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Unusual Findings
Unusual Findings: Three friends uncover mysteries in the 1980s. Follow their amazing adventures in a game where your decisions really matter. Be prepared to spin like a record on your incredible journey back to the era of synthesizers, VHS Rental stores, 8 bits games and evil alien conspiracies.
Details
- Released
- October 12, 2022
- Developer
- Epic Llama Games
- Genres
- Point-and-click · Puzzle · Adventure · Indie
- Publisher
- ESDigital Games
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The 1980s was such an influential decade that the many people have never been able to let it go. Thanks to TV shows like Stranger Things, fashion trends that never seem to die, and countless musical mega-hits, the 80s seem like a time period that’s in a constant state of resurgence. Although, that’s not always a bad thing. As a child growing in the 80s and 90s, I often enjoy shows and video games that are able to recapture the magic of the 80s, even if it tends to be a bit overdone. The l...
Since the nerd of the group got a signal de-scrambler, Vinny, Nick, and Tony should be able to watch some "interesting" programs. Too bad they’re all grounded. Sneaking around a bit to watch some TV with your friends sounds good—what could possibly go wrong?Read More
If you have a healthy tolerance for 1980s fawning and the occasional frustrations of early point-and-click adventures, Unusual Findings is a reasonably fun experience with great graphics and music—as long as you don’t find the more obvious aspects of its referential nature to be too excessive.
Unusual Findings is a good point and click adventure that will appeal to fans of the genre and nostalgia addicts alike. It doesn’t do anything to reinvent the wheel, though, and does suffer from the occasional moment of obscurity or needing to talk to every character again to discover a new line of dialogue. If the style and setting appeal, though, then there is a lot to love here, not least the pixel art and liberal use of pop classic ‘You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)’.
In conclusion, I had high hopes for this game and I was excited to play it. The aesthetic and the story really intrigued me and I was so eager to discover the tale as I went along, and sadly, I didn’t get to experience much of it. Unusual Findings has a promising premise but the movement and convoluted puzzles ruined it for me. After spending an exasperating 6.5 hours with very little enjoyment, I will not be returning to finish it. Maybe others with more understanding of the genre will enjoy this more than me and for them, I wish them the best.