A short and simple, yet unforgettable adventure of two wanderers in search of the meaning of their existence in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Wanda is a beautiful game, there is no doubt about it. You plays as a robotic survivor of a lonely wasteland. The plot seems like a typical post-apocalyptic game at first, but trust me on this : It get juicy later on. Yeah, Juicy is the word for this game.
What I like about this game is that the entire narrative relies on subtle character animations in the cutscenes. There are no readable dialogues in game, except a few tutorials. Your main protagonist and his cute little buddy only speak in some sort of robotic language. The cutscenes are plentiful and they are all well done, especially the later ones. In fact, the game is 70% cutscenes, telling you a very touching story. The music in each cutscenes are simply awesome. They are not your usual looping background music. I noticed the music is perfectly timed with the scenes. A perfect fit for the game’s art style and narrative.
The puzzles in the game are well designed. It’s not sophisticated physic puzzles. But rather, very creative wide array of puzzle. You have to disable the force file. Dodge the lighting balls. Use portal guns to create way and at one point, the blue one become tiny to add more flavor in gameplay. They aren’t mind-blowing puzzles but quiet impressive and well made for a game that focuses on story-telling. The game is flexible with puzzle too. You can skip them on repeated failures. A plus point for me.
This game is rather short. But the novelty is strong with this one. Do you enjoy playing unique artistic games with “juicy” narrative that will leave some thoughts for you to ponder even longer after ending credit? If yes, I’d totally recommend this game!
Belle histoire mais la succession des mini-jeux et les trop longues phases de cinématique rendent le jeu plutôt ennuyant.