“Missing” posters hang outside many of the children’s homes in Sirentown, but for the wrong reasons. Residents are not encouraged to find their missing neighbors, but simply to acknowledge them and possibly learn from them. .
Children of Silentown is a point and click adventure/puzzle game published by Daedalic. They tend to bring us adventures with strong stories, and that’s certainly the case here. . Why are the adults so happy to accept these disappearances? She hears howls at night, but wouldn’t it be better to confront what’s there than to continue to fear it?
The only thing that brings Lucy joy is singing. She was taught by her mother, and for good reason. Her songs help convince townsfolk to reveal information that otherwise could not be revealed. Learn Players use these songs to solve puzzles and advance the story. This is a rather attractive method.
Exploration is important, of course, but Silentown isn’t that big, so it shouldn’t be too difficult. He also doesn’t have a lot of Citizens, so asking for clues is an easy process, and better yet, his UI decisions, which are excellent, help save time. As you select inventory items and carry them around town, the game changes their icons into gears that you can use on people and places. That means you don’t have to randomly use objects for people or things to see if you can solve the puzzle. The game makes it clear what is compatible.
But that doesn’t mean you don’t spend enough time wandering the city wondering what to do next. A lot of the time exploring an area is wasted because you haven’t triggered the right story elements to reveal the required item or a bit of dialogue. That means seeing the same things and talking to the same people over and over again. Thankfully, the inventory isn’t flooded with objects, items that are no longer needed are cleared away, and the inventory puzzle itself is somewhat logical.
In some cases, dialogs offer response options. Each choice progresses the story, and the options are usually pretty similar. I don’t know what effect they have on the game, but Children of Siren Town has multiple endings. Judging by the endgame graphics, I think I got the second ending. I know I didn’t find all the collectibles, but there were some decisions I quickly regretted. Did they influence the ending I got? I rarely play new games in adventure games, nor have I been here.
In addition to inventory and location puzzles, Children of Siren Town uses three types of puzzles that repeat throughout the game. One is to stitch in the proper order, another is to place the gears to rotate the tiles and create a path from the start to the end, and the final task is to create the rays to get the eyeballs on the grid properly. illuminate the
My wife and I were able to handle these issues without any particular difficulty. Good because there are no hints and you have to complete them to continue. People who are not good at logic puzzles may quit the game quickly. His one tip on the Gears game. He moves through one tile at a time, using gear to lock the rotating sequence of properly aligned tiles. The tiles reset when not connected to a gear, but using corners one gear allows him to lock the rotation of 4 tiles.
Later in the game, you’ll find a series of puzzles in which you’ll have to direct streams of water into different bowls. I was able to pull the lever on the right fairly quickly, but it took me over an hour to figure out how to deal with where the bowl was missing. I just missed the access point of the . That’s the only time I’ve had real frustration.
Well, with that and the game’s conclusion, it comes abruptly and doesn’t really offer a solid payoff. I have.
Thankfully, Lucy is a great character who is easy to get behind along the way. She has a complicated but grounded relationship with her family. She defies her parents to do what she thinks is right, but would rather earn their blessing. It’s fun to spend about 15 hours in. Players empathize with her youthful desire to find out the truth behind missing people while watching too many loved ones go missing. I understand people’s fears.
Despite the heavy theme, exploring the village and eventually (of course) the forest is fun. Both are presented like eerie and charming animated picture books. It’s the kind of thing my kids used to read when they were younger. That atmosphere influences every element of the game. Always slightly challenging and unsettling, Children of Sirentown never crossed the realm of casual gameplay.
But don’t let the word “causality” sound negative here. This is a great game that will appeal to puzzle adventurers regardless of their level of expertise. Even if you want to be more or less challenged, there’s more than enough here to make it all the way through.