Reversion - The Return
- February 28, 2020
- 3f Interactive
Get on SteamIn Reversion - The Return, players guide protagonist Christian through a dystopian Buenos Aires as part of the Resistance against tyrant Sergio. The goal is to find missing pieces of a mysterious device that could reverse the city's destruction. Along with allies Victoria and Pablo, players solve challenging puzzles and interact with various objects in this 2D point-and-click adventure game.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game features beautiful hand-drawn graphics and a diverse cast of interesting characters, enhancing the overall experience.
- The story is well-paced and includes enjoyable puzzles, with a hint system that aids players without being intrusive.
- Set in Buenos Aires, the game offers a unique cultural backdrop, showcasing emblematic places and providing a nostalgic old-school adventure vibe.
- Many puzzles are frustrating and poorly designed, with some lacking logical coherence and requiring tedious backtracking.
- The interface is clunky and impractical, making inventory management a cumbersome experience.
- The game suffers from a lack of originality, often feeling generic and uninspired, particularly in its writing and dialogue.
- story16 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The game's story receives mixed reviews, with some players appreciating its pacing and character development, while others criticize the writing quality and dialogue. Despite these criticisms, many find the narrative engaging enough to enhance the overall experience, particularly when combined with the game's challenging puzzles and appealing art style. Overall, the story is seen as a decent, if not exceptional, aspect of the game.
“After playing all three games in a row (replayed the first chapter to recall the story), I can say this is worth playing.”
“The story is well-paced and it looks like they were inspired by Back to the Future 2.”
“This game has lots of challenging puzzles and an interesting storyline, so I am pleased to be able to continue playing.”
“This game has one of the most poorly written stories, dialogues, and puzzles I've ever seen in an adventure game.”
“The story, while not great, is just okay.”
“After playing all three games in a row (replayed the first chapter to recall the story), I can say this is not worth playing.”
- graphics6 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics are highly praised, receiving a score of 9/10 for their appealing cartoony hand-drawn backgrounds. Reviewers appreciate the quality of the visuals and the absence of distracting quick-time events, which are often found in modern adventure games.
“The graphics are excellent and there are no silly QTE mini-games, which is unfortunately often the case when developers try to make adventure games these days.”
“+ Good looking cartoony hand-drawn background graphics.”
“Graphics: 9/10.”
- grinding4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect to be more tedious compared to previous entries, primarily due to an inefficient and frustrating inventory interface that detracts from the overall experience. Despite these issues, some still appreciate the grinding mechanics.
“Still with the inefficient interface (this inventory is really tedious to use, and impossible to get used to) that plagues the entire series.”
“Little more tedious than the other two, but still nice.”
- music4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is praised for its relaxing qualities, providing a soothing background that enhances the overall experience. Players appreciate its ability to create a calming atmosphere, contributing positively to their enjoyment of the game.
“I relaxed for 5 minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay.”
“Nice background music.”
- humor4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is widely praised, with players finding it to be a fantastic and funny conclusion to the series, particularly enjoying its comedic elements within the point-and-click adventure format.
“After playing the original two games earlier in my childhood, this was a fantastic and funny climactic ending to this series.”
“Funny point and click adventure.”
