The 39 Steps vásárlása

This is a Visual Novel. That means there are no real puzzles, no real gameplay, and it is just the story. If you like point and click adventure games, a visual novel isn't a big step backwards from that sort of thing. You just don't get the puzzles that come along with the adventure genre. So when you want a totally relaxing time of just visualizing a story a graphic novel will succeed in doing that without making you have to think much about solving any puzzles. The 39 Steps is probably one of, if not the best visual novels I have ever played. It adds a lot of extra background and lore to explore within this as well that most visual novels don't contain.

The 39 Steps is a classic thriller novel that has been adapted to this medium in such a way that it feels like a big time studio was behind it rather than an Indie team. This political thriller takes place in Europe, mostly in England and Scotland, You are a man that stumbles into a bit of a political conspiracy by chance, which forces you to eventually run for your life and solve the mystery before your life is ruined.

The quality of the artwork is superb. The menus and user interface are clean and slick. There are no bugs, no glitches, and everything is done in a professional way. You can "add a bookmark" at any place in the story to the point that you can do this after every line of text presented. Making it simple to navigate back to where you were. The story is also broken up into about 20 segments so you should never find yourself lost along the way. You can have 3 profiles as well. I think it would be difficult to play this without feeling like this is how a visual novel SHOULD be done. It is as good as it gets for this genre. Adventure fans not familiar with the visual novel genre may just find that this will convince them to try more due to how well made it was.

It has hand painted watercolor artwork that looks extremely realistic, and is a wonder to gaze upon. You feel like you are inside the rooms the story brings you to, the landscapes outdoors that you are stomping through, and they are so well done that you may even feel the sun shining down upon you while you are lying in a field trying to hide from your pursuers. Behind all these backdrops are well placed sound effects to give the right atmosphere. Things like horse's hooves clacking away, the coughs of patrons in a restaurant, and the footsteps of a cobblestone street. Combine that with a perfectly toned musical score to crank up the tension when it is needed, or simply set the stage for some mystery, all aspects of a well done story are in place from a technical standpoint.

The game is mostly done in written text, as all visual novels are, but there are many scenes of the story that give us voice acting. The voice acting is professional. Believable for all times voices are used, accents feel genuine, and the characters all give the right inflections for the tone they are trying to convey. It is some of the best voice work I have heard in a game, and spectacular considering that it is an Indie title.

Besides the voice acting, there are even a few video scenes done in that old time English cartoon way of film and presented in the silent film format. The solid black characters on solid colored backgrounds riding a horse and carriage, or an old Model-T, where you only see the whites of their eyes and teeth. Showing stories being told as they take a trip from one area to another as they are recounted to other characters. There are 3-4 of these and they are an amusing break from the reading. Between these and the voice additions you feel like you get to take some breaks from just reading quite often.

Besides the presentation being top notch, The 39 Steps has an interesting view into the time period in which this novel takes places (1910's). You are able to click on scenes that give you closer looks at objects where you can read letters, look at objects more closely to give you the more intricate details of their design, and most importantly you can read several newspapers from the time period. These newspapers aren't all fictional either. The relevant articles for the story purposes are highlighted, and can be read from an easier view text form, but there are dozens of interesting historical stories and advertisements from the historical time period. You can find articles on politics, the era's fascination with the new flying “aeroplanes”, and I even spotted an article talking about the aftermath of The Titanic in which passengers had taken them to court trying to retrieve lost belongings from America.

The 39 Steps offers an intriguing tale in a visual novel format. Professionally made, great design, and quite satisfying. Achievements are simple to get as they are given by following along with the story so it is an easy 100% game. I would recommend this to any adventure fan looking for a casual story experience. I believe you could finish this game in a few hours (My playtime is way off it didn't take nearly that long). Possibly around 5 hours or so if you spend any time reading the many newspaper articles that are presented for you to browse. Hopefully this group makes more classic adventure titles in this format because they have done a superb job with this one!

NOTE: I had never read this novel before playing the game so I cannot tell you how much you might enjoy it if you have. I enjoyed it immensely having not read the book prior to playing the game. I can only assume it would be less enjoyable to someone that has already read the source material beforehand, as it is to me almost every time I watch a film after reading the book first. ;)

The 39 Steps is an interactive crime story adapted from a book.

