Horace

Despite the game's black or specific British humor, as well as pop culture references, the story was constructed in a way that "captures the heart."

Mechanics

During the game Horace, we travel to different locations, talk to the characters we meet and perform various tasks, as well as jump on platforms and avoid numerous traps. From time to time, we also have to solve environmental puzzles that block progress in the story, and fight fierce boss battles; during the latter, we must demonstrate not only dexterity and reflexes, but also insight, in time to notice the weaknesses of opponents.

As in metroidvania type games, wanting to get to certain places, we often need special skills or certain equipment. We are talking, for example, about special gravity boots that allow the main character to step on walls and ceilings (be careful, because if Horace "falls" from the ceiling, he will "fall" further until he flies into space), or even about special armor that increases his resistance to injury.

Despite the fact that in most cases we observe the action from the side, from time to time the camera changes its position, showing events from behind the hero (TPP) or even from the first person (FPP). Special mention should be made about the numerous mini-games implemented in this production, which are derived from various types of video games; among them we find simple arcade games, car racing or rhythm games.

Technical aspects

Horace has eye-pleasing graphics. Although they performed it in the pixel art technique, the developers managed to create elaborate locations and memorable characters. An interesting move is to voice the sentences spoken by the protagonist with a speech synthesizer.