Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure

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6.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 56 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 56
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 56
  3. Negative: 15 out of 56

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  1. danknorr
    Aug 9, 2019
    1
    I've been waiting for this for a very looooong time. I bought it right away, long story short... I've never been more disappointed with a game.

    Bad puzzles, short gameplay, plenty of bugs, and the worst voice acting you could imagine. Oh, and when you think that brain-hammering voice t can't get any worse... Surprise! The bad voice actor starts RAPPING (no I'm not making this up) I    I've been waiting for this for a very looooong time. I bought it right away, long story short... I've never been more disappointed with a game.

    Bad puzzles, short gameplay, plenty of bugs, and the worst voice acting you could imagine. Oh, and when you think that brain-hammering voice t can't get any worse... Surprise! The bad voice actor starts RAPPING (no I'm not making this up) I couldn't keep playing from there.

    Gibbous? More like Gibbus our money back.    … Expand
  2. pamev
    Aug 26, 2019
    2
    If anyone was paid anything to do any of the voice acting in this game, they were paid far, far too much. Microsoft Sam could give a more moving, human performance.

    If you're deaf and want to know that you're definitely not missing out, this might be the game for you.
  3. alisongardner
    Aug 10, 2019
    4
    I agree with the other reviews, the voice acting gave me cancer... and when he starts rapping and you can't skip it... I facepalmed myself so hard I almost ripped my head off.
  4. connoroneil
    Aug 12, 2019
    0
    Bad game. It wouldn't have been so bad if it wasn't for all the lies the devs had been telling about what this game was going to be. It's an OK game at most.

    It doesn't feel like Lovecraft at all, lame jokes, reference overdose, rap battles, missing cutscenes, visual bugs, week plot, **** ending... and don't get me started on the voice acting... The best of this game can be seen in    Bad game. It wouldn't have been so bad if it wasn't for all the lies the devs had been telling about what this game was going to be. It's an OK game at most.

    It doesn't feel like Lovecraft at all, lame jokes, reference overdose, rap battles, missing cutscenes, visual bugs, week plot, **** ending... and don't get me started on the voice acting...

    The best of this game can be seen in the trailer... the rest is way below that level...    … Expand
  5. mandydiazz81
    Sep 23, 2019
    3
    This game is a super "meh" from me. We all know the overall quality of the P&C games has been very low for the past years, and this is not a bad game, but it's just another one... maybe a little above average, mostly because the art is stunning. The gameplay, the voice acting, the puzzles, the dialogues... are super amateur. (The end will disapoint you guaranteed). They should do animation movies.
  6. Andreemountsoul
    Aug 12, 2019
    3
    I've read some positive reviews before buying it and, ignored the negative ones. Most complains where about the voice acting and I don't really care about those things, much less from an Indie.

    Let me tell you this, GibbousIt's the first game I've ever asked for a refund on Steam! I would say that about 70% of the script of this game are either references or quotes from somewhere    I've read some positive reviews before buying it and, ignored the negative ones. Most complains where about the voice acting and I don't really care about those things, much less from an Indie.

    Let me tell you this, GibbousIt's the first game I've ever asked for a refund on Steam!

    I would say that about 70% of the script of this game are either references or quotes from somewhere else. Whoever compares this game with any Lucas title clearly never played a Lucas title.

    The puzzles are simple, it takes about a minute to figure out each one, except a couple of badly designed ones.

    If you never played a point-and-click or you are 6 Year old or under, maybe you'll enjoy it.

    The only thing Gibbous and Monkey Island have in common is that both games are on Steam. When I hear that a game it's like Lucasarts, I get excited and, when I see it's just marketing and lies and, they don't deliver I get pissed off. BIG TIME!

    Quoting the guy that gave them a 10, Do yourself a favor and play something else ... like Lamplight City or Unavowed.    … Expand
  7. Unlikeminded
    Aug 13, 2019
    3
    Alas, gotta agree with the negative reviews. Had been looking forward to the game for quite a while - often checking their Kickstarter daily in the hopes of an update - and am pretty disappointed with the final product.

    The devs clearly are very talented in visual design as the graphics are amazing. Other than that there‘s not much else positive to say. The story meanders and is    Alas, gotta agree with the negative reviews. Had been looking forward to the game for quite a while - often checking their Kickstarter daily in the hopes of an update - and am pretty disappointed with the final product.

    The devs clearly are very talented in visual design as the graphics are amazing. Other than that there‘s not much else positive to say. The story meanders and is predictable, the puzzles are so easy it‘s not even funny and the high number of audio lines/dialogue/monologue the devs boasted about before release especially feel like a waste of resources as most of those have the quality of "Tick, Tock" when looking at a clock or "it looks, well, ancient" when interacting with an ancient armoire.

    The game is divided into chapters and most of those only have a handful of locations, meaning even if the devs had tried it would‘ve been pretty hard to implement a few more challenging puzzles.

    If you‘re looking for a pretty point‘n’click adventure with an uninspired story and the difficulty of a Telltale title you can give Gibbous a shot. Most fans of the genre will probably end up as disappointed of the game as I am though.    … Expand
  8. MCmetacritic
    Nov 18, 2020
    0
    I'd like to say that this game is an object lesson in the importance of not hiring bad voice actors to perform good dialogue. Unfortunately, it's an object lesson in the importance of not hiring the worst voice actors on the planet to perform very mediocre dialogue.
  9. silverQ1
    Oct 7, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The voice characters acting is very bad and everything is and characters drawn badly , also didn’t like the scene with the predatory fish , hope he Starburst had a chance to survive , both protagonists did not like boring and cliche.… Expand

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74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. GameCritics
    Oct 14, 2019
    80
    I’ve played my fair share of indie games, but few felt as polished as Gibbous: A Cthulhu Adventure. A great deal of care has gone into its production, and despite getting pretty dark and serious towards the end, the memorable characters kept me glued and did a fantastic job of propelling the story forward — in every aspect, it’s a fine introduction to the point-and-click genre also title worthy of any veteran.
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  2. Riot Pixels
    Oct 12, 2019
    59
    Gibbous is worth your time if you are willing to overlook its numerous oddities and rushed narrative so you can enjoy a few brilliant game design ideas and marvel at the game’s outlandish sets. If Stuck in Attic sets out to create its second game, the studio should scale back its ambitions and definitely hire a professional screenwriter.
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  3. PLAY! Zine
    Oct 8, 2019
    65
    Gibbous is a great entry-level point-and-click adventure that has many of the base features of old classics as well as a few new tricks. It very much looks and feels (and even has the humour of such games) as Monkey Island and the like, but it does lack the ingenuity of the puzzles from those games.
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