The Procession to Calvary

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  • Summary: Huzzah! The holy war is over! Your oppressors have been vanquished, the churches of the Old God lay in ruin and thousands of innocent people have been murdered! But it's not all good news; the tyrant Heavenly Peter has escaped your clutches, and you have been tasked with the mission ofHuzzah! The holy war is over! Your oppressors have been vanquished, the churches of the Old God lay in ruin and thousands of innocent people have been murdered! But it's not all good news; the tyrant Heavenly Peter has escaped your clutches, and you have been tasked with the mission of finding him...

    Your journey will take you through a richly detailed landscape built from hundreds of different Renaissance paintings. You will steal a ship, feed a donkey, compete in a talent contest, assist an inept street magician, sing, dance, play the (magic?) flute, poke a man's face, hunt for treasure and have a chat with Our Lord God Almighty...

    But will you find Heavenly Peter? And if you do, how will you take your revenge!?    … Expand

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  2. Mixed: 2 out of 3
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  1. NintendoWorldReport
    Dec 14, 2021
    80
    I absolutely adored the art style and the way it mashes artistic paintings to become its own unique thing, instead of simply a reference or shorthand. The humor is probably the best writing I’ve experienced all year, but in true European fashion, it’s dark, dry, and very self-referential at times. While it does have a few shortcomings, including the way in which the game has been translated to Switch and its slow movement speed, The Procession to Calvary was a delight the entire time I played it. If you are a fan of point-and-click games or just want a short and funny experience, I’d recommend this game over any Renaissance art gallery.
  2. Nintendo Life
    Jul 25, 2021
    70
    Ultimately, The Procession To Calvary is one of the most amusing and unique video games we've played in some time on Switch, and if you're a fan of the genre, then it's absolutely worth your time.
  3. Gameblog.fr
    Aug 9, 2021
    70
    Following Four Last Things, Joe Richardson still used collage as a full creative process to compose visual sceneries from Renaissance paintings - an amazingly coherent blending of subtly animated visual elements - and produce absurd situations out of them. Hence The Procession to Calvary proves a radical work of arts, considering the extremely caustic, if not harshly crude humour, and the choice to cut literally the story short by characters' decapitations, with different endings as a result. Thus it depends on the player, often implicated through the fourth wall's breaks, to appreciate this decidedly subversive, personal production.
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  1. 3DJuegos
    Jul 9, 2021
    If you like point-and-click adventures and black comedy, definitely this is a game you should try. [Recommended]

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  1. Elite_Institute
    Mar 5, 2022
    10
    "The Procession to Calvary lives up to its glorious premise. It offers a great point and click adventure with superb Pythonesque humour and"The Procession to Calvary lives up to its glorious premise. It offers a great point and click adventure with superb Pythonesque humour and puzzles that make sense, even in this world of nonsense. It’s a damn shame that it’s over so quickly. I really hope to see more from Richardson on the Switch in the future!"

    https://theeliteinstitute.net/2021/06/30/the-procession-to-calvary/    … Expand
  2. nusco
    Feb 25, 2022
    8
    The Procession to Calvary is a point-and-click adventure with a unique style inspired by Monty Python's animations, reinassance paintings,The Procession to Calvary is a point-and-click adventure with a unique style inspired by Monty Python's animations, reinassance paintings, classical musics, and goofy humor.

    PROS:

    AN "AUTHOR" GAME - Some indie game authors have a unique style that makes their games instantly recognizable. Joe Richardson, the author of this game, is one of them. We need more gamemakers like him.

    WEIRD AND FUNNY - I'm usually not a great fan of mixing historical settings with modern language and quirks, but I couldn't help laughing while I played this game. It comes across as a sincere, good-natured effort, like the author was having as much fun as you do.

    (MOSTLY) LOGICAL PUZZLES - The puzzles in The Procession to Calvary aren't generally hard, nor they require a lot of lateral thinking. However, they're usually just logical enough, and challenging enough, to be entertaining.

    CONS:

    ONE BADLY DESIGNED PUZZLE: I got stuck on the very last puzzle in the game. I consulted a walkthrough, only to find out that I'd done almost everything right, except for one badly clued specific action (or rather, lack thereof).

    NOT FOR EVERYONE: If the humor doesn't work for you (or, god forgive you, you're easily offended by nudity or religion jokes), then you might find this game distasteful or boring. Me, I was having a ball.    … Expand
  4. IamSquid
    Jan 2, 2023
    8
    Ordinarily I dislike playing point-and-click games on a console, but this was so hysterically funny I didn't care. This game is totally worth playing!
  5. NindieSpotlight
    Dec 17, 2021
    7
    As a connoisseur of weirdo games I’ve seen a whole lot of different approaches to taking the ordinary and going in a completely differentAs a connoisseur of weirdo games I’ve seen a whole lot of different approaches to taking the ordinary and going in a completely different direction then normal but nothing quite like Procession to Calvary. Mechanically playing as a relatively simple point-and-click adventure, what absolutely sets it apart is its bizarre and somewhat Monty Python-esque visual style and sense of humor. Tapping into the world of public domain to use classic paintings and stock music is a smart move, and doing things with that art that are completely unexpected and silly actually ends up being quite a bit of fun, even though undoubtedly it won’t suit everyones’ tastes. While it may not be a perfect experience, and only clocks in with a few hours of play time, Procession to Calvary is a sweet and weird treat that people who seek out unusual tastes should take the time to savor.

    https://www.nindiespotlight.com/2021/07/mini-reviews-july-2nd-edition-nintendo.html    … Expand

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