Alexia Crow and the Cave of Heroes

I feel misled and cheated. This is *only* Chapter One - at no place in the description or title is that made clear. If I had known, I'd have waited for a full (or fuller, anyway) version. Perhaps I should have dug deeper, but it is the norm to post that info in the description. As far as the game itself: the art is very good. That's about all I can say positive. The puzzles are very simple; however, you are often left hanging with inadequate input. While I don't expect to be hand-held, basic info should be available (there is at least one puzzle where you can work it and work it - but nothing happens unless you "activate" the pieces - which is not indicated at all, not even a simple "Hmm, this fits but something's missing"). Frustrating. Nor is there any guide or indication that you can do things like combine pieces in your inventory; again, basic information. The storyline is less than gripping, the scripting poor and the voice acting annoying. You cannot skip through it either, as...

I will start with the positives. I really like the artwork, it has a nice painterly feel. I also enjoyed the puzzles, though they perhaps could have been a little harder. The voice acting, while short and a bit repeatative when clicking something incorrect, was decent. And now for what I felt could have been improved. The game is VERY short. The story, while interesting, is not very interwoven into the game itself. I felt like I was given a bit of the story then thrown into a series of rooms almost unrelated. While trying not to include spoilers, which would completely ruin any gameplay this game has, some of the interactions could have been more intuitive. For a game like this, I wish Steam had a neutral recommendation. If you find it on sale, perhaps it is worth your while, but not for the full price. If this had not been just Chapter 1, this review probably would have been a lot more positive.

A really good game, not boring in any way. A good puzzle game, unusual in a way.

nice puzzle game

Whilst the game is a good click-and-point adventure, there's a few negatives: -bugs- I've suffered a few issues with the game, either graphical or crashes. -gameplay- Some inventory items didn't display correctly, and some elements of the UI were also a bit picky about where I clicked, where others were quite loose. -lack of chapter 3- Despite assurances, a combined lack of updates to the game or forums seem to indicate the developer has abandoned the game - which is a shame considering it's online already.

Wow. I love point & click style games with puzzles in them... but this... this drove me up a wall. Chapter 1 started out easy enough but then the puzzles went weird and IF there was a clue it was extremely vague. Chapter 2 just fell into a rabbit hole of WTF. Both story and puzzles took a weird turn. As this game is so old, trying to find answers/walkthroughs is neigh impossible. I managed to cobble enough help together to get to the end. IF i replay this I'll do it just to make 1 complete walkthrough for the other poor souls that get sucked in and are too stubborn to quit. Game also leaves you on a cliff hanger. To be continued.... and nothing. Guess that shows us how popular it really was that they couldn't commit to finishing. Okay, that was rude of me... There was a "In memory of" so perhaps that person was a driving force and without them they couldn't continue? Maybe that's why things went so sideways? Either way, for it's current cost it's not worth the hassle. Get it on EXTREM...