The Many Items of Mr. Coo is a wierd point-and-click journey sport that offers an important first impression with its hand-animated presentation. The titular Mr. Coo finds himself in a surreal, Wonderland-esque realm through which he is unceremoniously chopped into three items. All he needed was an apple.
Characters are hand-drawn and animated in a scrappy however pleasingly malleable vogue; objects and monsters morph and deform as they react to the world, and it seems to be nice. Along with some extremely detailed backgrounds and surreal environments, there is not any doubt the sport has a powerful aesthetic. There are additionally some nice musical thrives all through the brief journey.
The sport begins very merely, with fairly apparent issues to click on to advance by way of chapters. There are some correct puzzles to be discovered right here, nevertheless, and in typical point-and-click vogue, they are often fairly obtuse. There is no stock to fret about, besides, we got here up in opposition to some situations with no clear reply. Whereas some guesswork could also be concerned with discovering sure options, there’s some intelligent design happening, particularly within the latter half while you’re swapping management between Mr. Coo’s head and legs. Sadly, the torso does not get a lot to do.
All advised, the sport ought to final you a few hours. When you end it the primary time, pages are scattered all through every chapter, supplying you with one thing to gather while you undergo it once more (which is way faster as soon as you understand what you are doing).
You do not usually see a “To be continued…” in video games, however that is how The Many Items of Mr. Coo concludes. It appears that is the primary of not less than two elements, which is nice; this can be a first rate first effort, however there’s a lot of potential for extra concerned puzzles in a follow-up.
We did run into one or two bugs, just like the digicam being within the flawed place and a tough crash, so it isn’t the smoothest expertise. Regardless of that, there’s so much to love about this uncommon little journey. In the event you’re in search of a novel point-and-click sport with surreal visuals, an eerie ambiance, and a few fascinating puzzles, that is value a shot — however we’re intrigued to see the way it evolves in a sequel.