So you might be not challenged clicking through a text adventure, but otherwise everything is well made. The graphics are painted nearby realistic landscapes uncommon to other comic adventures. There are several historical pictures included. The story takes place in 1914, a few weeks before WW1 breaks out. You are searching for a conspirancy that leads to the upcoming events.

There are rarely search screens during the whole story, but sometimes also a nice gesture function is used. Mostly it's very atmospheric. Only the characters are shown as outlined ghosts. I liked the most when somebody was telling yarn. Then an artistical silhouette movie appeared. The language voices of the characters differs from British English, German, Scottish accent to French accent.

In the end it was getting hard to unlock all awards for the last achievement. But with a little help of the community you mustn't be desperated ...

Thats how some books in modern time may be presented. I dont like the plot though. "Its a pure Sir Henry Rider Haggard and Conan Doyle", very childish story without meanings. All what these gentlemans do is drink whskies-and-sodas and smoke. "I smoked in a vhsir till daylight, for i couldnt sleep". Nice voice and language perfomances with some scottish accent.

As many of the people who have played this game will state that its more of an interactive novel rather than a game and a bloody good one too!A good novel is the one in which you are completely engrossed and you feel it the environment,the characters and the emotions.This game just does that by depicating the scene in form of a backround picture,playing the appropriate background music for the situation and there is actual conversation and narration in important parts.The whole experience is top notch and I would recommend it to all those who love reading novels.Even you if don't like novels then please try to pick it up when lord gabon gives you discounts! :D

Enjoyed it a lot!

The 39 Steps is an animated, illustrated espionage-novel with sounds, music and linear narration - and without any real choices for the "player" during the whole story. So don't expect a full pc game, but instead anticipate a classic digital novel adaption, which totally knows how to entertain the audience.
You'll find yourself in an authentic England of 1914 and you'll be able to enjoy wonderfully painted illustrations.
All actions one is able to do are: examining various objects, clicking at things, or moving the cursor from time to time into specified directions to simulate actions, like for example running away, shaving, building explosive devices, opening doors, etc. And it works - and raises the level of immersion during the narration.

It looks great, the atmosphere feels great and the narration has a fluent feeling to it. Plus it's easy to get the 100%-achievements just along the way.
Altogether its an exciting, enthralling Spy Fiction Story with a lot of moments of suspense! Couldn't have asked for more.

I recommend it for relaxed autumn evenings, when reading is just the perfect thing to do.

Perhaps a visual novel is not my cup of tea as I find The 39 Steps rather boring. I'm a bookworm but I disliked how I can't bookmark the game progress at will, so have to re-watch cutscenes that can't be skipped. To avoid that, I finished one chapter at a time, often falling asleep or wishing I was playing other games in the process.

On a positive note, the art is gorgeous and the voice acting is good. The gameplay itself was quite dull though.

This is not an adventure, it's not even a game. It is interactive fiction, but don't think that you have actual influence on the story. That said I'm not complaining about the fact that it isn't a game, since it tells a quite interesting story in an interesting way. The pacing might feel odd here and there, the gesture 'minigames' are misplaced and the visuals while being nice to look at are nothing special. Still I enjoyed the novel presented this way. The story goes a bit here and there, but in the end gets to a closure.

I won't recommend this 'game' if you are looking to play an adventure (like I did), but if you enjoy novels presented in a slightly interactive way with a good amount of decent voice acting, this one might be for you.

P.S.: 10$ might be a bit much for the ride though.

Not as engrossing as I thought it would be, but overall not a bad adaptation.
A little time consuming however, and after a while gets tedious, I don't think I ever spent more than 30 minutes actually playing it at a time, and often found myself wandering AFK to do something else as it never kept my attention.

No gameplay, no puzzles or mysteries to solve. No decisions to make. Don't get me wrong I love reading and I read a lot of books but the story was kind of uninteresting and there weren't any exciting events or real conflicts for the main character to overcome. Everything happened too easily. This game is beyond casual to the point of boring. I wouldn't even recomend this to my mother. The game can be completed in under 3 hours. (I had a lot of AFK time in menu screens - whoops). The controls are weird. Works better with my touchpad over my razer mouse.

