GIZORAMA - Continuing with GIZORAMA's coverage of the games nominated as finalists for the Seumas McNally Grand Prize at the 2014 Independent Games Festival that started with Jazzpunk, today we are taking a look a game that is quite possibly the best representation of the independent nature of indie games in that prestigious list: Dominique Pamplemousse in "It's All Over Once The Fat Lady Sings!"
Dominique Pamplemousse in "It's All Over Once The Fat Lady Sings!" is a difficult game to categorize. Is it an adventure game? A detective story? A musical? Yes, it's all of these things, but trying understand what Dominique Pamplemousse truly is by making assumptions based on these simplistic descriptors is doing the game, and the game's creator, a disservice. After completing the game, players will have solved an enjoyably quirky mystery that makes statements on a number of social issues in a subtle and unobtrusive way.
Angela at GameSpew writes: "Dominique Pamplemousse is a PC game you probably haven’t heard of, and upon seeing the title you probably think it is some weird French thing (for the record, “pamplemousse” is French for grapefruit) but the truth is quite different. This point-and-click adventure game will only take about an hour and a half to complete and, although the answers aren’t always obvious, the puzzles presented are very simple. But what holds it above many other quick games and what makes it worth purchasing, is its unique presentation."
Marcus Estrada writes: "Everyone knows about crowdfunding these days. However, most people know of it purely thanks to Kickstarter. Kickstarter is great and all but it’s not the only player in the marketplace! IndieGogo also exists and has seen a variety of successful campaigns over the years. Thanks to its smaller audience there haven’t been nearly as many video game projects, much less released titles just yet. Curious of what you might have missed on the IndieGogo platform? Here’s a list of a handful of fantastic games which have released thanks to them thus far."
SteamFirst: Before I begin, I want to stress that this poor review of Dominique Pamplemousse is not something I do gladly. For all of its faults, this game is so sincere. This is obviously a labor of love and not an attempt at cynically cashing in on a trend. Okay, let me crack my knuckles and we’ll begin.
