Baden of WGB: "It seems there's not much more to be done with the once mighty point and click genre as developers seek to instead imitate the past, attempting to capture what everybody loved about those classic adventures. In the process of trying to be just like their heroes they tend to accidently take a fair amount of what they didn't work, too, such as puzzles that don't make any sense, leaving the player with a nasty twitch and a habit of trying to mash everyday object together in their kitchen. Heaven's Hope also seeks to imitate rather innovate, bringing a few potentially neat ideas to the table that fall by the wayside quickly. To a degree it succeeds in its emulation attempts, the developers crafting a very solid point and click title that manages to avoid some of the traditional pitfalls. They've created a game worth playing for anyone with a love of the genre. In the process, though, they've struggled to craft something memorable."
If you're hoping to have a little slice of Heaven with this game, prepare to be disappointed. It's a pretty-looking game, but that's about all it has going for it. Jerky animation, a tedious plot, and dull characters will make you want to leave the small English village almost as soon as you arrive.
Tattered Media sat down with Mosaic Mask Studios in order to talk about their upcoming game Heaven's Hope
What is with adventure games and their obsession with lovable idiot Guybrush Threepwood-esque characters? Yes, Monkey Island is seen by many as the pinnacle of the genre, but that should not mean that every game must follow it down this over-beaten path. In Heaven’s Hope, an adventure game from German developers Mosaic Mask studios, you find yourself guiding fallen angel (more of a literal plummet than a biblical evil sense) Talorel back to heaven. Unfortunately in the fall his wings have been destroyed and his halo lost, making the task at hand that much more difficult.
