Hilda Bewildered

$2.99

Release Date:: Jun 11, 2019
Developer:: Slap Happy Larry
Publisher:: Slap Happy Larry
Platforms:: Windows Mac Linux

Indie Casual Adventure Family Sharing Single-player

About This Game

From the creators of The Artifacts and Midnight Feast, Hilda Bewildered is an illustrated short story for deep-thinking adolescent readers and above.

Somewhere in a non-specified European country, Princess Hilda comes of age. She must deliver a prepared speech at midnight tonight, charged with the task of ‘opening winter’. Unfortunately for Hilda, she is terrified of speaking in front of a live audience.

Put on your close-reading hats for this one. Prepare a cup of peppermint tea and wait for the cold to set in.

HILDA BEWILDERED THEMES AND IDEAS

The nature of celebrity
Constant surveillance/Imaginary Audience Syndrome
Social invisibility
The stochastic nature of birthright
Beauty and self-image
‘Grass is greener’ feelings
The language of advertising
Fear of public speaking
Finding inner strength
Loneliness among crowds

OTHER FEATURES

32 pages of story
Intuitive navigation
Painterly style of artwork
Hand-coded interactive book
Original soundtrack composed for this story by Chris Hurn

important Note

We have maintained an aspect ratio of 4:3 to preserve the original artwork. You will see panels on the side of a typical 16:9 ratio computer monitor. We have provided an option to run Hilda Bewildered in a window on the desktop, without the panels.

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User Reviews

Overwhelmingly Negative

1 user reviews

Positive

User #833430 english

56 min at review

Not Recommended

The “Hilda” in this novel turns out to be two unrelated characters. One, a young princess tasked with hosting a formal party and giving her first ever public speech; the other an unknown down-and-out thief who happens to resemble the princess. This is exactly what it says: a short story. There are no player choices to be made. We follow the tale of the princess' dread as her debut public appointment looms, and switch to that of the lookalike thief who breaks into the palace, [spoiler]steals her ring,[/spoiler] and subsequently goes on the run. I had been looking forward to playing this for several weeks before getting to it, as it is promoted as being for “deep thinking .. readers”. Certainly all of the points noted on the store page are touched upon, but the depth and mental challenge I had been anticipating after reading this claim, did not materialise. The sole reason for this being, that the story is just so, so short. There are a series of hand drawn and painted b...

System Requirements

Minimum

Minimum:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *: Windows 7
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 or higher
Storage: 200 MB available space

FAQ

How much does Hilda Bewildered cost?

Hilda Bewildered costs $2.99.

What are the system requirements for Hilda Bewildered?

Minimum: Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 or higher Storage: 200 MB available space Recommended: Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

What platforms is Hilda Bewildered available on?

Hilda Bewildered is available on Windows PC, macOS, Linux.

Is Hilda Bewildered worth buying?

Hilda Bewildered has 0% positive reviews from 1 players.

When was Hilda Bewildered released?

Hilda Bewildered was released on Jun 11, 2019.