Adventures of Bertram Fiddle Episode 1 Review Switch
Not a week goes past without me diving into the Nintendo eShop's lucky dip and pulling out some other signal and click adventure. The genre does experience at home on the Switch, and I'm pleased to say that Bertram Dabble: Episode one: A Dreadly Business concern is a lot of fun.
You play Bertram of the championship; an eccentric what-ho kind of a chap who is an explorer by day and a novice detective at all other times in-between. That is unless his wife finds him a proper job. Employing a vocabulary that wouldn't experience out of identify in a Monty Python sketch, Bertram likes to invent the odd give-and-take or two. In one scenario, he introduces himself as a leading Victorian Explorator. Only it's ok as Bertram Dabble: Episode 1: A Dreadly Business is fix in the Victorian era, and so using terms like peng would certainly feel out of place.
Our story begins when Bertram wakes upwardly and gives u.s. a quick glimpse of his life as an explorator through paintings, artefacts and anecdotes. Bertram is accompanied by his helpful servant, Gavin, who is introduced one time Bertram unlocks Gavin's bedroom door, hidden under the stairs. Gavin is a cyclops with an unimaginable strength that comes in useful along the way, whenever Bertram commands it. After a few dorsum and forth quips nigh the shenanigans they've been up to in the past, Bertram's wife tells him to take the canis familiaris to the groomers. Shortly after leaving the house, he bumps into a stranger and both parties driblet what they are carrying. The stranger carelessly picks up the dog, housed in a comport crate and that'southward when it all kicks off.
Bertram is an apprentice detective and fumbles about like a gentleman Inspector Gadget. He soon finds himself roped into locating a murderer who bears a resemblance to Saucy Jack a.k.a. Jack the Ripper. Only the murderer has the much more imposing title of Geoff the Murderer, wanted for doing murderings. The theme isn't for kids, but at the aforementioned fourth dimension, it'due south inoffensive, unless you lot get rocked by sexual innuendos and dad puns. Bertram Fiddle: Episode i: A Dreadly Business is full of them.
Bertram doesn't intermission the fourth wall equally such, but like any skilful adventure game, he'll share his thoughts aloud and give a petty exposition to the kind of person he is. Bertram Fiddle: Episode 1: A Dreadly Business is voice acted in its entirety and pretty good at that. Only… I have to say that the voice for Bertram grated on me. He sounds like he's inhaled helium and doesn't sound anything like how I imagined. He'd sound better with a voice like Leslie Phillips (yous might know him every bit the Sorting Hat in Harry Potter). I would say it isn't that of import, only as the main graphic symbol, you don't have much choice but to heed to him. Perchance you'll like him more than I did.
The controls as what y'all would expect on the Switch; move the left joystick to motion and select an particular/character to interact with, plus an inventory off-screen that you tin admission at any time. With the amount of signal and click adventure games I've been playing on the Switch, I'm at present expecting these type of games to have a touchscreen option as it really can make the difference, and you demand information technology here. For a while, I was fumbling about with the controls and had no idea what could exist interacted with equally there aren't whatsoever visual clues. Yet, subsequently some faffing about, I found that if you lot hold down the A push button, y'all tin can encounter all the areas that can be inspected/actioned.
I tin't keep this review without praising the visuals. When I showtime saw the screenshots, I thought the illustrations were nice, but they reminded me a little of internet-based Wink enable games from the 00s – something similar to Penny Arcade Adventures (a fun game, but a fiddling dated visually). Well, my opinion soon changed the moment I was playing the game as the illustrations are excellent, equally is the blitheness. I recognised the style before and was trying to recall where I'd seen information technology. Rumpus Animation makes Bertram Fiddle. When I looked them up, information technology appears that they have done illustrations for Dorling Kindersley and Usbourne Publishing, hence why they seemed familiar equally I had seen them in books earlier. It's quite a quirky visual style and makes Bertram Dabble stand out a niggling more some of the alternatives.
I've already made my point nearly the vocalisation for Bertram, only the rest of the voice talent is great too. The delivery of lines isn't always the best, merely equally I had the subtitles upward, I was reading along, and I take to say that the script is vivid. It's another game that is very British in the arroyo, and while it's hardly crude, there are some classic innuendo's throughout that are pretty funny. Information technology's probably the next step up in maturity from Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet, but with more developed themes; murder and sexual innuendos. While on the topic of the audio, the soundtrack is brilliant. It reminds me a niggling of British cinema – namely Ealing Studios and Hammer Film Productions in the 60-70s. How'south that for something modern? There's no dub-step here. Is that even so popular…?
The story and gameplay, while short, are fantabulous merely I have to say that I got a little irritated with the controls at times. I couldn't quite get Bertram to do what I wanted him to exercise. As, information technology wasn't that intuitive to get Gavin to follow conform, and I establish myself dragging and dropping on the screen without either character doing what I wanted, i.e. interact with an object. As the game progressed, I became a little more accustomed to it, and it bothered me less. The challenges are varied and are what y'all tin expect from any decent point and click adventure.
Bertram Fiddle: Episode one: A Dreadly Business isn't a new game. It was released on mobile devices way back in 2014, only it feels at home on the Switch and can feel that it has earned a place amidst some of the superlative point and click adventure games, even though the vast majority are ports and nothing bespoke for the Switch. In terms of difficulty, Bertram Dabble: Episode one: A Dreadly Business organization is relatively easy but entertaining. Every bit you tin expect to terminate this in a few hours, I'd recommend getting Episode 2 set as this get-go episode finishes on a flake of a cliffhanger.
The testify is in the title; Bertram Dabble is an episodic game. For an older title, you'd hope that there would be a complete packet available similar the Telltale series and you have admission to all episodes in 1 become. When finishing this episode, it does have you wanting more than so I'm pleased to see that the 2d episode is currently available on the eShop now and so I'll be looking at reviewing that soon. As for the price, it's so cheap (in the UK information technology'south currently £2.15) so will be adding this to the list.
Overall, Bertram Fiddle: Episode 1: A Dreadly Concern had me wanting more. Non so much of the gameplay equally it's nothing new and not much of a challenge, but the characters and dialogue are worth every moment. With characters such as Lord Arthwipe being introduced early on on and puns that only dads can fully appreciate due to their blench worthiness, I was impressed with the overall experience. I would take liked to have seen both episodes bachelor in one go, but as I mentioned above, the price is peanuts so I'll be giving that a go and continuing my gamble in this an amusing point and click.
REVIEW Lawmaking: A free Nintendo Switch code was provided to Bonus Phase for this review. Please send all review lawmaking enquiries to press@4gn.co.united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland.
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The Adventures of Bertram Dabble: Episode one: A Dreadly Business Review
- Gameplay - 7/10
- Graphics - 9/10
- Sound - nine/10
- Replay Value - 7/x
Summary
Bertram Fiddle and his companion Gavin turn the Victoria era on its head and make a fun, but short run a risk worthwhile in terms of the witty dialogue.
Pros
Undoubtedly the humour is the highlight of the game
That said, the visuals are also amazing
Easy puzzles, so no pilus pulling
Cons
Yes, it's episodic, merely it'due south still over far also quick
Not for seasoned adventurers who desire a challenge (though the story is worth the playthrough)
I may be the minority, but the voice for Bertram was mildly annoying
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