![]() ![]() While the game is short enough for its systems to never feel too egregious, it never reaches its full potential through its story or its mechanics. The Artful Escape perfectly encapsulates the feeling of being transported away by a David Bowie track to a far-out world filled with colorful characters and wildlife and great music, but its gameplay falls flat, offering little depth past its first tutorial. The Artful Escape is an incredible odyssey of self discovery, and its few shortcomings don't hold it back from being an excursion patently worth making. The Artful Escape is a short but oh-so-sweet platformer that will have you bopping to its impossibly catch beats and transfixed by its beauty GamesRadar+ - Alyssa Mercante - 4.5 / 5 stars The Artful Escape is a kaleidoscopic coming-of-age story that is a joy to move through, even if the actual gameplay is sometimes hardly there. It won't challenge your platforming skills, and the action boils down to galactic Simon Says, but The Artful Escape is a gorgeous experience that makes you feel utterly cool ![]() It's a psychedelic trip through a glam-rock wonderland, an utter visual delight, like nothing out of this world indeed, something that feels ripped straight from Ziggy Stardusts head. Through the celestial bodies of Stupefacosmo, the protagonist and the player learn together to follow only the rhythm of their electric guitar, among extraordinarily inspired landscapes.Įxplosion Network - Dylan Blight - 10 / 10 Unmissable for Xbox Game Pass subscribers, and absolutely recommended for everyone else, The Artful Escape of Francis Vendetti tells with irony and intelligence the path of artistic and inner growth of a talented teenage musician. Aside from that, The Artful Escape is a surprising and joyous exploration of the power of collaboration, the struggle for identity, and the mind-blowing, life-altering sound of the very loud galactic symphony.Į - Cristina Bona - Italian - 8.5 / 10 The Artful Escape only missteps when it tries too hard to be a game, ironic given the story’s premise of search for authenticity. ![]() The central metaphor of a young performer bringing fantastic new worlds into existence through the art of music is a powerful one, and while the theme of a struggling musician finding his authentic voice while paying homage to the past might not be a new one, it’s certainly new to videogames. The Artful Escape is by turns psychedelic, moving, exultant, and lovely. The Artful Escape has a stellar narrative with actual good humour enhanced by the voice acting talent and beautiful landscapes, but the gameplay is stale and those who dislike electric guitar are in for a long haul. While the experience stumbles a bit due to some dull platforming areas, the groovy universe Beethoven & Dinosaur have crafted is one that players should take the time to fully explore.Īnd it honestly doesn't take the game long to deliver on that hinted at promise. The Artful Escape provides a strong narrative adventure focused on self-discovery, identity, and expression that musicians, artists, and just about anyone can find something to relate to. OpenCritic - 80 average - 72% recommended - 30 reviews Critic ReviewsĪttack of the Fanboy - Andron Smith - 4 / 5 stars THE ARTFUL ESCAPE | E3 2017 Reveal Trailer THE ARTFUL ESCAPE | Developer Walkthrough
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