Review of Beyond the Edge of Owlsgard by CaptainD

Absolutely wonderful game, like an unreleased LucasArts gem from the 90s suddenly discovered and made available to the world. Thoroughly enjoyed it and may go back to find the alternate ending (s?) and grab the extra achievements. The way the plot morphed from fantasy to sci-fi was very well done, great puzzles, lovely visuals and animations, effective use of music and overall superb voice acting.

Some of the later puzzles were tricky so, although I needed the odd small hint, I’ve rated Difficulty here as “Just Right” since the puzzle solutions always felt fair. The “Modern Mode” makes some objects easier to notice and makes time-based puzzles a little more lenient - if you go for Classic Mode I’d probably rate difficult as Hard.

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Time Played: 5-10 hours
Difficulty: Just Right