Truberbrook: A Nerd Saves the World

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  • Summary: Enjoy an adventurous vacation to a 1960's parallel universe! A Sci-Fi-Mystery Adventure Game with handmade scenery. Imagine yourself on a vacation to Europe in the late sixties. Now, picture yourself as a young American scientist; Hans Tannhauser. Yes, that's your name in this scenario.Enjoy an adventurous vacation to a 1960's parallel universe! A Sci-Fi-Mystery Adventure Game with handmade scenery. Imagine yourself on a vacation to Europe in the late sixties. Now, picture yourself as a young American scientist; Hans Tannhauser. Yes, that's your name in this scenario. While you're at it, think of Trüberbrook, a remote village in rural, mountain-sloped and densely forested cold-war Germany. Because, that's where you somehow end up after hitting the continent. But who cares, you won the trip in a lottery! Or at least, that’s how it seems. But don't fear, instead of getting some rest, you could find yourself having to save the world …… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 25
  3. Negative: 2 out of 25
  1. Impulsegamer
    Mar 20, 2019
    100
    If you enjoyed the Kings Quest games and similar titles, you will enjoy Trüberbrook. Hands down, this is a surprising slam dunk. It’s a great story, with twists, humour, problem solving, adventure and mystery. There is also a choice you make at the end, which I suspect provides two endings, so it’s likely to warrant a second play through for this, but you would want to wait a bit between, to appreciate it again.
  2. Multiplayer.it
    Mar 11, 2019
    80
    A visual treasure, Truberbrook is a dynamic and interesting adventure flawed by short length and fitful quality.
  3. 3DJuegos
    Mar 15, 2019
    75
    Trüberbrook is a traditional graphic adventure that stands out for its visual style created through models and photometry.
  4. Critical Hit
    Mar 13, 2019
    70
    With sumptuous hand-crafted visuals and a throwback LucasArts approach to puzzle-adventure gaming, Trüberbook is a treat for genre fans. Well, in part anyway. It’s a pity that all the goodwill the game generates is drained by an unsatisfying story that doesn’t bother to answer even half of the questions it’s raised.
  5. GameCritics
    May 10, 2019
    65
    Truberbrook is a beautiful sight to behold, and its story is a great example of light comedy sci-fi. It’s only the overly-oblique puzzles that killed the adventure genre in the first place that keep it from being a truly exceptional title. There’s a valuable lesson here to adventure game developers here — it’s possible to have the best production values and plotting imaginable, but if consideration isn’t given to how players interact with the work, the result will wind up frustrating instead of magnificent.
  6. Eurogamer Italy
    Mar 11, 2019
    60
    Quotation forthcoming.
  7. Metro GameCentral
    Mar 13, 2019
    40
    One of the best looking point ‘n’ click adventures ever made, but the unique visuals don’t compensate for illogical puzzles and a weak script.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 13
  3. Negative: 6 out of 13
  1. Kunray
    Mar 25, 2022
    10
    The main appeal of the game is it is rather beautiful.
    Everything about this game perfect.
    I recommend giving it a try.
  2. Brathahn1984
    Jan 4, 2022
    8
    Ich hatte gerade (2021) die Deponia-Reihe durchgespielt und wollte mal ein anderes Point-and-Click-Adventure spielen. Auf der Suche stieß ichIch hatte gerade (2021) die Deponia-Reihe durchgespielt und wollte mal ein anderes Point-and-Click-Adventure spielen. Auf der Suche stieß ich auf dieses Spiel. Nach kurzem googeln wusste ich, dass mich kein Monkeys Island erwarten wird, sondern eher ein "Das Erbe" (falls das noch jemand kennt). Die Synchronisation hat mich gereizt und so kaufte ich das Spiel.
    Ja, das Spiel ist kurz. Aber es hat irgendwie so seinen Charme und ich habe es auch an 3 aufeinander folgenden Abenden durchgespielt.
    Man darf bei meiner Bewertung nicht vergessen, dass ich das Genre mag. Ich hätte eigentlich eine 6 oder 7 vergeben, doch irgendwie hallt das Spiel Positiv nach und eine 4,8 hat es in meinen Augen nicht verdient.

