Lair Of The Clockwork God
Developer/publisher Size Five Games
Format PC
Release Out now
Within minutes of starting Size Five’s latest we steal a dead man’s shoes. That is far from the worst thing to happen to a corpse in the third Dan and Ben game, which is as scorchingly rude and abrasively funny as its predecessors. But don’t expect a conventional point-and-click adventure this time. Designer and co-writer Dan Marshall’s in-game alter ego has decided, in his desire to stay relevant, to become an “indie darling platformer”, and that the two must embark upon a “poignant quest”. Ben, however, is keen to stick to tried-and-tested techniques: talking to people, picking up objects, and occasionally combining two of, but as these two bicker their way through this ambitious hybrid, it’s clear neither has really grown up. Good.
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