I liked it, it has some fantastic visuals and a lot of charm. It was fairly easy adventure game stuff, but it felt like playing a short animated film, but a great little game.
The Little Acre es una aventura cortita y sencilla, con puzles muy lógicos. Aun así, ha resultado una experiencia divertida, sobre todo por el personaje de Lily que es la caña 🗡😆
The Little Acre, released in 2016, garners a score of 1.5/5. This point-and-click adventure game fails to live up to the standards of the genre. Despite its hand-drawn art style, which initially appears charming, the game falls short in many aspects. It features a lackluster story and puzzles that don't provide much engagement. The brevity of the game is also a letdown, leaving players wanting more substance and depth. Overall, "The Little Acre" is a disappointment in the world of point-and-click adventures, offering little to captivate players.
Completed with 100% of achievements unlocked (1,000G). A serviceable point-and-click adventure featuring an alternate world, The Little Acre's standout feature is its colourful, expressive cartoon graphical style with a well-characterised cast. Although entertaining enough while it lasts, the game's short length (expect to beat it easily within 2-3 hours, less with a guide) and fairly simple puzzles mean that ultimately it's not a particularly memorable experience.
The Little Acre es un juego cortito, en apenas 2´30h lo habremos terminado. Pero que no os eche para atrás su duración. El videojuego se disfruta como una buena película de animación, con mil detalles a descubrir en cada pantalla. Con personajes como Douglas y Bichifuz (#TeamBichifuz forever) que os llegaran al corazón. Con un guion de humor y detallista (Lilly es un personaje tan vivo y adorable, que dan ganas de abrazarla de lo mona y divertida que es).
Esta aventura no pretende ser grande, es pequeñita como nuestros personajes en Clonfira. Una aventura que te saca al niño interior, ese niño que se llenaba de barro y jugaba con su mascota (lloré al echar de menos mis días con mi perrita)Ese niño que soñaba despierto que era un guerrer@. Cuando queríamos crecer, pero no sabíamos lo que teníamos y lo felices que éramos, siendo niños.
The Little Acre es un tesoro por su arte, su animación y su banda sonora, y como tal ha de ser tratado y jugado con mimo; disfrutando sin esperar más que el pasar un rato muy divertido y agradable, de esos que te dejan el corazón calentito.
Reseña completa en mi blog: https://lamazmorritacasioscura.wordpress.com/2020/11/15/jugando-a-the-little-acre/
Esta aventura no pretende ser grande, es pequeñita como nuestros personajes en Clonfira. Una aventura que te saca al niño interior, ese niño que se llenaba de barro y jugaba con su mascota (lloré al echar de menos mis días con mi perrita)Ese niño que soñaba despierto que era un guerrer@. Cuando queríamos crecer, pero no sabíamos lo que teníamos y lo felices que éramos, siendo niños.
The Little Acre es un tesoro por su arte, su animación y su banda sonora, y como tal ha de ser tratado y jugado con mimo; disfrutando sin esperar más que el pasar un rato muy divertido y agradable, de esos que te dejan el corazón calentito.
Reseña completa en mi blog: https://lamazmorritacasioscura.wordpress.com/2020/11/15/jugando-a-the-little-acre/
Wow, that was short. The Little Acre seems to be the only noticable game by irish Pewter Games Studios and so I don't want to be too harsh with them, as they took a rather original shot at one of my favourite genres, point'n'click adventures, which we can't have enough of.
Produced with the help of legendary game designer Charles Cecil, who created titles such as Broken Sword - one of my personal favourites since its release - it might have been my high expectations that got in the way. In my imagination though with The Little Acre I was also going to play a game with a slight medieval and/or steam punk flair, which wasn't exactly the case.
The setting nonetheless has potential in combination with the charming cartoon style. I can't remember having played any game set in 1950s Ireland. Sadly that is not very obvious. Actually waking up in that countryside house at first reminded me of the exposition in The Whispered World. Later a microwave oven comes to use, an apparatus available at the time, but with no precise reference The Little Acre could happen in any rural western environment roughly second half of the twentieth century.
As many point'n'click adventures on the Nintendo Switch, The Little Acre reveals being a port due to controls that would have been more comfortable using a mouse or at least a touchscreen option omitted in this game.
As often movement seems to originally have been designed for using mouseclicks, as the allowed areas were placed rather crudely.
Though they did a good job implementing a mix of hot spots targeted with a cursor once you combine with items from the inventory and triggered via button control whilst you move your character around with the same analogue stick also used for said cursor, it can get in the way the moment timing is required.
In general The Little Acre plays very well on the Switch though, except for that one time I managed to crash the game when I removed the glove from the machine followed by clicking on the screen on the wall. Somehow it didn't like that, so Lily kept shaking like an epileptic. I could reboot an auto save to solve this.
I liked how the story unfolds from two perspectives. At first, you play the unemployed Aidan, searching for his father who left plenty of strange inventions to deal with. The Little Acre shines once his daughter Lily wakes up having to look for her father as well. It's this cute infantile troublemaker angle of a brat with a british (irish?) accent that defines the game for me.
Neither are the typical escape room puzzles very challenging nor is The Little Acre blessed with a very innovative plot. Possibly this was a matter of time and money, as especially the ending appeared very rushed. There's a lack in character development once you left the house, primarily on supporting roles such as grandfather's colleague or the wannabe nemesis, both appearing very randomly.
