Thimbleweed Park

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  • Summary: Thimbleweed Park is a 2D point & click adventure game that cuts to the core of what made the classic games so special, and done by the actual people who spawned the genre. Lost along a dusty stretch of highway, the town of Thimbleweed Park once boasted an opulent hotel, a vibrant businessThimbleweed Park is a 2D point & click adventure game that cuts to the core of what made the classic games so special, and done by the actual people who spawned the genre. Lost along a dusty stretch of highway, the town of Thimbleweed Park once boasted an opulent hotel, a vibrant business district and the state’s largest pillow factory, but now it teeters on the edge of oblivion and continues to exist for no real reason. It’s a town that makes you itch and your skin crawl. It’s a place no one ever looks for, but everyone seems to find. Thimbleweed Park is the curious story of two washed up detectives investigating a dead body found in the river just outside of town. It’s a game where you switch between five playable characters while uncovering the dark, satirical and bizarre world of Thimbleweed Park.… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. XBLA Fans
    Mar 30, 2017
    100
    Thimbleweed Park is so much more than a nostalgic throwback. It's a distillation of everything that makes point-and-click adventures great, and a modern perfection of a classical type of game design. It's an absolute must if you are or ever were a fan of the genre. While it may be a bit too niche to bring in new fans, I'd still say it's worth a recommendation to even the most puzzle-adverse among us.
  2. XboxAddict
    Apr 12, 2017
    95
    I was smiling constantly while playing, and even afterwards while writing this review, I already know it’s going to leave me with some great gaming memories, just as their other title did 30 years ago. Thimbleweed Park is full of personality, not just from its characters, but its setting, writing, and everything else that encompasses the experience. It’s clear that this was a labor of love, and there was no two better people to be at the helm of bringing back this long lost genre. “Give” your money to developers Terrible Toybox and experience one of the best point and click adventure games in decades. And as an added bonus, this is the first game in history that I'm aware of that has a setting for 'proper' rolling of the toilet paper in game. That alone is worth a purchase and speaks about its level of detail.
  3. SomosXbox
    Apr 6, 2017
    90
    Thimbleweed Park is a piece of living videogame history that draws upon nostalgia. Even in 2017, the game teaches us that graphics are not everything; it also shows us where we came from and that this formula is as good today as it was 30 years ago.
  4. IGN
    Mar 30, 2017
    85
    You certainly get your $20’s worth out of Thimbleweed Park. The voice cast doesn’t elevate the script in the way they always did in the LucasArts “talky” days, but an enjoyable, self-referential story and hundreds of puzzles to solve make it worthy of a place on your shelf next to Maniac Mansion and Monkey Island.
  5. MondoXbox
    Apr 8, 2017
    85
    A challenging and highly satisfying old school adventure, from the people who pioneered this genre. Great characters, lots of humor, brainiac puzzles and awesome pixelated environments make this a real must have for point-and-click adventures lovers.
  6. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    May 29, 2017
    80
    Perfectly evokes the brilliant point-and-clicks of old, from the puzzles to the one-liners. [June 2017, p.77]
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  7. GamesRadar+
    Mar 30, 2017
    70
    Thimbleweed Park is like the HD remaster of a lost LucasArts adventure from the '80s, with all the hilarious, self-aware dialogue and sometimes frustrating design of the era brought forward into the 21st century.

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  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. guillermomiron
    Jul 19, 2017
    10
    Hacía 30 años que no jugaba a algo igual. Desde los tiempos del primer Monkey Island se echaba en falta un -paradójico- soplo de aire frescoHacía 30 años que no jugaba a algo igual. Desde los tiempos del primer Monkey Island se echaba en falta un -paradójico- soplo de aire fresco similar y un guión tan hilarante y lleno de guiños humorísticos como los de Ron Gilbert, uno de los padres de esta obra de arte. Un homenaje a la historia de los videojuegos desde el principio hasta el final. Gracias por este regalo.… Expand
  2. Joellemm
    Jul 22, 2019
    9
    Self-aware of all its successes and self-aware of all of the frustrations that comes with the genre. Slow navigation, nonsensical puzzles,Self-aware of all its successes and self-aware of all of the frustrations that comes with the genre. Slow navigation, nonsensical puzzles, pixelated aesthetic, are all what you would expect. Combined with the witty dialogue, interesting characters and a genuinely interesting mystery to resolve, you have a fantastically nostalgic game that almost perfectly gets the balance right.… Expand
  4. quetzalcube
    May 11, 2020
    8
    Summary: Thimbleweed Park is a love letter to classic point-click adventure game lovers made from the acclaimed Ron Gilbert, the creator ofSummary: Thimbleweed Park is a love letter to classic point-click adventure game lovers made from the acclaimed Ron Gilbert, the creator of Maniac Mansion and the Monkey Island saga. The game is very good: long, deep, and with tons of reference to the classics of the genre. It is way better than what you usually find on iOS game and it gives a lot of value for its price.

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    Thimbleweed is exactly what it looks like: a point-click adventure going full on the retro/nostalgic side of things. And it is a very good point-click adventure for all standards. Thimbleweed also does many great things on the aesthetic side, both on graphics and sounds, so even though it looks retro you actually enjoy your senses every minute you spend on Thimbleweed. This is worth noting because many retro games do not do this right, and it also a great choice from the creator since it is certainly a good arthistic style for the genre.

    However, although Thimbleweed is definiteley a great game (even more if you consider it can be played on mobile devices) one is forced to compare it with its predecessors and the masterpieces of the genre. And this is no easy task. Thimbleweed certainly stands his ground firm on many aspects when it is compared with the classics, but one must admit that Thimbleweed falls behind on story, dialogues, and characters. Since graphics adventure rely on story telling and clever puzzles instead on horse-power the device they are running on, it is not so surprising that almost 30 years after the start of genre games like Monkey Island I & II and Day of the Tentacle are still the pinnacles and the top of the their class. To put it plain and simple: although Thimbleweed is certainly very good, it will not fill your memory with unforgettable moments as those three classic games I mentioned before.    … Expand
  5. ewenr
    Jun 29, 2020
    7
    Humorous point and click adventure game. Graphically it is in the pixel-art style, but that works very well for the kind of game it is. A goodHumorous point and click adventure game. Graphically it is in the pixel-art style, but that works very well for the kind of game it is. A good range of puzzles from simple to complex. Great characters and very funny.… Expand
  6. Broyax
    Sep 1, 2019
    0
    L'indé du dimanche surfe sur la vague des rétrons, en l'occurrence les nostalgiques des jeux d'aventure (de merde -pléonasme) comme on enL'indé du dimanche surfe sur la vague des rétrons, en l'occurrence les nostalgiques des jeux d'aventure (de merde -pléonasme) comme on en faisait dans les années 90 et plus précisément les horreurs Lucasarts.

    Pour restituer l'ambiance de l'époque, tout le jeu est donc lardé comme un vieux goret de pixel lard mais reprend aussi l'humour mongolo caractéristique d'une pseudo-histoire d'enquête et d'énigmes à la mords-moi-le-fion ainsi que l'interface déplorable tout aussi caractéristique.

    Affreux et très con, un déterrage d'un jeu d'un autre âge à la fois opportuniste et lamentable à tous les égards.    … Expand

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#26 Best Xbox One Game of 2017
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#100 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2017
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#63 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2017