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I’ve dabbled with a few point and click adventures throughout my gaming travels, from Discworld to Monkey Island, and even Day of the Tentacle. So when I received an early demo of developer imaginarylab’s Whirlight – No Time To Trip, I had to check it out and talk about it.
via YouTubeThings kick off with our main protagonist, Hector May, an inventor who somehow gets stuck in a strange room after looking for some inspiration to use in making his inventions. Once you figure your way out of the room, you soon learn you’re in some strange land and must overcome all sorts of puzzles and problems to figure how you got there and why, and also find a way to get some of Hector’s inventions back from someone that stole them.
I have to admit the puzzles can be a little tricky as most of them involve you searching for random items you’ll have to combine to use, making you really think outside the box on how to solve them. But I did enjoy the feeling of accomplishment after solving one that had me stumped, as I always wanted to see what was in store next.
Much like the point and click games I mentioned earlier, imaginarylab has nailed the fun and funny voice acting of them and brought that magic to this game. Hector has a nice, optimistic but laid back charm to his voice as you click and search your way through each screen you’re on that makes figuring out what to do less stressful, which is always a plus.
I also enjoyed the simple yet clean artwork and animation, which reminded me a lot of games such as Monkey Island and Discworld but remastered. It features nice little details on everything that makes you want to click all of it and see if you can interact with it. The sound effects and music are spot on as well, as they combine nicely to make you feel like you’re truly in some magical fantasy world and don’t interfere with you thinking on how to solve the problems you come across.
One of the best things I like about the controls here is that they included a hotspots button that shows all of the spaces on the screen that can be clicked or interacted with. This is a lifesaver (and a sanity saver) as I found myself using it quite a bit when stuck, but tried not to rely on it too much while playing.
If you’re a fan of point and click titles, you’ll want to keep an eye out for Whirlight – No Time To Trip when it hits in 2025. If the rest of the game is anything like this demo, we just might have a new classic to add to the genre list.