Разработчик: Neckbolt
Описание
After the death of their young child, doctor Wolfram von Trauerschloss and his wife Belladonna are left to deal with the tragedy however they are able. The doctor launches into a dark obsession, devoting his life to the quest of conquering death. The madness spreads and Belladonna is soon dragged into the despair, but the tale takes surprising turns as the dead are brought back to life and the living are not to be trusted.
The game explores various themes, such as the role of villains and heroes, moral value systems and different kinds of horror. It’s a point-and-click adventure, and it will ask you to read longer texts which are inspired in style by Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus. This game is not scary in the way in which a Hollywood horror flick is scary, but it is certainly no child’s play. The story goes into an eerie place beyond life and death, and puts you into the mind of the unliving creatures and their worldviews.
Поддерживаемые языки: english
Системные требования
Windows
- OS *: Windows XP/Vista/7
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
Отзывы пользователей
frankenstein but make it wlw. it's an easy, fast to finish, point and click game. the art style is cute. would be best to buy on sale.
what a win for the wuh luh wuh community honestly... absolutely loved this game, i wish it was longer!
Very short, the whole game plot is felt like the beginning of something reals... for just getting to sudden end. Game is playable and rather pleasant but don't overpay for it, buy only with a good discount.
A really short, by the numbers point-and-click game with light puzzle elements, obviously inspired by the story of Frankenstein.
It's got beautiful graphics, a decent story (which is predictable, but is built and presented quite nicely with the use of notes/journals - I really liked the writing), good voice acting (at least as far as the protagonist is concerned, the umm... other one is rather bland), a fairly spooky atmosphere, and runs smoothly with no glitches or bugs, at least none that appeared during my run.
As advertised, it's really short. I took my time, even left it running while doing other things and I barely reached the 2-hour mark while having explored everything that can be explored. It's also very basic, so much so that there aren't even any settings options (beware, the game is LOUD and you will have to decrease the volume on your machine quite a bit).
There also isn't a save option, but the game does a good job returning you almost exactly to the point you left things via the autosave feature.
Storywise, the ending feels abrupt and lazy. In general, the game could have been much more than it is, a pretty basic, beautiful to look at and listen to, point-and-click game with a passable story.
The original asking price of $5 and some change feels a bit much considering the limited content, but the game is often on a huge sale (I got it for less than a dollar), so with that in mind I can easily recommend it for 1-2 hours of point-and-clicky gothic adventuring.
PS: I really don't get people downvoting this because of the "lack of puzzles". The game does NOT advertise itself as a puzzler, so I don't know why people go into it expecting puzzles.
It's OK. Clearly unfinished project.
I'm sure this would've been top ten on the Newgrounds Portal in 2005, but as a $7 indy game on steam, it's appallingly low quality. Belladonna is a poorly executed P&C, with a poorly executed Gothic drama overlaid on it.
There's no puzzle element to the story or the sparse gameplay. The 'mystery' of the plot is spelled out so directly in pages of exposition on every screen that you'd have to be trying to be as oblivious as the protagonist, and the whole tale basically amounts to a bad fan fic that just gets worse as the game goes on. It's all too obvious and blunt to be what it's pretending to be; an adventure game, or a Gothic novella.
I suppose the music is alright, and the art isn't the worst, but it's little help. The VA feels so wrong for the mood the game is going for, it undercuts what little feels acceptable about the art direction. The awkward lines she's delivering aren't doing her or the game any favors.
I just can't find anything to like about this, despite it ostensibly being made out of things I love. The idea of a sapphic, Gothic, horror-romance, P&C has potential. But this game failed to execute it in any way that would warrant interest.
Belladonna is a quick point-and-click adventure with a gothic twist. The story intrigues, but the execution feels a bit average. It's a short journey worth a look for genre fans, but don't expect to be blown away. 5/10, a brief but decent experience.
Has steam trading cards.
Get it on sale.
Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | Neckbolt |
| Платформы | Windows |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 20.01.2025 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 71% положительных (290) |