Разработчик: Cloak and Dagger Games
Описание
Check out our latest game!
Об игре
Короткая, загадочная и бесплатная приключенческая игра в стиле "point and click", вдохновлённая ощущением странности в повседневной ситуации.Сюжет:
Вы играете за молодого человека по имени Лу. Недавно вы переехали в Португалию, в Лиссабон, чтобы взяться за новую работу и начать новую жизнь. Спустя всего несколько дней после прибытия вы встретили в баре очаровательную женщину по имени Катарина. Приятно проведя вечер, вы договорились увидеться на следующий день в её любимом парке.
В чудесный солнечный день вы приходите в великолепный парк, преисполненный надежд. Но вскоре Лу осознаёт, что здесь что-то не так... и свидание это обещает оказаться не совсем обычным.
Особенности:
- Игра полностью бесплатная!
- Путаница с языком - Лу не говорит по-португальски.
- Короткое сюжетное приключение с головоломками.
- Неожиданные повороты - и шокирующие моменты! (В игре присутствуют элементы "ужастика").
- Оцифрованная графика и анимированные спрайты в стиле девяностых.
- Реально существующее место, которое можно посетить, - парк Tapada das Necessidades в Лиссабоне (Португалия).
- Игра доступна на английском и русском языках!
Поддерживаемые языки: english, russian
Системные требования
Windows
- ОС *: Windows 7
- Процессор: 500 MHz
- Оперативная память: 128 MB ОЗУ
- DirectX: версии 9.0
- Место на диске: 187 MB
- Дополнительно: Video: DirectX & Directdraw Supported
- ОС *: Windows 7 or higher
- Процессор: 1 GHz+
- Оперативная память: 2 GB ОЗУ
- Видеокарта: DirectX 9 graphics device
- DirectX: версии 9.0
- Место на диске: 187 MB
Отзывы пользователей
SUMMARY: Do you like point & click adventure games with a story that captures you? If so, stop reading reviews and don't spoil the game for yourself.
PROS
+ It's free.
+ The mystery has its challenges, but not overly complicated.
+ The graphics are nice.
+ That ending.
CONS
- Some screens allow you to fast-walk to the other side, whereas some others require you to manually walk a bit until it scrolls so that you can then move to the next screen. This is slightly annoying because you have to trek from screen to screen a lot, but it's a minor annoyance.
Nothing has sparked such a reaction in me as much as this mother duck.
Seriously though, why is this game free? Definitely play it and if possible support them with the DLC! This game is very good at giving creepy vibes with such simplicity.
Very nice little game. Reminds me of the old times of searching for free horror games on lost webpages back in mid 00's. And I loved the reference to Mudlarks, another similar game I played.
The game is an average point and click mistery game, but with a twist. Not much to say.
And remember kids: Don't stick your D in crazy!
It was well worth my time and I loved the surprise at the end! Just go in blind, you know not to read the reviews for short little games with the 'psychological' tag, don't you?
Quack quack!
Nice oldschool point-and-click game with an unexpected ending.
The developer (Cloak & Dagger) is getting some well-deserved attention thanks to The Excavation of Hob's Barrow. This appears to be their first game and, in that context, it's a nice piece of work. An idyllic stroll in the park, some unexpected weirdness, then it gets dark.
Perhaps there is a moral here, about strange women hiding in parks, distributing ducks...
The DLC is easily worth the cost.
An interesting bite of a narrative-driven adventure game. It's free and short enough you could beat it over a cup of coffee, and the story, brief as it is, is interesting enough I think it's worth a look.
This studio puts out nothing but labors of love. An odd little piece of work, well worth the 45 mins to stroll through it. Very basic little point and click game with one maybe two actual puzzles, but the ominous doom that lingers is what it is really all about, along with some silly and macabre elements sprinkled in. Definitely pick up the 99 cent deluxe edition, it helps support the developer and you get a little 15 minute extra game, also silly and full of doom. Enjoy!
A very cool little game. A classic type of point-and-click adventure with an interesting take on graphics!
I bought the bundle with every Cloak and Dagger game, so I can't wait to hop into a more polished and lengthy experience!
It's free and about 1 hour long, so you lose absolutely nothing!
Just give it a go, now!
I downloaded this game simply to get the achievements from it and add another game to my completionist showcase, so I looked up a guide on how to complete it since I'm kind of impatient, but even with having the entire game spoiled for me I still felt really weird playing it.
I understand that the purpose of this game is to make you feel weird and uncomfortable while going through a seemingly normal day at the park, and it does exactly that. The setting, storytelling and lack of music in the game I think is what makes me so uncomfortable while playing.
The game is extremely short and if you're just playing it casually, you could probably finish it in around 45 minutes, but if you're looking for a short and creepy story game, or just want the achievements from it then I recommend it
Very interesting and unique indie experience. Short game and despite and innocent feel and title, I admired how they took me through all the emotions like a good thriller should.
A Date in the Park is exactly what you want this to be, but its not. More like the things we do in the name of love. Lou wants to meet Catarina, but he learns about her dark past in the process. It is a point and click game with a map that has events come to life if you are in the right area. Overall rating 5/10 based on length and achievements.
Fly away, my little duckling, for this world is too cruel for you. :'(
It's an excellent short game. It's free, but if you want to support the developers, you can buy the collector's edition and get an awesome dlc.
Short but sweet.
