Title: Quiet, Please!
Format: XBLIG
Release Date: April 12th, 2012
Publisher: Nostatic Software
Developer: Nostatic Software
Price: 80 MS Points
ESRB Rating: Violence=0/3, Sex=0/3, Mature Content=2/3.
What is the number one thing you’d wish to have
when you live with a noisy family? Exactly. Some peace and quiet. Quiet, Please
becomes somewhat of an excitement, as you wonder repeatedly around your rather
frantic household. A 16-Bit puzzle game may sound intriguing, but don’t let the
small amount of puzzles fool you. This puzzle game will be sure to make use of its
replay value.
PRESENTATION, SOUND AND ART:
Quiet, please! as a game is very classic to its
nature of a16-bit proportion. While playing the game I found myself
recollecting on old memories of 16-bit adventure games, and that style that we
all have come to love back during those good old days. Classic as the
presentation is, Quiet, Please presents itself as a cartoony game, giving
itself that feel of an arcade game while also maintaining that home console
feel as well.
Quiet, Please opens up with an unknown young
girl riding the school bus back home. You play as this little girl of which her
and her families identity is never dished out through out the game. As you
begin the game you’ll notice scenario around you. Right from the get-go you
begin your journey to make your place quiet. Moving forward your character
starts to divulge text bubbles, giving small hints on what to do as you pass
other NPCs. Entering the house you will find it extremely loud and noisy with
her father blasting the TV’s volume, and her mother talking up a storm, things
at this little girls house really do need to be quiet. As you progress though
out each puzzle, the presentation of characters and environment will stay the
same. Only minor changes are noticed as you progress. To complete a scenario
you must interact with it through different objects dished out around the
house. Objects like vases can be filled with water, in turn using them to sabotage
different object around the house. Although this seems fun, it can get pretty
old pretty fast.
16-Bit games now a days are remembered for
their altering and mesmerizing 2D bit music. Quiet, Please unfortunately does
not have a soundtrack to the game, making this puzzle game a little less
exciting. The only sounds you’ll get from this game are the repeated sounds of
the annoying objects that you’ll have to interact with in order to change or
completely stop their echoing. Even without a soundtrack, Quiet, Please still
makes it fun play through the game. Must be warned that the cat upstairs will
drive you insane!
Gameplay:
As a game, much cannot be said about Quiet,
Please. A small game of this scale is only accountable for its puzzles that
make the game more tempting as each puzzle is figured out. Applying you best
common sense to this game is not the bet tool when trying to figure out the
puzzles. As with all puzzle games, progressing requires more patience, and boy
do you need patience in this game. I love puzzle games but when some things
seem to appear impossible, then I start to loose my interest in the game. At
times while playing Quiet, Please I felt myself trying all the available
options in order to make an object stay quiet. Some of the options made no
since. One object wanted me to short out the TV antenna on top of the roof. To
my common knowledge I thought that applying water to the antenna would most
defiantly short it out but apparently not. Minor interactions like these are
what makes the game frustrating as times, trying all the options seem to sound
like a cheat way, but more then often you will find yourself doing it anyway.
Mechanically the game functions fine. Only
using the thumb stick and two buttons, X and A, to play the game makes this
game relatively straightforward to play. Quiet please did not present itself
with any hiccups or bugs. Playing the game non-stop, I found it to be a smooth
gameplay throughout.
Final Thoughts:
Quiet, Please! Is a fun puzzle game that brings
and creates a lot of though process to each scenario. While more then often
you’ll find yourself pacing back and forth, it still is something to try even
if you are the impatient one. And as impatient as I am, thank god it was only a
small house and not a huge five-story mansion, cause I’m pretty sure this
review would be dramatically different if that were the case. For 80 MS points
this game is only worth it for the puzzle friendly person.
S&S Rating: 7/10
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