This game is pretty good. Visual novel really did a good job to portray Richard Hannay's character in this game. Expect nail biting scenes as the main character tries to escape from a crime he didn't commit. Witness the escalating tension between French and German as he discovered the truth that must be silenced immediately while Richard Hannay tries to outwit his pursuers in an adventure packed game.

The art style is kinda good (mostly at the beautiful landscapes). The voice acting was pretty normal. A video rarely comes but that is certainly acceptable because what's important is the immersion to the story wherein the subtitles and acting did a good job.

Got this in a Humble Bundle for less than a dollar, and although I haven't finished it yet I can say that even if you are into weird random artsy interactive story things, wait for a similarly steep sale before you consider picking it up. It's a point-and-click, and a very modest one at that; most of it is reading, although it's balanced by good pacing of introducing new visual and interactive elements. I happen to like the plot because it reminds me of Agatha Christie's Poirot stories, but you may find it a little cliche if you regularly read/watch/consume mysteries and political thrillers.

This is a interactive novel. Not that interactive, since you spend 95% of the time reading. I was expecting an animated movie with animated voices. Instead, this is a illustraded novel and only the dialogues have animated voices. The rest of the novel is read. That was really disappointing. It's not that I don't like to read, I do read at least 1 book every week, but I hate reading on the computer. And it was supposed to be a game after all. Having to read 95% of the time made the 'game' boring, especially because the illustrations appear and move too slow and you have to press the mouse button all the time so the next sentence focus on the screen and you be able to read it. I was so bored, that after a few minutes I actually stopped reading and only kept pressing the mouse button until the end just to get the achievements. The story might be great (I don't really know the story after all), but the way it was presented in this 'game' made me not want to read it. I recommend it only to those people that really enjoy reading on the computer and don't get bored too easily. Suggest you wait for a sale. Not worth the full price.

The most important thing is that this is a "visual novel", not your typical game or graphic adventure.

Once you realize that, it's a very good adaptation. If you have not read the book, here you have the chance to do so, with sometimes more information about the historical context, etc.

The level of interaction is minimal, you just click to make the text go on, open doors and some actions, but it is enough because the main objective is that you read the novel.

As a visual novel, recommended.

I didn't read the actual novel itself, but this adaptation is superb. The acting, the atmosphere and the art - all of it is very beautiful indeed. The credits soundtrack is a beaut too.
Might as well start reading the novel.

Let's get this out of the way first: This is an interactive story. Not a video game in the traditional sense, as there are no possible 'Fail' states.

With that said, this is a fantastic retelling of John Buchan's epic novel 'The 39 Steps'. A beautifully-rendered feature, with some good voice acting. You effectively play your way through fictitious events leading up to the Great War. You follow the story of Richard Hanny - who has led a very interesting life, but finds himself in London, bored, with little to do, despite sitting on a pile of money.

Then, events transpire, a murder is committed, and Hannay is framed. Puzzling out the clues left behind by the unfortunate victim, Hanny retraces the poor fellow's steps, and vows to complete what the man alas could not.

What follows is an adventure to rural Scotland, a story of a man on the run, from the law, and from the mysteious 'Black Stone' - an organisation out to stop Hannay by any means necessary!

A really great story, and one that encouraged me to read the book. That - in my opinion - is enough for me to hit that 'Positive' button.

This game isn't for everybody, as it is a slow-burn, with no critical elements to deal with. But if you're fond of interactive novels, this is a must-have.

As it happens, I recorded my playthrough - so do please feel free to have a look for yourself before deciding!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWe2wJ15vFU

A visual novel which has some pretty pictures and captures the feel of Britain, in the year 1914, quite nicely. Personally I did not find the story very interesting, that's not to say that the story is bad but It just wasn't my thing. Obviously gameplay only consists of clicking items or documents so I would only recommend this to fans of the genre. At the moment 39 Steps price on Steam is 10,- which is steep for a visual novel and which is one of the reasons I won't recommend this game.

The 39 Steps is a beautiful take on a visual novel. And yes, it is a visual novel, if you had any doubts about it, let go of them now. Visual novel, full time.

