Violett

Violett is an interesting adventure for fans of the genre.

Violett is quiet and unassuming, but it steadily weaves a tale about childhood fears and desires with which we are all too familiar. Despite its surreal setting, it has a very personal touch that grounds it.

Despite the lack of a storyline (apart from the opening cinematic), Violett does reasonably well in keeping itself interesting.

You might enjoy the time that you spend with Violett, but you should approach it with modest expectations and a good deal of patience.

An intriguing premise and interesting art style aren’t enough to drag Violett up to the level of other more accomplished point and click adventures.

Abstruse and sometimes outright broken in its design elements, Violett commits the worst crime for an adventure game: it confronts the player with poorly designed puzzles that require little logic and lots of luck and clueless clicking in order to be solved.

As it stands, Violett is a mess, and a disappointment on every level.

Violett is great puzzle game with charming fantasy graphics and beautifull sountrack. It kinda reminds me Coraline game but it's not plagiarism, it has it's own style, plot and game play style. The gfx isn't demanding, so medium box can handle it but still it looks really impresive. For that kind of money it is definitely worth to buy.

The art in this is gorgeous, and I really like the entire atmosphere of this game. Unfortunately, I feel that this game suffers from the same design issues as the old point and click adventures did. There's way too much reliance on trying random things and seeing what works. If there was some type of basic mechanic that we could learn and use as a guide to figure out the rest of the game, that would help a lot. Instead, each section presents new objects and you basically have to disregard everything you just learned and start experimenting all over again. I like experimenting with mechanics and figuring things out, but that process feels so random and scatterbrained in this game. If you are someone that enjoys the old school point and click adventures, pick this up. Otherwise, this game may lead to frustration.

Very pretty. Horrendous interface. Inconsistent controls and mechanics. Unreliable cursor changing over certains interactive objects but not others. Game wanting you to click everywhere randomly. Useless help showing you actions you've already performed. Acquisition click replaced by a drag. No feedback on clicks whatsoever. Etc.