However, never packed with a large inventory and accompanied by animal helpers, The Little Acre could be a good introduction to the genre for children. I don't think those still are used to the cartoon style from TV, but as long they understand the English dub (there are only subs for others like Germans), that is alright except sometimes varying in volume, it might be a bit more challenging for them whilst the humor is mildly enough to show them, yet not precisely educational.
Having said that, The Little Acre wasn't really bad, there was just huge room for improvement left, a collection of chances missed in an otherwise nice construct. With those absent challenges and ideas it somehow was better keeping it at a possible length of one and a half hours straight, or if you're an obsessive explorer like me, even with achievements omitted on the Nintendo Switch, rather two and a half hours.
I would really like to see if Pewter Games can build upon this and create a more refined follow up.
Produced with the help of legendary game designer Charles Cecil, who created titles such as Broken Sword - one of my personal favourites since its release - it might have been my high expectations that got in the way. In my imagination though with The Little Acre I was also going to play a game with a slight medieval and/or steam punk flair, which wasn't exactly the case.
The setting nonetheless has potential in combination with the charming cartoon style. I can't remember having played any game set in 1950s Ireland. Sadly that is not very obvious. Actually waking up in that countryside house at first reminded me of the exposition in The Whispered World. Later a microwave oven comes to use, an apparatus available at the time, but with no precise reference The Little Acre could happen in any rural western environment roughly second half of the twentieth century.
As many point'n'click adventures on the Nintendo Switch, The Little Acre reveals being a port due to controls that would have been more comfortable using a mouse or at least a touchscreen option omitted in this game.
As often movement seems to originally have been designed for using mouseclicks, as the allowed areas were placed rather crudely.
Though they did a good job implementing a mix of hot spots targeted with a cursor once you combine with items from the inventory and triggered via button control whilst you move your character around with the same analogue stick also used for said cursor, it can get in the way the moment timing is required.
In general The Little Acre plays very well on the Switch though, except for that one time I managed to crash the game when I removed the glove from the machine followed by clicking on the screen on the wall. Somehow it didn't like that, so Lily kept shaking like an epileptic. I could reboot an auto save to solve this.
I liked how the story unfolds from two perspectives. At first, you play the unemployed Aidan, searching for his father who left plenty of strange inventions to deal with. The Little Acre shines once his daughter Lily wakes up having to look for her father as well. It's this cute infantile troublemaker angle of a brat with a british (irish?) accent that defines the game for me.
Neither are the typical escape room puzzles very challenging nor is The Little Acre blessed with a very innovative plot. Possibly this was a matter of time and money, as especially the ending appeared very rushed. There's a lack in character development once you left the house, primarily on supporting roles such as grandfather's colleague or the wannabe nemesis, both appearing very randomly.
However, never packed with a large inventory and accompanied by animal helpers, The Little Acre could be a good introduction to the genre for children. I don't think those still are used to the cartoon style from TV, but as long they understand the English dub (there are only subs for others like Germans), that is alright except sometimes varying in volume, it might be a bit more challenging for them whilst the humor is mildly enough to show them, yet not precisely educational.
Having said that, The Little Acre wasn't really bad, there was just huge room for improvement left, a collection of chances missed in an otherwise nice construct. With those absent challenges and ideas it somehow was better keeping it at a possible length of one and a half hours straight, or if you're an obsessive explorer like me, even with achievements omitted on the Nintendo Switch, rather two and a half hours.
I would really like to see if Pewter Games can build upon this and create a more refined follow up.
I played this with a walkthrough to get the achievements. There's worse ways to spend an hour and half
Very pretty in a 90s animated adventure game sort of way and charming in places but overall its just too basic, easy and short. Im not asking every game to be discworld but I would expect something more than basic baby puzzling.
Also the controls for the Xbox One version of the game suck. They feel buggy, slidey and generally are a pain to use.
Also the controls for the Xbox One version of the game suck. They feel buggy, slidey and generally are a pain to use.
jogo fofo, simples e rápido 👍
I'll be honest, I completely forgot I ever played this game. 5/10
This point 'n click adventure game focuses on Aidan and his daughter Lily, who get caught up in search for his missing father, discovering the old man's inventions while solving different puzzles along the way.
For its pretty short length, The Little Acre wins me over with its film-quality cartoon design. The character animations are life-like and pretty, which give the cast some warmth and clever sequences. It comes pretty cheap on Steam and I'm curious to see what more the dev team brings out in the future.
For its pretty short length, The Little Acre wins me over with its film-quality cartoon design. The character animations are life-like and pretty, which give the cast some warmth and clever sequences. It comes pretty cheap on Steam and I'm curious to see what more the dev team brings out in the future.
Cute, very cute - but plays like one of those elementary school edutainment PC games. It's a shame that a lot of these attempts at reviving the old 90s point-and-click genre don't amount to anything much more than just adequate. I mean there's a fine puzzle here, kinda funny joke here, nice visual there... but also you can beat it in a couple hours blind and it only leaves you wanting more once it's over. If this were like a 2-4 disc PS1 game I'd be raving about it.
Foi legal de jogar, tem uma história muito bacaninha, porém pelo fato de não ter Dublagem em Português e somente em inglês me deixo um pouco triste, já que o jogo é BRASILEIRO, e não tem uma dublagem em PORTUGUÊS. Gamer Tag (nome no xbox): xTiuJow557
Point and click mais bonito que já joguei, óbvio não tem muita concorrência
A nice charming 90's style point and click adventure. short and sweet.