Whispering Willows
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    03-04-2016 08:24 PM

Strong 3 star adventure game

I actually really liked this game. Not enough to rate it higher than it should be, but I enjoyed the art style and traversal. In a way it reminded me of like old Castlevania 2D games minus the action bits. I was keeping a map of the game in my head, remembering how to get from area to area, and there were only a few spots where I was completely lost and didn't know what to do. Yes this game has a cartoonish look, but it has style and I also enjoyed the tone of the story. It was cheesy stereo typical story you've seen a million times, but I felt the game was self aware and never trying to be more than it is - a polished adventure game that reminds me of games from decades ago.

And I nearly always talk about price, I'll try almost anything under $10. If you are even remotely curious, watch a video or two and go ahead and drop the $10 if you can spare it.
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