The Song of Seven : Overture

[h1]A girl leads a boy on an allegoric fantasy journey outside the walls of his village in this point & click adventure game with the charm & gorgeous art of rpg’s like Trine. [/h1] The game is actually chapter one of a set, and after the ending, the groundwork is laid for chapter two. I’m sure it will be as charming as this initial installment has proved to be. [b]Gameplay:[/b] The music puzzles are what really stands apart in Song of Seven. Gameplay consists of the typical for adventure games like Deponia, but with less pointing, less clicking, & less chores. This creates an easy moving adventure game that leaves room for more of the things we like in a good p&c adventure: music, cut scenes & dialog. The dialog options alternate between listening & choice-based answers. The choice based dialog is rather simplified, and can end the game suddenly if you make the obvious wrong choices within the framework of the allegory, because our character is supposed to be learning something...

[b]TL;DR - 9/10[/b] [i]"A charmingly picturesque and tranquil adventure filled with spontaneous characters and gorgeuous music."[/i] Ah! You want to know more? Good choice. Okay, so The Song of Seven: Chapter One holds a beauty I wish I could share with the whole world. Everything from the quirky and unusual characters, to the enigmatic adventure which unfolds seamlessly before your very eyes. Simply put, I love it. To an extent where I can fully immerse myself into this game and take on the role of young Kiba as he explores the vast world around him. He is a solitary boy, who only knows the fences of the village he was brought up in. But one day a storm has struck the peaceful village, and an opportunity of a lifetime strikes Kiba. Will he take it? That, my friend... is up to you! *cough* Ahem! In all seriousness, if you want an alluring adventure filled with fun, fantasy and mystery then The Song of Seven might be just right for you. These loveable characters will create an uplift...

The game is silent - no music, and most importantly - no voices. That makes the game blunt. It also runs awfully, controlls are terrible, confusing and a nightmare for point&click adventure gamer (tried to play w/ keyboard). Can't say anything about the story and characters because couldn't endure more than 20 min. I never write reviews but this game was such a dissapointment!

This game charmed my pants off. It's beautiful, to start, and I don't think that's arguable. Try arguing, because you can't. The color choices, the lines, the shadows, the textures, the character models...! Okay, it looks good. But how is it under the hood? The tone means a lot. The musician is talented, and who knows whether the music complements the art or vice versa, but they are great. I might prefer a few more melodic hooks, but everything meshes so well there's no complaint. The writing and the plot are a little thin for my story-driven mind, but this isn't a bad implementation so much as a personal preference. I like to read a lot, even in games, and the lack of deep conversations or voice work makes it a little less than my tea cup desires. It's tame. That said, it's not a fault so much as an aspect you should consider before you definitely buy this! You have moderate text to read, and it's to-the-point. This can be a huge benefit for a lot of gamers. The world map is a bea...

TL:DR, 5.5/10. Beautiful aesthetics and soundtrack, however it has been over two years since the release of chapter one with absolutely no word on the remainder. Currently only 1 of 5 chapters is released, and that barely occupies two hours of gameplay. World Building: The world design is pretty to look at but permits little in terms of actual exploration. The world map is very decieving in this matter since the game is utterly linear. The lore behind the world was somewhat interesting but not at all fleshed out because the size of the play-able world was so tiny. Game Design: The character dialogue was children's book cheesy at best using standard dialogue boxes. Character animation was poor. Controls were very clunky; walking around was fine but interacting with objects using a mouse and keyboard? Forget it, took multiple clicks to get the character to interact with something. They also incorporated a way to rotate your camera using your mouse button that was very counter-intuitit...

[b] Target Audience: [/b] [I] Point and Click Adventure Fans who like themes of freedom, and is willing to be part of a bumpy ride [/i] [u] Summary: [/u] This is a tough one. On one hand, there's a good set of themes regarding curiosity versus safety and what it means to live. Characters are reasonably developed for the 2-3 hours that it takes to beat the first episode. The game is nice to look at, in particular regarding the environment backdrops and the scenery that's created. The basic puzzles do the job, and it's your typical point and click adventure experience. However, it becomes clear early on that the game is really rough around the edges, as the lack of kickstarter budget of the title shows in rushed narratives and a lack of polish of the central engine of the game. It's biggest flaw is its pacing: as story elements drop out of nowhere, or characters undergo massive changes without reasonable events to cause the change in behavior. There's little issues with the presentati...

Digging it so far.

3 years later... Nothing.

When I first bought this, it was unplayable. Let the developer aware of this problem of the xbox controller not working with the game ( or the game didn't work with the controller). So, forgot about it for about a year. I found that it was playable, but sooooooo short! It was enjoyable until you got to the end, thinking that it was going to go on....then credits. That you were forced to watch until it was done. I would say that this game is enjoyable. Just so dissapointed in how short it was. Not to mention, that there is NO info on future chapters. Unless they plan on getting more out there. Don't waste your money.

The Song of Seven: Chapter 1 is a charming game for point-and-click adventure enthusiasts. Would play again 10/10