    PS Dirk klingt wirklich wie aus einer anderen Dimension :-)    … Expand
  4. Grageon
    Mar 19, 2019
    8
    Finally something fresh in this genre, unfortunately, the story is quite... dumb. But everything else seems good, so it's worth a try.
  5. Biberattacke
    May 1, 2020
    4
    Oh Mann!
    Trüberbrook! Ein "German Adventure"! Deutscher Videospielpreis gewonnen!
    Humoristisch begleitet von Böhmermann und Team!    Oh Mann!
    Trüberbrook! Ein "German Adventure"! Deutscher Videospielpreis gewonnen!
    Humoristisch begleitet von Böhmermann und Team! Hochkarätige deutsche Schauspieler als Sprecher (Nora Tschirner)

    Eigentlich kann man da nicht so viel falsch machen.
    So dachte ich... vor allem weil ich dem ZDF Neo Format Neo Magazin Royal viel abgewinnen kann.
    Und dann das;
    Von Anfang bis Ende gähnende Langeweile!
    Aber der Reihe nach:

    Story:
    In Schulnoten allenfalls eine 3.
    Sie hat mich nicht gerade gefesselt, aber ganz schlecht war sie auch nicht. Also Durchschnittskost!
    Humor fehlt aber fast völlig. Allenfalls hier und da gibt es einen Schmunzler, der mir abgerungen wird.
    Da hatte ich einfach mehr erwartet.

    Die Spielmechanik:
    Echt jetzt?°?° Das ist ein Witz.
    Das spiel ist auf dem Niveau eines C64 Point and Klicks Adventures. Nur mit deutlich weniger Tiefgang.
    Man wird permanent an die Hand genommen. Es kommt keine Rätselfreude auf. Wirklich überhaupt keine...
    So richtig gar keine... Nada!
    Boooooring!

    Technische Umsetzung
    Schöne Musik, tolle Optik. Wirklich sehr schöne Grafik mit viel Charme.

    Aber das reicht eben nicht!!!

    Deshalb mein Fazit.
    Nicht kaufen, zumindest nicht wenn ihr ein gutes Point and Klick Adventure sucht.
    Dann lieber "Geheimakte Tunguska"!!
    Dieses Spiel hat seine Vorschusslorbeeren nicht verdient. Leider!

    Ich hatte mir so gewünscht, dass es gut wird.

    Liebes Team von BildundTonFabrik!
    Gebt nicht auf, bitte versucht es nochmal.
    Aber dann bitte ein Spiel, dass den Namen "Spiel" auch verdient.

    Danke

    P. S. Nachtreten: Ich habe das Spiel nicht mal durchgespielt. Bei ca 75 % ist mir die Luft ausgegangen. Das soll schon was heißen!!!    … Expand
  6. Penc
    Jun 4, 2019
    4
    "This bucket seems to be hung here for purely decorative reasons" If any piece of dialogue sums up Trüberbrook, it's this one. I desparately"This bucket seems to be hung here for purely decorative reasons" If any piece of dialogue sums up Trüberbrook, it's this one. I desparately wanted to enjoy this game, as a fan of stop motion and interesting art styles, as a fan of sci-fi and a fan of story driven games. Unfortunately, I can't recommend it. As a game I would score it 3, but I added an extra point for the exceptional art style and lighting.

    However, underneath the beautiful visuals there is zero substance. The "puzzles" feel like they belong more in a free to play escape room game, than £35 worth of "Suspence! Mystery! Thrills!" as advertised, and while it claims 7-10 hours of gameplay, really it is closer to 6. And if you manage to get 7+, those extra hours are spent wandering through locations until you click the right thing at the right time. In terms of gameplay, it's tedious guesswork of what click will move the action forward. Ultimately though, the biggest disappointment with this game is the story. Trüberbrook feels like the ambitious project that got rushed to completion, or given up on. While many characters are interesting, relatable and humorous, the plot points and stages feel unfinished, isolated and don't gel together in a believable way. It is as if each location, it's objects and it's NPCs were created before the story was completed, with no idea how they would intertwine. The result is, they don't. The idea and concept was fresh and exciting, the visuals are stunning throughout, however the execution of this as a game failed drastically and made for a overall disappointing experience.    … Expand
  7. irinagreskia
    Mar 13, 2019
    3
    I was really hyped by this game. The visuals are spectacular, but the story is empty and sometimes a non-sense. Not worth $30
  8. XerCrox
    Mar 16, 2019
    0
    Graphics are fine, but otherwise its just garbage. one of the worst game i played so far

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