What is it?
Point and click adventure game with cute funny robots. It’s an indie game and it is free! Go get it from http://www.livelyivy.com/?page_id=73
What I loved:
- Bought back fond memories of playing point and click games when I was younger
- Clever puzzles
- Great characters and great comedy
- Did I say I love point and click games?
What I didn’t like:
- When it ended. I want more!
- Couple of puzzles felt they could have been a less ambiguous
So Nanobots is a point and click adventure game in the “classic” style. If you loved Monkey Island, Broken Sword or Sam and Max stop reading and go play this game, trust me you’ll love it! If you didn’t like those or have never heard of them, I will give you the hard sell.
This is a short game (Couple of hours tops) in which you have to save a bunch of tiny robots from destruction. The environment around you is one large puzzle on your creator’s computer desktop. You have to use each robots unique skill to interact and find your way to safety.
This game has fantastic writing and clever puzzles, but there is a learning curve. You will spend a lot of time clicking around the environment looking for things that are interactive and there are no hard and fast rules as to what you can and can’t interactive with. By and large though if you see something there is probably a reason for it being there.
If you aren’t in love after the first few minutes this probably is not for you. Worth every second of the time I played it and it’s free so you have no excuse not to try it! I just hope there is another Nanobots outing at some point in the future.
Again Nanobots is available at Livelyivy.com
Quick Tips: Use Audbot to talk to the other Nanobots for clues
Who’s this for:
- People who love any “old school” adventure game like Monkey Island
- People who want something that challenges their brain not their reflexes
- People who like independent games
Who’s this not for:
- People who hate 8 bit style graphics
- People who don’t like puzzles or pointing or clicking
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