Review by Jon Donnis
I was asked to take a look at BROK the InvestiGator by my good friends at CowCat Games.
If you have been following my reviews on this site, then you will know I am a fan of the old fashioned point and click adventure games made famous in the 80's and 90's, well for the first time ever (I assume, I have not actually checked), we have a point and click adventure mixed with a Beat'em Up and RPG.
You play the part of an InvestiGator, (The G is capitalised due to the character being an Alligator), you live in a world where the humans are gone, and replaced by animals, you have the privileged class and the not so privileged class. You live with the son (Graf) of your deceased wife, and you are just trying to make your way in this new world. As with all point and click adventures, you will examine a scene, pick things up, try to solve the various puzzles that come your way, but here is the big twist, your character is an ex-boxer, and as such with a click of one button, you can use your fists to help you in your travels, that might entail you beating up some bad guys harassing a friend, or destroying a panel to open a door. Either way it is a nice addition to a genre that has seen pretty much everything before.
As you play and meet new people you will have various missions and side missions to complete, puzzles to complete, some you will need to use your brains, others you might just need to beat up, the story will change depending on your choices you make, giving your different endings depending on those choices.
The Prologue which is out now gives you full access to the first chapter of the game, there will be 6 in total.
The Good
This is a well-crafted game, fantastically drawn characters, full voice acting, the puzzles are just what you would expect in such a game, and the beat em up elements are fun and really do give a tired genre a kick up the ass.
The Bad
None really, this is a fun well-made game.
Overall
The Prologue is free, so download it, play it, and I am sure if you are a fan of point and click adventure games, then you will enjoy it.
I score BROK the InvestiGator a solid 8/10
Review by Jon Donnis
The "Prologue" is available NOW on Steam and GOG : https://store.steampowered.com/app/1318790
Release date
Free prologue : December 2nd
Kickstarter : January 5th
Full game : Winter 2021 (PC), 2022 (consoles)
Platforms
PC (Steam, GOG, itch.io)
PS4™
PS5™
Xbox One
Xbox Series X|S
Nintendo Switch
