The first episode of «point-and-click» adventure Fester Mudd: Curse of the Gold. If you love old toys studio LucasArt, be sure to check out the data representative of the genre.


The style and design, as well as the addictive gameplay will remind you of the old days when the unpredictable plot, interesting conversations and entertaining puzzles were the main components of quests.


Although adventure games in the genre of «point-and-click» (point and click) seem recently revived in such titles as the Deponia and The Silent Age, where modern design is combined with classic gameplay, there is another worthy representative of the genre - Fester Mudd: Curse of the Gold. At the very beginning of the game clearly stated that it should serve as a reminder of the golden age of adventure games.


Fester Mudd follows the adventures 90s games on LucasArt. Starting with the use of a pixel design to interface with large icons Fester Mudd designed as Secret of Monkey Island, only the action takes place in the Wild West.


The same inspiration can be traced to a simple plot and puzzles. The story begins with the fact that our hero, Fester, receives a letter from his brother, who claims to have found gold in the nearest town. Fester immediately mounts his trusty, exactly true, mule Martha, and soon jumps to the city Loamsmouth, hoping to get rich quickly. Upon arrival, he is faced with two problems. He needs to get into the tavern, where he had arranged to meet with his brother, but there at the entrance require ID. And he needs to hire a shooter, who has quite a lot of requests.


The two major problems remain throughout the first episode. To solve them, you need to perform a variety of puzzles, talk to other characters and collect various items.