I won't talk about the story because it's a short game but if you have 45 mins to an hour to kill then there is no reason not to play it. And it is enjoyable so there you go. I hope the developer is planning on making a similar game and story in the future but in a full length title and not just a quick journey like this one was.
A nice little game ,not hard at all ,and I'm sure it'll satisfy all the achievment hunters.
An easy 100% and not too boring as well.
Overall:6/10.
Well, it just wasn't my cup of tea. I had to search for the spots to exit the scenes. I thought the story very poor. It certainly didn't suck you in. I hate to say anything bad about anybody that puts in the effort to make a game so thanks for letting it be free! But you may want to work on your interface/hotspots. Good luck. Thanks for the effort!
It's a simple and quite nice game.
Very few options in a rather linear story but with a personal touch.
Nine achievements and it's free.
A nice point & click adventure, falling to the horror theme, if you have basic understanding of greeke mythology, you will get the various hints for this story to make sense to you, but still leave you with many questions, wich is good thing (at least to me) since improve the overall experience.
The game have the basic mechanics of adventure game, simplistic graphics and short story, but still very interesting in the end, and since its free, worth the time if you like this kind of story and mechanics.
This game has been in my library for ages and finally I decided to quickly go through it to collect achievements. Even though I used a guide the game was fun and ending was unexpected (I did feel something bad is gonna happen but not this wtf). Five minutes after uninstalling it I thought.. hey maybe there was another way to end the story? And sadly, no, there's only one ending. The game is nice but main character's action that defines his end is so minor that it would be great to make it an option. This game made me want to replay it, but by not adding another ending developers have missed a great opportunity.
I still recommend this game, I enjoyed it and that's what really matters.
The gameplay reminds me a little of Gabriel Knight II and Dink Smallwood, it definitely has a 90’s atmosphere to it. Don’t expect too much of the game though, it will last maybe half an hour, 60 minutes tops. It’s a self-contained, linear story, don’t expect multiple endings as well. To sum up: it’s not a point-and-click game for everyone, but fans of the genre will most likely relax and enjoy the story.
A Date In The Park is a 45-minute long point ‘n’ click adventure game made available for free on Steam.
The story is about this guy, Lou, who visits Portugal and gets this date with a random woman, Catarina, he met at bar one night. She tells him to meet her by a duck pond in a park the following day, so you can now see where the title comes from. The next day, however, Catarina is nowhere to be seen, but Lou is determined to meet her by all means and keeps searching for her around the park. In time, Lou notices Caterina is actually leaving him clues, so he figures out that she is playing some sort of a game with him as he recalls telling her he likes mystery games. Basically, that is the premise of the story.
Visually, A Date In The Park looks amateurish at best, perhaps downright ugly, but at least the visuals are kept consistent throughout the game, so for me that was not a problem. The sound design is minimalist with just ambient sounds of birds chirping in the background and there is no voice acting which, considering the effort put in the presentation, is perhaps better off.
There are not too many puzzles in this game and the ones present are extremely easy to decipher, so walkthroughs are not neccesary. There is one puzzle which feels out of place though, and this is when Lou has to enter a building, unauthorised, to get an object. Now this leaves A Date In The Park more of an narrative experience than a traditional point ‘n’ click adventure game because even the interactivity with the environment and other characters is low. Aside from a receptionist who Lou never sees behind the counter, a gardener who can only speak Portuguese and has about two minutes of screen time, and someone at the end, there is no other human to ever interact with in the park. So the majority of the game consists of just walking around the park, making some observations, backtracking from different locations to solve a puzzle, or witnessing an event. Probably the most fun you can get out of the game is when you are given the chance to name a small ducky, as it can result in some funny dialogues depending on how you name it.
Similarly, all the achievements are also easy to obtain as long as you visit or check everything, and should be able to unlock them in one playthrough. For achievement hunters, this is good news, hence why I wanted to point it out. In my case, there was one achievement which I missed because I did not bother to follow a certain path after a certain event.
Of course, the selling point of the game is Lou’s journey strolling around the park looking for Catarina and, more importantly, the inevitable twist at the end. In regards to the journey, it is painfully mundane and uninteresting, except for two events; one at the pond and one outside a building, which raise some questions and can be a bit disturbing. In fact, the story, as a whole, is very thin. Appreciatively, an element of urgency is finally injected into the plot in the last five minutes, so we arrive at the big twist at the end. If you kept away from any spoilers, then you prepared yourself well for the full impact. Sadly, the ending is fairly uninspiring. It has a shock element thrown in for the sake of it that leaves you scratching your head more than anything. That is it. I believe the game could have gone with a few different endings based on your actions in the park, but no, you are stuck with this ending. The developer could have expanded upon the ending, and meaning of it, a bit more.
In conclusion, A Date In The Park may be worth playing to witness its big twist and only ending which is, at least for me, underwhelming and not too cleverly executed. Overall, a very forgettable experience that you will surely forget within a few days. While the game is free of charge, the time with it cannot be refunded, so I am sparing you an hour of your free time by not recommending it. If you want something mechanically similar but better, and free as well, look no further than Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok available on Steam. I do believe A Date In The Park could have been a great freeware if the ending was expanded, had proper puzzles and more interactivity, but ultimately there are better alternatives out there than this little game has to offer.
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Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | Cloak and Dagger Games |
| Платформы | Windows |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 27.01.2025 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 87% положительных (46) |