The Book of Unwritten Tales
A point-and-click adventure with four playable characters.
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The Book of Unwritten Tales is a point-and-click adventure game from the German studio King Art Games. A prequel, The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles, came out in 2012, and a sequel, The Book of Unwritten Tales 2, followed on February 20, 2015. The gameplay presents traditional puzzles and brain teasers within an adventure story that typically takes around 20 hours to complete. Players explore 60 locations, interact with 40 non-player characters, and can use roughly 250 items. A key feature is that the player controls four different characters; in certain scenes, they can switch between two or three of them, and some puzzles require these characters to exchange items or cooperate. According to Metacritic, the game received favorable reviews. *The Escapist* gave it a perfect five-star score, calling it smart, funny, well-crafted, and heartfelt. *411Mania* rated it 8.1 out of 10, praising it as a return to the golden age of point-and-clicks that is enjoyable for genre fans and accessible to others. *The Digital Fix* awarded it eight out of ten, describing it as a thoroughly entertaining adventure with a classic fantasy story, well-developed plots, lovable characters, and plenty of humor. In 2011, Adventure Gamers ranked it as the 64th-best adventure game ever released.
Quick Facts
- Title
- The Book of Unwritten Tales
- Developer
- King Art Games
- Publisher
- Microsoft WindowsNA · The Adventure Company · EU · HMH Interactive · WW · Nordic Games (digital)OS X, LinuxWW · Nordic Games
- Released
- Microsoft WindowsEU · April 2, 2009 · NA · October 28, 2011 · UK · October 28, 2011 · AUS · April 12, 2012 · WW · July 31, 2012 / (Steam) / OS X / March 29, 2012 / Linux / November 6, 2012
- Genre
- Adventure
- Modes
- Single-player
- Platforms
- Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
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Lore & Background
The Book of Unwritten Tales was created by German developer King Art Games. A prequel titled The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles was released in 2012, and a sequel, The Book of Unwritten Tales 2, was released on February 20, 2015. The game presents a series of puzzles and brain teasers embedded in an adventure story that takes most players an average of 20 hours to complete. There are 60 locations to explore, with 40 non-player characters and about 250 interactible items. A notable feature is that the player controls four different characters; in some scenes it is possible to switch between two or three active characters, and some puzzles require the characters to exchange items or otherwise cooperate.
Reader's Guide
The Book of Unwritten Tales received 'favorable' reviews according to Metacritic. The Escapist gave it five stars, stating it is 'smart, funny, well-crafted and has tons of heart.' 411Mania gave it 8.1 out of 10, noting that it 'harkens back to the golden age of point-and-clicks and does a great job of it' and that puzzles 'don't require a huge amount of thinking to solve.' The Digital Fix gave it eight out of ten, calling it 'a thoroughly entertaining and engaging adventure game with a classic fantasy storyline, well thought-out plot lines, loveable characters, and plenty of humour.' In 2011, Adventure Gamers named it the 64th-best adventure game ever released. Its significance lies in its successful revival of traditional point-and-click mechanics, particularly the multi-character cooperation system, and its positive reception among genre fans.
Did You Know?
- The game was developed by German developer King Art Games.
- The game features 60 locations, 40 non-player characters, and about 250 interactible items.
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