Serving as developer Baroque Decay's debut game, The Count Lucanor is a short, sweet and deliciously spooky horror-adventure game.
You play as Hans, an adorable but incredibly rude boy who grows bored of being happy and leaves home at the age of ten to seek fame and fortune (what is this, Pokemon?) As Hans finds out, the things that go bump in the night can come right out of a creepypasta. The Count Lucanor has a fair few 'scenes of explicit violence and gore.' There are shocking moments, along with enemies who look, feel and act threatening. It's a thrilling game to play - not particularly difficult, but gripping all the same. Exploring the Count's castle evokes the same feeling as exploring the Spencer mansion in the original Resident Evil. As the developers are avowed fans of the Resident Evil and Silent Hill series, this feels intentional, and it's well done.
I really enjoyed The Count Lucanor. It doesn't give the best first impression, but quickly turns into a worthy adventure. It's cute, gothic, and has superb sound design. It's also very short, and can be finished easily in just two sessions, but that's part and parcel of games like these - it's still worth the money (especially on sale), and I wouldn't mind replaying it. While Yuppie Psycho would bring Baroque Decay far more success, and is a solid game in its own right, the seeds of greatness were planted here. I look forward to what this developer does next.
You play as Hans, an adorable but incredibly rude boy who grows bored of being happy and leaves home at the age of ten to seek fame and fortune (what is this, Pokemon?) As Hans finds out, the things that go bump in the night can come right out of a creepypasta. The Count Lucanor has a fair few 'scenes of explicit violence and gore.' There are shocking moments, along with enemies who look, feel and act threatening. It's a thrilling game to play - not particularly difficult, but gripping all the same. Exploring the Count's castle evokes the same feeling as exploring the Spencer mansion in the original Resident Evil. As the developers are avowed fans of the Resident Evil and Silent Hill series, this feels intentional, and it's well done.
I really enjoyed The Count Lucanor. It doesn't give the best first impression, but quickly turns into a worthy adventure. It's cute, gothic, and has superb sound design. It's also very short, and can be finished easily in just two sessions, but that's part and parcel of games like these - it's still worth the money (especially on sale), and I wouldn't mind replaying it. While Yuppie Psycho would bring Baroque Decay far more success, and is a solid game in its own right, the seeds of greatness were planted here. I look forward to what this developer does next.