Capturing the aesthetic of a certain period of gaming can be a challenging task, but Manglepaw makes it seem effortless. Old first-personCapturing the aesthetic of a certain period of gaming can be a challenging task, but Manglepaw makes it seem effortless. Old first-person point and click PC games had a very specific mood and atmosphere, which I feel can only be properly replicated by games that fully embrace the surreal experience they provided. Fortunately, Manglepaw cares about being an artistic experience more than anything else, and fully explores the absurdity of itself. Locations feel bizarre, characters feel strange, and everything feels like it's connected by completely different rules to the ones we know. The game's map is open to you from the get go, with only a few closed off areas that you will have to figure as you go. Fortunately, Manglepaw also manages to make it's puzzles feel a little less confusing than old point and click games, and almost every solution feels like it makes sense, even if the game throws you off once or twice with a fake or seemingly disconnected solution. Despite that, I can happily say Manglepaw was a great retro-feeling experience that left me feeling very satisfied even if it was short.… Expand