First, let me hit the up sides, just to get them out of the way. The graphics are gorgeous. Paintings of London, and Scottish landscapes, mountains, tiny villages, all of them absolutely stunning, screenshot worthy to say the least. Once in a while, when one of the characters tells a story, you get a cutscene animated in the cutest, old time cartoon style. Those were really enjoyable, and slightly funny.

Music is delicate, simple and very suitable for the story. Exactly the sort of music you would expect to play in an espionage thriller.

I am kind of torn on the voice acting. On one hand, can't deny it's pretty much perfect, professional on all aspects. On the other hand... it's theater style acting. Which I'm not a fan of in games. It's over the top, exclaiming shocking findings in a fake, obvious tone and such. I feel theater style voice acting should stay in the theater.

But now... The down sides.

The mechanism for progressing the text is definitely original, if somewhat redundant, and in a while gets really annoying. The necessity of doing little circles with your mouse to progress the game quickly gets boring, and before you know it, you start clicking away, trying to hurry it the hell up.

Game also bugged out on me a couple of times in pause menu, forcing me to replay whole chapters, clicking even more furiously, as I've already read all this stuff.

But the real pain is... the story. Perhaps the book originally is way better, more detailed, shows more depth and simple logic. But what we see in the game is an extremely far fetched story, where everyone believes everyone for no apparent reason, where people entrust the biggest, life threatening secrets to strangers they barely met, where all a person needs to do, is change their attitude, to suddenly become unrecognisable...

The amount of ridiculousness, lack of logic and pure stupidity of the story, and its main character, were more than I could bear. After a short while I couldn't enjoy the witty cutscenes, gentle music, or lovely landscapes. I just wanted to be over with it, finish this thing...

If only the graphics, cutscenes, music, and even voice acting were used with a different story, it might have been truly impressive. Perhaps the story requires too much detail to be squeezed into a visual novel, but it didn't work with it, and wasted good resources on something, that ended up being a real pain to get through.

The team behind this have done a really good job. The artwork is fantastic, The sound effects and musical score is great, and the voice acting is spot on for the era the book is set in. They have tried to make an 'interactive' digital book, of course your interactions cannot change the outcome as they are purely re-telling an abridged version of the book.

I like what they are trying to do here, however I did find the mouse gestures pretty much pointless and a waste of time. I did like the moments of exploring the immediate vicinity for extra information but again not wholly necessary and they were few and far between.

As much as I liked this I do wonder how much I would of enjoyed if I knew nothing about the book. Taking a step back this is a very shortened version of the story and I feel the some of the gaps could make it uneasy to follow without prior knowledge.

I am still not fully convinced this is a great way to get to know a book. Clearly, actually getting the intended story and reading is far better but I would like to try this with a book I have no knowledge of and see how it plays out.

However, I do recommend this to people who like The 39 Steps and to people who are open minded to trying new things.

Playing through the whole story took me close to 4 hours, and having paid £0.99 for the game when it was on sale, I found it to be unbelievable value for money.
It's a hard game to praise, or criticise, as it's not really a "game" in the traditional sense at all. Self styled as a Digital Adaptation, it has varying levels of interactivity, but plenty of depth.
Although I can't really praise the game makers for the story, I can say that it is beautifully exicuted.

My one complaint is a really daft set of sequences where you need to draw shapes with the mouse in order to make Hannay do things like open doors and windows, or run. They feel awkwardly shoehorned into the game and also make it feel much more like it should have been developed for a touchscreen device.

However, this minor complaint does not take away one jot from the overall experience.

This is actually a really rather excellent little experience. It's everything you might hope it would be, from the limited description as an "interactive book". It's an atmospheric, detailed, and ultimately engaging way to enjoy a classic novel. I'm still early on in the story, but I'm already sold. It really is rather excellent.

The developers have done a great job, and you'll really enjoy devling into 1914 London. Quite frankly I hope they do some more books in the future.

It's true that you don't actually "do" all that much, but you honestly don't notice. The way you engage with the game world to reveal the story feels pretty organic. It's a bit like GONE HOME, but more honest and enjoyable.

One tip: You can pretty the left mouse button to progress if the "rotate the mouse" doesn't work for you (as it didn't work for me).

Recommended!