Barney's Dream Cruise

As soon as somebody plays this game, their expectations are subverted. Certain not a monkey island game or Putt Putt goes to the circus game much less a Sesame Street game. It’s funny but also subtly crude and deconstructs how far someone will go to get what they want. Pretty short and fun atmospheric game .

A very cute story with unconventional characters. Finished in a few days and you can’t beat free, although I did donate to the down and out developer. While there were no hints, you shouldn’t need any as long as you have what you need, and some are not as obvious when you don’t. The hardest puzzle was the final one but they were all interesting. Good ‘ol’ pixelation, a blast to the past.

A weird and surprising game, but funny nonetheless. I have to admit I needed the walkthrough a few times, especially for the telephone numbers. I would say to make the a special button just for the walkthrough as it seems many did not know it existed. I would also be nice if there were a button in the corner for the map instead of having to walk all the way out and then walk along the map circle a million times. Overall, admire the simple, yet detailed pixelated animation and look forward to future games. Also, the “homeless gamer” was a nice touch. ;)