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. Marakai666
    Aug 22, 2019
    7
    Utterly charming and fun and harking back to the glory days of Lucasarts and even Infocom. Still playing, and most of the time with a silly grin of nostalgia on my face. The puzzles aren't the hardest, some of the voice acting isn't exactly prize winning, but putting that at the top is just criticism for criticism sake. The game is simply fun end to end and if you long for the golden ageUtterly charming and fun and harking back to the glory days of Lucasarts and even Infocom. Still playing, and most of the time with a silly grin of nostalgia on my face. The puzzles aren't the hardest, some of the voice acting isn't exactly prize winning, but putting that at the top is just criticism for criticism sake. The game is simply fun end to end and if you long for the golden age of adventure games, this is beautiful trip down memory lane.

    EDIT: having now finished, I sadly have to take down the score. The game seemed to run out of steam or seemed incomplete. The rap scene... ugh. The ending... couldn't seemingly make up its mind whether it was supposed to be profound and moving or teasing a sequel or what. Still overall good fun, but bit of a letdown at the end.    … Expand
  2. Wertex28
    Aug 16, 2019
    7
    Voice acting and writing is kinda off, but there's a good time to be had with this game.
  3. AugustusPhil
    Aug 11, 2019
    5
    I really really wanted this game to be good and unfortunately it’s not.

    The graphics are amazing both for their technical execution but for the art direction too. But unfortunately that’s where the good elements of the game end. The writing is not good at all, the plot is suffering, puzzles are simple and the voice acting is uneven. It’s really a pitty because I really had high hopes    I really really wanted this game to be good and unfortunately it’s not.

    The graphics are amazing both for their technical execution but for the art direction too. But unfortunately that’s where the good elements of the game end.

    The writing is not good at all, the plot is suffering, puzzles are simple and the voice acting is uneven. It’s really a pitty because I really had high hopes for this and I was expecting it to be the best title of the year for the genre. It’s also a pity because indeed the devs seem to have put much love to the title.    … Expand
  4. Mandulum
    Jan 30, 2020
    5
    As a standard, run-of-the-mill adventure game I might recommend it. It does a decent job of that. But I wanted "A Cthulhu Adventure" and was instead served up nothing of the sort. At most, the final hour of the game is Lovecraftian but the rest, sadly, is not. For this reason, I'm disappointed and do not recommend playing it.

    Date Completed: 2020-01-30 Playtime: ~ 8h Enjoyment: 5/10    As a standard, run-of-the-mill adventure game I might recommend it. It does a decent job of that. But I wanted "A Cthulhu Adventure" and was instead served up nothing of the sort. At most, the final hour of the game is Lovecraftian but the rest, sadly, is not. For this reason, I'm disappointed and do not recommend playing it.

    Date Completed: 2020-01-30
    Playtime: ~ 8h
    Enjoyment: 5/10
    Recommendation: No    … Expand
  5. Oppaimania
    Jan 21, 2020
    7
    Solid 7. Charming, cute game. Not the most outstanding game in the genre, but see that developers really tried to create what they like. Interesting and not trivial point-n-click.
  6. bancandrei
    May 23, 2020
    6
    It is a good effort and visuals are actually beyond that. It has funny moments, but overall I would say it falls into the same pit as The Book of Unwritten Tales. If you make fun of clichés a central part of your narrative, I would expect you tobring something new to the table. I liked the references to Lovecraft and the wordplay involved.

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Metascore
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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