Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Axel & Pixel (Silver Wish Games)


Axel & Pixel tells the story of the painter Axel and his dog Pixel as they embark on a fantastic journey through a surreal and dangerous dream world. Combining point-and-click gameplay and a beautiful hand-drawn environment, the game is truly unique.


Axel and Pixel plays exactly how you would expect any point and click adventure game to play. You must move between environments solving puzzles to open the passageway to the next one for you and your dog. Often times this involves finding tools, matching patterns, pressing buttons and then a ton of other random things.

There are two dozen areas in Axel and Pixel that each get progressively harder. They are also themed with the seasons so you will start in Spring and move through Winter, each changing the environment around you.

Like all great adventure games, there are several moments where you will be stumped at what to do and it seems like there are no more options. At this point you'll find yourself just scanning the screen for an indication from the cursor that you can do something. There are also some classic puzzles like untangling tangled colored wires. Luckily though, I never found myself too flustered with Axel and Pixel which to me is an indication that is a well designed adventure game.

What really kept me from falling in love with this game is the lack of story. You are out with your dog on this adventure, but there's no consistent story keeping me involved with the characters or the environments. It's more adventure just for the sake of adventure. I still enjoyed myself and the world Axel and Pixel live in, I just didn't get enough information to really feel like I was part of it versus just passing through.


Link:
steam
official site (its down now, sorry)
silver wish games (its down now, sorry)
2kplay children
soundtrack
drm-free
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