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Armikrog
Armikrog is a unique stop motion clay animated point and click adventure game from the creators of Earthworm Jim and the Neverhood. Follow the adventures of space explorer Tommynaut and his blind alien talking dog Beak-Beak, as they unravel the mysteries of the fortress that holds them captive through exploration and puzzle solving.
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- Released
- September 30, 2015
- Developer
- Pencil Test Studios
- Publisher
- Versus Evil
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Armikrog Reviews
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Whilst Armikrog may be a short experience, and it may not be the most realised or polished game ever made – for example, the menus are pretty sparse and your in-game cursor is just the standard system cursor – these things don’t detract from the overall experience of the game. Visually, it’s a feat of artistic excellence, and for fans of point and click, it offers a pure and challenging experience with puzzles that will take you back to the heyday of the genre. It’s very difficult not to be charmed by Armikrog. It’s heartwarming, glorious and funny, and it’ll leave you desperate for more.
Playing Armikrog on PS4 was a very interesting experience. Its graphics, story, and puzzles were all very memorable, but playing on PS4 was not the best way to experience this game. Some of the graphics looked low-res at points, and most of the gameplay just does not work well on their controller, making Armikrog a more frustrating experience than it should have been. Fans of this genre should definitely play it, as it is a new and unique entry in a malnourished genre. However, if you choose to do so on the PS4, you should be aware of the poorly executed controls before going in.
You don't see that many claymation games anymore so thankfully, Doug TenNapel and gang are back to show gamers just how awesome the art form is. However, does their new game live up to their previous triumphs?
It took a long time getting here, but Armikrog is finally available on the Wii U eShop. Was it worth the wait? That probably depends on how big a fan of point
A point'n'click clay adventure game created by the people behind The Neverhood sounds like a dream come true for many fans of the genre. Has Armikrog met the great expectations and managed to provide high-quality entertainment?
Armikrog feels like a game for a different era, for good and ill. While point-and-click adventures can play to the nostalgia of some, they can feel mired in traditions that just don't translate to a more mainstream audience. If the former sounds like something you'd be into Armikrog will probably push your buttons. If the latter sounds like something you fear, Armikrog's lack of clear goals and an expectation of excessive patience means it's probably not for you.
I’m not saying Armikrog isn’t worth a go; it’s charming, happy, and reminiscent of the time when stop motion was the most impressive style of animation. The game is delightfully odd and will absolutely make you laugh at least a handful of times. Unfortunately, the overwhelming lack of care put into some stuff that modern developers really shouldn’t be getting wrong is noticable.
Armikrog’s dislike for logic and obvious incompleteness is a waste of good Claymation.
Halfway through the game, you acquire the fly required for Beak-Beak to transform and after some initial confusion as how to activate it, I quickly realized you can only transform him in those two specific locations. I’d be more okay with this if the transformation was a one-time use sort of thing but it’s not since you somehow have an infinite amount of these flies. The logic of the game shows that Beak-Beak consumes these flies to temporarily gain flight and since you’re clearly consuming them instead of coughing them back up to reuse later, it would make sense to assume that this is a finit...
Point and click adventure titles are the sort of game we often look back on with fond memories, but sadly, they don’t tend to age well for the most part. Armikrog is a victim of this sort of design mindset, and feels like an adventure game from back in the day. This works heavily against it though, mostly just for it feeling archaic.
Armikrog is a unique and special game. It really brings back memories of those children’s specific games you might see younger siblings playing in browsers, with overly simplistic design elements designed to foster a feeling of accomplishment no matter what you do. But Armikrog is more than just a silly representation of someone’s IP to help kids learn.