Dropsy
- September 10, 2015
- Tendershoot
Dropsy’s a pretty good point-and-click, but more importantly it’s clever and weird.
After a deadly circus fire shatters his world and tarnishes his name, Dropsy the Clown finds himself on a journey of self-discovery through a story that harnesses powerful themes of love and unmerited kindness. With his father gravely ill and the world turning its back on the once celebrated clown, Dropsy will need to help those in need, hug total strangers, and unearth dark secrets on the winding…
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Critic Reviews
Dropsy review
An excellent stab at a traditional point-and-click, but with classic problems holding it back.
78%Reach out and hug someone -- Dropsy review
Dropsy is a bit of an oddball game, so I wouldn’t bet on it having wide appeal, but those who love it will really love it. It’s a point-and-click title without written hints, making it inherently challenging, but because the quests involve helping people, solving puzzles feels that much more rewarding. It’s such a heartwarming game, it’s easy to forget that the protagonist is an accidentally murderous clown.
85%Dropsy Review
If you’re an adventure fan and not a terminal coulrophobe Dropsy is well worth picking up, just because it tries to do something different. No dialogue, occasionally terrifying but otherwise heart-tugging story, doable puzzles and a decent-sized open world with day-night cycles, starring a creepy clown and his animal friends. It stutters a bit with execution by throwing you in to the open world too fast with no easy way to get around or changing times easily, and the lack of adventure game staples like a scene skip or hint system do rankle. Nevertheless Dropsy is an ambitious game and that should be savoured, and most definitely tried. Just try not to have nightmares.
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