Bone: Out From Boneville is the first point n click adventure game from TellTale Games. While it is far from what TellTale would become during their golden age, this game did plant that seed. I also want to state that I am not familiar at all with the source material, other than knowing it is a comic from the 90s.
The story is that you play (mainly) as Fone Bone, who together with your cousins Smiley and Phoney have been kicked out of Boneville for, a to the player, unknown reason. However you get separated as you're chased by locusts and end up in a valley. The rest of the game is essentially you trying to reunite the cousins, meeting various characters along the way!
The gameplay is very simple point n click, reminding me a lot of Sam & Max Hit the Road where you interact with the environment with the pointer and use only dialogue when speaking to other characters. The puzzles are quite easy and the few "mini-game" sequences aren't too hard either (although if you are having issues with the chase sequences, you can skip those). It has a really good soundtrack, although the graphics might not fully hold up - it reminds me very much of Escape from Monkey Island - although a bit smoother!
While I might not recommend this to just anyone, it's still an interesting title from a historical perspective and probably a must play for any Bone fans out there. Because honestly? It's not a bad game and I had a good time with it.
The story is that you play (mainly) as Fone Bone, who together with your cousins Smiley and Phoney have been kicked out of Boneville for, a to the player, unknown reason. However you get separated as you're chased by locusts and end up in a valley. The rest of the game is essentially you trying to reunite the cousins, meeting various characters along the way!
The gameplay is very simple point n click, reminding me a lot of Sam & Max Hit the Road where you interact with the environment with the pointer and use only dialogue when speaking to other characters. The puzzles are quite easy and the few "mini-game" sequences aren't too hard either (although if you are having issues with the chase sequences, you can skip those). It has a really good soundtrack, although the graphics might not fully hold up - it reminds me very much of Escape from Monkey Island - although a bit smoother!
While I might not recommend this to just anyone, it's still an interesting title from a historical perspective and probably a must play for any Bone fans out there. Because honestly? It's not a bad game and I had a good time with it.