Truberbrook: A Nerd Saves the World

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User Score
5.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 32 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 32
  3. Negative: 13 out of 32

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  1. 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 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"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
  2. joschimitsu
    Mar 28, 2019
    2
    Incredibly disappointed. Had really really high hopes for this game because I love point&click adventures and read a lot about the art style and the real models behind it all. Also I am from Germany and it is a German production. All of this should be a match made in heaven right?

    This might be one of the worst point&click adventures I have ever played. The puzzles are embarrassing, all    Incredibly disappointed. Had really really high hopes for this game because I love point&click adventures and read a lot about the art style and the real models behind it all. Also I am from Germany and it is a German production. All of this should be a match made in heaven right?

    This might be one of the worst point&click adventures I have ever played. The puzzles are embarrassing, all solutions are right there in front of you because the game right out shows you only possible combinations, some dialogues are unskippable (don't even mention the horrible band that is unskippable), the whole story makes no sense and is uninspired, there are soooo many plot holes and the backgrounds are so heavily photoshopped that you would never guess they are real models if you wouldn't know in the first place. Looks like a crappy collage.

    All in all i am just really disappointed in what should have been a beautiful game. Don't buy it, it unfortunately doesn't deserve it.    … Expand
  3. 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
  4. XerCrox
    Mar 16, 2019
    0
    Graphics are fine, but otherwise its just garbage. one of the worst game i played so far
  5. emrahcey
    Nov 7, 2019
    3
    Don't waste time and don't waste money. Story isn't good, The graphics are good but not everything about graphics.
  6. Biberattacke
    May 1, 2020
    4
    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    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

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#10 Most Shared PC Game of 2019

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Metascore
66

Mixed or average reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 25
  3. Negative: 2 out of 25
  1. DarkZero
    Oct 18, 2019
    40
    Generally, unless you’re incredibly interested in the spectacular visuals, I can’t recommend Trüberbrook. It feels half-made with large sections being completely disjointed from the plot and rooms, that no doubt took someone a ridiculous amount of time to design, build-out, and paint, having nothing in them, even when it’s abundantly clear that they should have. Perhaps cuts were made to meet a budget or tight Kickstarter deadlines but instead of having a lean 3-4 hour game that shows off what it does best, it drags on for around 6 with a lot of stiff backtracking and filler.
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  2. GameGrin
    Jun 24, 2019
    50
    Unless you’re a die-hard point and click aficionado, it’s difficult to recommend this adventure. One thing is for certain though: It’s not worth its RRP of £24.99.
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  3. PLAY! Zine
    May 13, 2019
    70
    Truberbrook is a fine example of interesting design, craftsmanship, and dedication of the developer. But as an adventure game, it does not do anything overly to new and exciting. The story is fine, characters are interesting and the puzzles can be relaxingly easy or frustratingly unintuitive.
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