The Adventures of Bertram Fiddle: Episode 1 is a nice, but short game. It's hilarious at times, but mostly quite average. It's a great title for people looking for easy achievements or adventure enthusiasts.
The Adventures of Bertram Fiddle: Episode 1 - A Dreadly Business2014
The Adventures of Bertram Fiddle: Episode 1 - A Dreadly Business
2014 Deck13 Interactive78Good
Playtime
BriefTypically 2 hours
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- $4.99
- $4.99
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Details
- Launch
- December 11, 2014
- Developer
- Rumpus
- Publisher
- Deck13 Interactive
Overview
There's murder afoot in Old London town in this Victorian-styled cartoony 2D point and click adventure, inspired by Victorian novels, Hammer Horror and the Cartoon Network. The only people who can solve this case are Bertram Fiddle and his manservant Gavin, who must explore the mysterious streets and murky alleyways and be on the lookout for elusive serial killer Geoff the Murderer in this award winning and gruesome tale.
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Players87
GoodGreat- OpenCritic75from 8 reviews
All in all, the first episode of The Adventures of Bertram Fiddle has lots of British charm and humour, as well as enough intrigue about it to have you coming back for more. I’m looking forward to seeing how the future episodes pan out on this one and recommend you pick this up too.
It is thanks to its tremendous character, tongue-in-cheek puns and quirky charm that The Adventures of Bertram Fiddle: Episode 1 – A Dreadly Business starts off on the right foot. The story is a humorous one even if not every joke lands as intended and the puzzles need a little more breadth in approach, but the start of these new “Adventurings” are...
The Adventures of Bertram Fiddle: Episode 1: A Dreadly Business is a fun point and click adventure game on Nintendo Switch that is easy to recommend with its great looking graphics, charming characters, great voice acting and fun and simple puzzles. This is a short one but one you should definitely play, and I look forward to checking out the second...
undefined.Overall, The Adventures of Bertram Fiddle plays well on the Switch and is a wonderful little entry point into the genre made popular by games like The Secret of Monkey Island and Day of the Tenticle. The Adventures of Bertram Fiddle isn't quite as epic or hilarious as those two gems, but it has its moments. I'm looking forward to doing more...