Reviews of 'The Book of Unwritten Tales' by KING Art Games

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English reviews:

GameZebo 4.5/5

"I don't just recommend that you play it, I'm afraid I really must insist. This is a game that feels like it was lifted straight out of the golden age of adventures, and that, my friends, is not something to be missed."

GameSpot 8.0

"This is a great achievement in both story and design that should be played by anyone who appreciates an old-school adventure. […] Superb voice acting and music."

Rock, Paper, Shotgun

"It definitely is one of the best adventures in years. [...] An adventure this long is such a rare treat. One this enjoyable at the same time is almost unheard of."

Adventure Gamers - 4.5/5

"The Book of Unwritten Tales holds an epic adventure between its pages, bringing to life a gorgeous, multi-dimensional, quest-laden world of glittering seas and fiery mountains, and filling it with some of the most endearing game characters of all time."

Cheat Code Central - 4.4/5

"The dialogue is amazingly well-written, and the voice actors have terrific comedic timing. Here, the developers didn't just make the best of a tricky pitch; they knocked it out of the ballpark."

BrainLazy - 9.9/10

"The most thoroughly masterful combination of humor, gameplay, art, and story I have played in years."

Destructoid - 8.5/10

"[...] the strong writing, elegant design, quality voice acting and beautiful visuals should keep you compelled to carry on."

God is a geek - 9/10

“The comedy-adventure genre made popular by such titles as Monkey Island and Discworld finally has a successor, in KING Art Games, and long may they reign.”

Calm Down Tom - 9/10

"The game is absolutely great and just a warning – you will be better of with somebody around you when you play as it is so hilarious at times that I literally stopped playing to go and try to explain the joke to somebody."

Hooked Gamers - 8.7/10

“To be honest I have not played a game quite as on par as Broken Sword or Monkey Island for years, but this pretty much is, and that is saying something.”

Just Adventures - A-B

“Everything about The Book of Unwritten Tales deserves an A, if not higher. Even the puzzles are smartly executed.”

Koku Gamer - 9/10

“Anyone that likes a good old point and click adventure game, be prepared because “The Book of Unwritten Tales” is going to knock your socks off.”

Gaming Illustrated - 93%

“The Book of Unwritten Tales pays the ultimate homage to the classic point-and-click adventure by honoring the genre’s conventions while also improving on them.”

Pixel Perfect Mag - 8/10

“The Book of Unwritten Tales felt like one of the freshest titles I’ve played this year due to how it goes against the grain of the current big budget games, and has a real chance at becoming a cult classic.”

Gaming Shogun

“I recommend this game not only to fans of the genre but to fans of pop culture in general. This is a point and click adventure game that is smarter than the sum of its puzzles.”

Spanish reviews:

MeriStation - 8.5/10

"Exciting, funny and visually overwhelming. No, we're not talking about Uncharted 3, Battlefield 3 or Batman: Arkham City, but The Book of Unwritten Tales, one of the most beautiful adventure games of recent years that finally leaves his native Germany."

TierraGamer - 9/10

“The game features excellent vocals, astonishing graphics, a memorable story, and depth in each of its characters.”

Italian reviews:

Punta e clicca (Italy) - 95/100

"Lately I was losing hope, seeing the lack of ideas for adventure games. With this title the hope was rekindled, because we are really faced with something exciting."

Polish reviews:

Adventure Zone (Poland) - 9/10

“I didn’t expect much of The Book of Unwritten Tales but I was very pleasently surprised by its quality. [...] It has been a long time since I had such a good adventure on my hard drive.

Dutch reviews:

Adventurespel.nl

"Add to that the facial expressions and expressive movements of the characters, and you feel like you have landed in an imaginative puppet animation film like "The Dark Crystal"."

German reviews:

GBase - 90%

I bow before this achievement. What KING Art delivers as their first major project will put the fear of God into the adventure genre and shows them how things ought to be in the future. Book of Unwritten Tales is a darned good fantasy adventure that captivates with inventive puzzles, an epic storyline and lots of gags.

Looki.de - 91%

It is really hard, not to be enchanted by The Book of Unwritten Tales, because of the imaginative ideas, the delightful dialogues, the quirky side characters, the numerous allusions and the fine puzzle design.

Eurogamer.de - 90%

KING Art has plainly and simply delivered the best adventure game […] in years, that at the same time reminds me heavily of the good old classics. Is there a bigger compliment for a game of this genre? Probably not.

Adventuretreff - 90%

Therefore, this adventure can be recommended without reservation – even to those who couldn’t take pleasure in the genre before. The Book of Unwritten Tales shows, how adventures should be designed and will equally wow novices, casual adventurers and pros.

Gamers.at - 87%

[…] The story, the lovable characters and the humor propel Book of Unwritten Tales far to the top of my Adventure charts.

GameStar - 85%

The Book of Unwritten Tales tells a great story and scores with outstanding characters, lots of humor and logical puzzles. A beautiful, funny and suspensefully narrated adventure.

Adventure Corner - 91%

With “The Book of Unwritten Tales” KING Art has created an adventure without equal […]. If you are even slightly delighted by a humorous, but not silly adventures, you can grab “The Book of Unwritten Tales” without hesitation.

PC Games - 85%

Bingo! Adventure fans have long been waiting for a game this lovely. […] what the team delivers here is more or less one of the most beautiful adventure game in years.

4Players - 85%

Very pretty and convenient adventure game with lots of amusing allusions to fantasy movies and role play games. – Adventure of the Year

GamersGlobal - 90%

The Book of Unwritten Tales is the proof, that games can look beautiful without a 3D-Engine – and that humor and logical puzzles are a great mix, even centuries after Maniac Mansion.

Spieletipps - 88%

For me The Book of Unwritten Tales was love at first sight. The new adventure starts incredibly atmospheric and stays at a high level. Characters in an adventure game have seldom had so much appeal to me. The German developers have truly found the perfect balance of suspense, wit and puzzle design.

GamersHall.de - 90%

The developers have really produced a great success with The Book of Unwritten Tales. It will probably become a true must-have for die-hard fans of point-and-click adventures, but even to genre newcomers it is worth more than a first look.

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