Runaway: The Dream of the Turtle

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User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 81 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 54 out of 81
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 81
  3. Negative: 6 out of 81

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  1. akarnokd
    Mar 6, 2014
    7
    Nice continuation from the previous game. Graphically good, but no option to change resolution or go windowed. The story is good and I managed to get halfway through without using a walkthrough. The puzzles aren't that complicated, but almost always, one has to speak to someone or look at something before something else can be picked up. Since Brian usually refuses to interact with theseNice continuation from the previous game. Graphically good, but no option to change resolution or go windowed. The story is good and I managed to get halfway through without using a walkthrough. The puzzles aren't that complicated, but almost always, one has to speak to someone or look at something before something else can be picked up. Since Brian usually refuses to interact with these objects at first, one ends up trying most things with most other things over again, or going through dialog trees again to see if one option was missed. I can't decide if the game ends without resolution or is just paced wrongly. Its 10 hour gameplay suggests the latter; the conclusion and explanations are left to the sequel.… Expand
  2. GolovA
    Jun 1, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Similar in all regards to the Original, a bit less of the pixel hunting, but the puzzles are even more ridiculous. The story is fun, characters from the first game are making a come back, loooooong cut scenes (whether this is a good or a bad thing depends on you).
    Fun to play. Runaway 3 is still the best of the series.    … Expand
  3. Baltifru
    Apr 19, 2020
    5
    I recommended the first episode of Runaway (A Road Adventure) but I cannot do so with this one.

    If this game was bug-free, it could basically write the exact same as for the first episode: it has plenty of defaults (stereotyped dialogues, uncoherent puzzles that sometimes frustrate the player for hours) and yet the story and the characters prove to be interesting enough to push me to go    I recommended the first episode of Runaway (A Road Adventure) but I cannot do so with this one.

    If this game was bug-free, it could basically write the exact same as for the first episode: it has plenty of defaults (stereotyped dialogues, uncoherent puzzles that sometimes frustrate the player for hours) and yet the story and the characters prove to be interesting enough to push me to go further at every chapter.

    However, the Dream of the Turtle suffers from crippling bugs: screen going green in the middle of cutscenes, horrendous lag in snow sequences (i.e., the cutscene at the beginning of each chapter + the whole chapter 4) and (something I haven't experienced yet but I read about) a game crashing transition in chapter 6.

    I am halfway through the game, I'll try to circumvent these problems by implementing the fixes that some players propose on the forums of the game, but whether I can indeed finish the game or not, will not change my opinion: it is not tolerable that the devs don't come up with a patch.

    EDIT: just finished the game. Didn't change my opinion, I actually came across other types of bugs, the resolution of puzzles is still quite rigid and the scenario nonsensical. I think I'll steer clear fron the last episode.    … Expand

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#86 Most Discussed PC Game of 2007
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Metascore
67

Mixed or average reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 26
  3. Negative: 1 out of 26
  1. 3DAvenue
    80
    A funny, challenging and very creative adventure title that should have any fan of this classic genre enthralled. The storyline is odd but filled with great characters and twists, the voice acting is second to none, and the design and makeup of the game itself leaves little to be desired.
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  2. Quandary
    80
    I prefer more puzzles (as opposed to inventory conundrums) in my games as a rule but didn't miss them here. It's bright, it's breezy, it's a great bit of fun — what more can you ask for!
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  3. Four Fat Chicks
    80
    Runaway 2 improves on its predecessor in every way. It's bigger, more colorful, even more wacky. Locations and characters are outlandish, as is the storyline. Obscure puzzles and hot spots, as well as occasional repetitiveness, still plague this release. But I would still give The Dream of the Turtle a hearty recommendation, especially if you enjoyed "Runaway 1."
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