Dexter Stardust: Adventures in Outer Space is a sci-fi point-and-click journey that follows the titular character via 5 episodes. It sports activities a beautiful aesthetic that feels concurrently new and retro. But, after all, seems aren’t all the things. How good is the sport itself? We handed it over to our App Army to see what they thought.
Here’s what they stated:
Eduard Pandele
Do you want Lucas Arts’ old-school point-and-click adventures, Futurama and retro sci-fi motion pictures? Do you wish to get away from the present local weather apocalypse for at the very least just a few hours? Well, then, I assume you may love this. Unless you need your puzzles laborious as nails – as a result of just about the one factor I disliked on this recreation was that the puzzles had been extra on the straightforward aspect, and the problem got here extra from squinting on the display to search out the objects you wanted in a listing that turns into fairly crowded.
The interface is ideal for cell (faucet onscreen; if that space/merchandise is interactive, you may see the choices you could have). The humour was good, too (though the obsession with Mexican meals was a little bit grating after some time). Overall, a enjoyable, humorous and refreshing recreation that is (amazingly) made by a single man. Labour of affection? Yes, and it exhibits. Go play this now and perhaps we’ll get to undergo more room adventures
Oksana Ryan
This is likely one of the finest puzzle/point-and-click video games I’ve performed shortly. It has a superb storyline, although I assumed the chapters had been a little bit brief, and the straightforward mechanics of the sport made it straightforward to play. The gameplay is straight ahead and it took no time to get used to it. The graphics are vibrant and imaginative, with a comic book ebook look to them and along with the great voice actors, they make the sport very pleasurable. The puzzles are typical level and click on and though not overly troublesome, they provide sufficient of a problem to maintain me entertained. All in all a recreation I’d positively suggest.
Mark Abukoff
A very refreshing point-and-click sci-fi journey/romp. Interesting and quirky characters. Lots of taco love. Dashboard hula woman. Lots of enjoyable sci-fi places. Fun and never too troublesome puzzles. The graphics look good. The music jogged my memory of Pulp Fiction, which is at all times a winner for me. Voice appearing was interesting. The controls are easy and work simply advantageous. There’s a contemporary spirit and sense of enjoyable that units this aside from a lot of others within the style. Plus loads of gameplay to stay up for. Happily suggest.
Bruno Ramalho
Well, I assumed the smaller display could be an issue, however no worries there, all the things level and clicked simply completely. I’m a fan of point-and-click adventures, since The Secret of Monkey Island instances, and Dexter is sort of good I need to say. Good cheeky humour, some breaking of the fourth wall on some jokes and the puzzles are pleasurable and never very troublesome. There’s a variety of strolling forwards and backwards to get all of the objects/solutions that we have to go ahead, however it’s all in good enjoyable.
The voices are fairly good, particularly Dexter, and solely discovered a strangeness to the woman’s voice, however it grows on you. A sci-fi story is at all times a pleasant contact, and one will get curious to know what comes subsequent. The contact controls work very nicely and had no issues discovering issues to work together with in every scene. I even favored the primary episode, which may be very brief and works like a tutorial for those who aren’t aware of point-and-clicks. Nice contact total. I actually loved this one. Just like watching an animated film, Bravo!
Adam Plur Cook
Dexter Stardust graphically is an absolute magnificence to behold! This is a really well-animated recreation that flows alongside actually properly. With clean transitions from cutscene to gameplay, Dexter stardust takes you on a logic-filled journey via area, with an immersive story and the best controls we’ve come to count on from a superb point-and-click recreation.
I’ve to say that is certainly one of my extra favoured video games of the style lately! How playable is it you marvel? I couldn’t assist however play via all 5 episodes (together with bonus episode #0) in simply 2 sittings. Overall the sport was successful with enjoyable little puzzles and nice comedian aid. 8/10 would suggest it, when you’re somebody who desires a point-and-click recreation with old-school feeling however with new-school graphics then that is the sport for you!
Jim Linford
I’m actually liking this recreation total. It has a pleasant environment to it. A form of 1950 area journey model recreation blended with Star Wars, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and Futurama. The voice appearing is a bit ropey however it works. While I like the thought of those video games in idea, ultimately the inner logic of the sport throws me for a loop.
There have been just a few instances the place this has occurred to me. But I feel it’s simply my lack of expertise in these kind of video games I admit I’m not a point-and-click vet. But it’s not irritating. Also, the logic to the puzzles is simply logical. The controls work properly.
Move your finger round and any objects/individuals you possibly can work together with will present a menu with 4 other ways you possibly can work together with them. Each display is sufficiently small so you possibly can choose up on what you must acquire or work together with. Music is sweet for the sport and I can inform a variety of love and energy has gone into this.
The story is sweet with the world-building and the cutscenes they’ve. I’m actually loving it. As a fan of sci-fi, I don’t know the way complicated or easy the sport’s problem is total as I’m not a point-and-click knowledgeable. I’m nonetheless early into it. But it positively has hooked me in. I’d give this a advice.
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