still intrested in what they do next since it's long and it doesn't feel rushed at the end like most adventures.

The game is pretty clever and quite long! There are many references to modern times and other well known adventure gamesincluded, but that is not overdone, luckily. I do remommend!

I thought it has elements from Monkey Island 1, Simon the Sorcerer 1, Loom and games from that era, while still managing to maintain an own style without quoting too much. I liked the characters, the storytelling, the verb interface (which in some games just makes perfect sense) and the overall lovely retro visuals. Also the music is worth mentioning. But what I liked most was the atmosphere and the story driven puzzles. It felt just like playing one of those Lucas-Arts Games for the first time and hit exactly the sweet spot for me. When I got stuck, I kept thinking - what did I miss, how can I solve this - and I couldn’t wait to get back to it. It´s always clear what you have to do (like - I wanna be a pirate…) and when stuck, you will find all the clues when you pay more attention to the NPCs and surroundings. Solving the next step of a puzzle always felt very rewarding to me. I think this game is tribute and love letter to those old games and shows a deep understanding how they worked and why some of them still hold up so well. The only thing I would criticize maybe: Personally I would have preferred a little more Monkey Island 2 or Day of the tentacle style visuals. But maybe for a sequel?There is another game from the developer (which seems to be basically one guy) that is an homage to the first Maniac Mansion. Haven´t tried it yet, but I will. And there will be another one soon, which seems to be more of an Indiana Jones game. Anyways - The Legend of Skye is an easy recommendation. Best Point and Click adventure I played in a long time.