{"id":16516,"date":"2017-05-31T00:01:36","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T00:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=16516"},"modified":"2017-05-14T15:24:56","modified_gmt":"2017-05-14T15:24:56","slug":"the-inner-world-ps4-xbox-one-pc-ios-google-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/31\/the-inner-world-ps4-xbox-one-pc-ios-google-play\/","title":{"rendered":"The Inner World (PS4, Xbox One, PC, iOS, Google Play)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>In a subterranean world surrounded by dirt, the people of this land live on the inside of a sphere.\u00a0 Around the sphere are wind holes that provide its citizens with air to breathe, and those holes are guarded by wind monks.\u00a0 In the game you play as (mostly) Robert, a young man who was adopted by one of the wind monks.\u00a0 On a trip to retrieve a missing item for the wind monk, Robert comes across a girl he falls for.\u00a0 Turns out she\u2019s actually a thief, but they both get caught up in an adventure where they\u2019ll discover Robert\u2019s true identity, and that the wind monks aren\u2019t what they seem.\u00a0 The Inner World is a cartoony point and click adventure game available to download on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and mobile devices, but reviewed on PS4 here.<\/p>\n

The game is split into five chapters, each about as long as a TellTale episode, which is nice because you get them all at once so it feels like you\u2019re playing a FULL game here.\u00a0 You control Robert directly, and can press a button to bring up hotspots of items on screen that you can interact with.\u00a0 Then you\u2019ll get a picture cue allowing you to do things like examine an item, pick it up, use it, talk to someone, or combine an item with something else.\u00a0 You can also bring up an inventory to do the same thing.\u00a0 The controls are a bit unconventional and frustrating at times, at least on the PS4 version.\u00a0 Honestly, I would\u2019ve stopped playing because of this, but the charming visuals, interesting story, and excellent voice work kept me reeled in enough to put up with the lousy controls.<\/p>\n

The only other main problem I had with the game is that the puzzles aren\u2019t very logical and intuitive.\u00a0 For instance, in order to get a bird down from a ledge so you can capture it, you\u2019d think you would use a worm you picked up to lure it down.\u00a0 But nope, you must use the worm with a stick to create a slingshot to shoot something to get the bird down.\u00a0 Luckily there is a very extensive hint option you can use if you get stuck, but I felt like I had to use it way too often.\u00a0 If the game used some subtle hint clues in the text, like \u201cThis rolling pin would be great at bashing in bricks\u201d when you pick it up, I think the game would\u2019ve been better.\u00a0 However, if you enjoy point and click adventures and don\u2019t mind some slightly weird controls and logic-defying gameplay, you might enjoy this one anyway.\u00a0 I know I sure did.<\/p>\n

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The Inner World is rated T for Teen with ESRB descriptors of Suggestive Themes, Mild Language, and Use of Alcohol.\u00a0 There is some light cursing here and there, using words like damn and ass and bitch.\u00a0 But that and the suggestive themes are nothing worse than what you\u2019d see on The Simpsons or something.\u00a0 You do visit bars and make a worm drunk on fermented fruit juice, but that\u2019s it.\u00a0 Definitely best suited for teens and older, but I might be OK with some preteens playing it, too.\u00a0 Good reading skill is certainly helpful as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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