Bolt Riley, A Reggae Adventure Reviews

Bolt Riley shows the potential of being an interesting game. However, in its current form, there is not much of it to play. While I understand the need to “get to market’ and the pressures of meeting backer expectations, I am not sure that Adventure Mob did themselves any favors by releasing such a short chapter with so little content for gamers to purchase. Read my full [url=http://justadventure.com/2013-05-20-21-09-14/4137-bolt-riley-a-reggae-adventure-chapter-1] review [/url] at JustAdventure. Grade: C+

Bolt Riley, A Reggae Adventure is a rasta-themed throwback to 90's era point-and-click adventures, with an intuitive interface, hand-drawn scenery, and distinctive voice actors. As an early access game, I was able to play through to the end with SteamOS/Linux and a Steam Controller. The game is incredibly short with only Chapter 1, and I can't tell if development is continuing or halted. Still, I'm giving this a positive review because it's the kind of game I'd enjoy playing if it ever reaches completion.

I just bought this game for these songs. But this game really doesn't have much fun.

The developer ghosted everyone and never finished the series. The save/load feature doesn't work. The game couldn't even quit cleanly after I played all the way through. Also, there are many lines of dialogue text without voice-overs.

First I need to say that it is a nice game and I'd love to reccommend it because of that but - as already stated by lots of players - chapter one is much too short (even for an episode). Sorry to say that it really has more of a demo because of this. If you can grab it on sale with its shortness in mind or in case it will be added to the second chapter I might change my review. Sadly I don't believe in the late appearence of the second chapter anymore because there's silence from the developers side. Really sad, man! Edit: Btw. the achivements that are announced on the shopsite are not included/activated - well, at least not for me!

A indie point and click adventure about a chill dude in what I assume is 1980's Jamaica. I really want to like BR:AR but sadly with the amount of content in Chapter 1 it is a bit of a strange place for the game to be as it is out paced by demos of it much older games. It has promise, a wry sense of humour and tongue in cheek references to the the games that inspired it but due a strange case of studio issues/development hell the rest of the game is sadly yet to show up and follow through. One day I hope Bolt will actually get the chance to find his friends damn bike. When it is actually finished or has more episodes if you enjoy the concept do come back. I will. But sadly for the moment I would wait unless you really want to support the developers.

Should have believed the bad ratings with this game. It is indeed horrible as heck! Interface is clunky, voice acting is horrendous, subtitles don't mach the acting, puzzles are stupidly easy, setting doesn't interest one bit and overall feeling is very very amateurish. Shame for the graphics, 'cause they're in fact rather nice.

It is and awesome reggae spiritual inspirational game, i dont really understand why they are so many negative reviews... the only bad in this game is that it is not long enoughand it is just the first part of a story what needs to be finished.

Very expensive for a game with less than an hour of gameplay. Very promising, but perhaps it will be worth the cost when there is more than one very short chapter. I am dissapointed that I paid good money for what is little more than a demo.

In full disclosure, I'm a friend of the developer (or at least, I was until I wrote this review ;) ) That said, I paid for my copy of the game, and pressed "Post review" before he saw this. So here's the thing. Bolt Riley is a bit short, it's a bit rough around the edges, some of the puzzles are very arbitrary in their solution, and the intro/tutorial is so annoying it nearly made me quit. BUT..... When you get past all that, you encounter a game with a load of character, made by someone who loves this underserved genre. There were some genuine "Monkey Island" moments in there for me, albeit "diamond in the rough" moments. The art style is really cool, and there are some really nice subtle lighting effects in there. Am I happy I bought it? Yes. Would I change it? Yes, and here's how. Mainly, I'd get lip-syncing in there. It's probably the single biggest improvement that could be thrown at the game to lift the quality bar significantly. The UI could be reworked a bit, but it's not really a deal-breaker. Some of the puzzles could do with a bit of polishing, and the art assets could be imported at a higher resolution. But...it's Early Access, so what do you expect. I'd strip down the tutorial section, and stop the narrator breaking the fourth wall. Finally, I'd make the game longer. The end of the game as stands came way to quickly, and the teaser trailer for the remainder shows promise of a full-blown point-n-click adventure that could stand alongside the greats. Would I recommend it? So this is a tricky one. On the whole, I'd say yes. Yes, because it made me chuckle. Yes, because the voice acting was really top notch. Yes, because the Jamaican angle was really quite unique (and we need more uniqueness in games). And yes, because if you love point-n-click adventures, you need to support the developers still trying to do point-n-click adventures! But - it seems a bit expensive to me, even though I bought it on sale. I felt a little......short-changed by the game, and the "Chapter 1" store listing reinforces this unease. If this is all I get for my money (albeit a more polished version), I'd say it's overpriced. If I've paid for the full game, and there's more to come, I'd say it's a steal even at full price! Should you buy it? Only you can answer that. I can tell you that I did, and I don't regret it :)