In terms of story, it's a complete failure in terms of both vision and execution. At a certain point, we're just back on earth and the story is over. The game spends the majority of its time setting up character arcs that it never executes. This is to say nothing of the The Artful Escape is too earnest to hate but just too plain artless and incompetent to love.
The Artful Escape is too earnest to hate but just too plain artless and incompetent to love. If you've seen the trailer for this game, you've played all the best parts of this game. The Artful Escape, in particular, is too weak to support almost any part of its genuinely interesting premise. No game is strong enough to shoulder that kind of burden. The fact that it doesn't sound good and is extremely clunky to engage with is just too much. Music forms the basis for all character motivation, plot developments, and gameplay in The Artful Escape. It sets a bar for itself with some Bob Dylan-inspired folk music near the beginning which it then completely fails to live up to with a nearly nonstop rush of nonsense guitar shredding/wailing. I'll start with the most damning: the music in this game is pretty bad. It's not enough to buoy a game with this many glaring, bone-deep, ever-present flaws. It sets a bar for itself with some Bob Dylan-inspired folk music near the beginning which it then completely fails to There are some nice visuals, decent performances, and even a few moments of inspired writing in The Artful Escape. There are some nice visuals, decent performances, and even a few moments of inspired writing in The Artful Escape.
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