Bear with Me

Bear with Me is a point-and-click adventure game developed by Exordium Games. It is described as an "episodic noir adventure game", and was released in three episodes, first in August 2016, final in October 2017.[1][2][3] A prequel, The Lost Robots, was released in July 2019. The game draws inspiration from film noir and features Amber and her friend - detective Ted E. Bear, who are set on an adventure to find Amber's missing brother Flint.[4][5] Bear with Me: The Complete Collection, a compilation of the first three episodes, was released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Linux, MacOS, and Microsoft Windows on July 9, 2019.[6]

Bear with Me
Developer(s)Exordium Games
Publisher(s)Exordium Games
EngineUnity
Platform(s)Windows, Linux, macOS
Release
Episode One
  • Windows low-resolution
    • NA: August 8, 2016
Episode Two
  • Windows
    • WW: February 15, 2017
Episode Three
  • Windows
    • WW: October 5, 2017
The Complete Collection
The Lost Robots
Genre(s)Adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Reception
Aggregate review scores
Game Metacritic
Episode One (Windows) 68%[7]
Episode Two (Windows) 76%[8]
Episode Three (Windows) 79%[9]

Bear with Me received generally positive reviews. Adventure Gamers, in a review for all three episodes, praised its story, art style and the well integration of puzzles, but criticized the slow movement speed, and the occasional frustration, giving it 3½ out of 5.[10] Italian magazine The Games Machine gave it 7.9 out of 10, stating "Bear With Me is a nice, old-style point and click adventure, with logical and well designed puzzles, although not too challenging, and a story that blends humour and drama. Not a milestone in the genre, but adventure fans should give it a chance.".[11]

Episode 1

Hardcore Gamer was less positive in its review for the first episode of the series, arguing "The first episode of Bear With Me still hints at a greater game to come, nicely setting a proper noir tone with some occasional creepy bits and a gleeful dose of snark throughout.", but "it sadly says a lot that the initial outing feels more like a demo for the game than an actual full-fledged chapter of the story."[12] LeveL magazine, on the other hand, gave it 8/10 and praised it as "The first episode of a dark adventure, where childlike elements are mixed with an adult story in a perfect harmony of a noir story".[13][7]

Bear with Me: The Complete Collection

Bear with Me: The Complete Collection was published on July 31, 2019 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Microsoft Windows.

References
  1. Chalk, Andy (September 6, 2017). "Bear With Me, a noir teddy bear adventure, concludes in October". PC Gamer.
  2. "Bear With Me Investigates Plush Noir In August". Rock Paper Shotgun. July 21, 2016.
  3. "Ovog listopada završavamo slučaj – stiže treća i finalna epizoda Bear with Me - GoodGame.hr". www.goodgame.hr.
  4. "2. epizoda igre Bear With Me zagrebačkog Exordium Gamesa stiže u veljači". January 20, 2017.
  5. "Episodic Noir Adventure Game Bear With Me Comes Out on August 8 - Hardcore Gamer". www.hardcoregamer.com. July 16, 2016.
  6. "Bear With Me: The Complete Collection launches July 9 for PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC, and smartphones". Gematsu. April 2, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  7. "Bear With Me: Episode 1 PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  8. "Bear With Me: Episode Two PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  9. "Bear With Me: Episode Three PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  10. "Bear With Me Review". Adventure Gamers. October 23, 2017.
  11. "Bear With Me Recensione PC". The Games Machine. May 14, 2021.
  12. "Review: Bear With Me: Episode 1". www.hardcoregamer.com. August 8, 2016.
  13. "LEVEL 267". September 22, 2016.
  14. "Bear With Me: The Complete Collection". Metacritic.
  15. "Bear With Me: The Complete Collection". Metacritic.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.