The Next Big Thing

1. Chris_DK

   Mar 11, 2014

   10

   The Next Big Thing is a lovable adventure game from the makers of the Runaway series. The graphics are beautiful and the characters are funny,The Next Big Thing is a lovable adventure game from the makers of the Runaway series. The graphics are beautiful and the characters are funny, entertaining and absolutely lovable! The Next Big Thing is an unique and unforgettable adventure experience that I will always hold dear.… Expand

   • 2 of 4 users found this helpful
2. GodMod99

   Jul 19, 2012

   10

   Fantastic Game, I bought mine during the summer sale. I loved everything about it. I agree completely with that other guy, it was very funnyFantastic Game, I bought mine during the summer sale. I loved everything about it. I agree completely with that other guy, it was very funny and worth the price (Summer Sale at least). An all round great game.… Expand

   • 4 of 5 users found this helpful
4. ZombieSlayer200

   Jul 19, 2012

   10

   Great Characters, voice acting, humour, graphics, story. A fun game that's worth the price, and worth the time. Recommended for point-n-clickGreat Characters, voice acting, humour, graphics, story. A fun game that's worth the price, and worth the time. Recommended for point-n-click enthusiasts.… Expand

   • 5 of 7 users found this helpful
5. ChesterField

   May 1, 2020

   8

   An old school point and click graphic adventure with the quality of pendulo studios. Unique and charismatic characters. Incredible artisticAn old school point and click graphic adventure with the quality of pendulo studios. Unique and charismatic characters. Incredible artistic section that spends imagination in solving your puzzles. Mandatory for lovers of the genre.… Expand

   • 0 of 1 users found this helpful
6. edmondhonda304

   Aug 17, 2019

   7

   We are facing another point-and-click graphic adventure which follows the Monkey Island trail here. Its difficulty is based on puzzles thatWe are facing another point-and-click graphic adventure which follows the Monkey Island trail here. Its difficulty is based on puzzles that consist on a stuffed inventory, item combination and traversing the dialog tree till exhaustion. The good old formula that ruled the genre before it was replaced by narrative driven press-A-precisely-when-i-tell-you mechanics Tell Tale has exploited to the point the company has fallen flat directly inside its grave. At any rate, that doesn't mean Pendulo Studios has resisted the temptation to slide one combinatorial (in appearance) puzzle midway into the game. One I somehow managed to solve by trial and error, and my character kindly explained me the logic I apparently had just applied. Another puzzle I recall as extremely unfair involved a surreal item combination I once again solved by entering the use-anything-on-anything mode. This last one takes place within a character's dream, which makes getting stuck on it simply priceless. Be that as it may, with the exception of these two examples, puzzle design is top-notch.
   
   Regretfully, the writing in this game leaves a lot to be desired. The game never takes itself seriously, which isn't a bad thing per se because it grants designers more freedom in the puzzle department. Unfortunately, this light hearted stance permeates the plot conferring it the complexity of a SpongeBob SquarePants chapter. You never feel any kind of relevancy to your actions: never does the game achieve to convey what is so evil about the force you are fighting. In addition, characters are quite one-dimensional, "functional" is the nicest adjective I can say about them.
   
   The humor in this game is the childish one expects from a Monkey Island applicant, based on wacky situations. Plus, in this game, with the constant recall to the player of certain traits of our two protagonists: he is a womanizer, sports-loving freak that loves to smash things with his bat, she is simply crazy. While you play this game, laughing is totally ruled out, you mouth will adopt the kind of crooked grin you get while watching one of those Nordic/Central European straight-to-tv romantic comedies.
   
   On the other hand, the game is a technically nice, Pendulo Studios is well-known for the quality of its 2D artists and it doesn't disappoint as usual, plus the spanish dubbing is great (I played the Spanish version, which is called Hollywood Monsters 2 BTW).
   
   Unfortunately, if we want to play a classic point-and-click adventure, since they don't get released anymore we are virtually dependent on a finite backlog. If you already played the big ones (Gabriel Knight saga, LucasArts ones, Discworld Noir, Grim Fandango...), you can't get too discriminating. The Next Big Thing has a great gameplay but weak writing. If you are here for the puzzles, you will enjoy the ride.… Expand

   • 1 of 2 users found this helpful
7. Vex

   Sep 7, 2012

   4

   This is a very poorly made game. Despite the fact that the graphics are some of the most beautiful ever seen in an adventure game, the storyThis is a very poorly made game. Despite the fact that the graphics are some of the most beautiful ever seen in an adventure game, the story is mediocre, the puzzles fall short and are completely nonsensical most of the time. Pendulo Studios are responsible for the amazing Runaway series (which likely brought the adventure genre back to life) and I can't get my head around how they failed at this so badly. The writing is poor, the characters aren't memorable and there is very little captivating about the game except for amazing graphics... which is a shame because it's a waste of a massive potential that this game had. Not worth it unless you pick it up during a sale.… Expand

   • 3 of 7 users found this helpful
8. Broyax

   Jul 21, 2020

   0

   Les mongolos des studios Pendulo nous chient une nouvelle grosse pendule qui serait soit-disant un jeu vidéo... et a fortiori un jeuLes mongolos des studios Pendulo nous chient une nouvelle grosse pendule qui serait soit-disant un jeu vidéo... et a fortiori un jeu d'aventure comme on en faisait dans les années 90 quand on ne savait pas trop quoi faire en fait... Alors, on faisait de la merde avec des dialogues stupides, des énigmes absconses et des espèces d'histoires à la mords-moi-le-noeud.
   
   Ici, Pendulo nous ressert ce qu'il sait faire :une histoire à la mords-moi-le-zob à forte tendance mongolo-mongoloïde avec des graphismes grotesques en 256 couleurs, des dialogues stupides, des situations ridicules (heureusement que ça ne tue pas...) et un ennui à couper au couteau. Ce pseudo-jeu est une mélasse abrutissante, très bête et dont l'humour (?) tient des mongoleries les plus mongoles qu'on puisse trouver.
   
   Alors, le prochain gros truc pour cet ersatz de jeu, c'est la grosse poubelle : il y sera parfaitement dans son élément et tout-à-fait à sa place !… Expand

   • 0 of 1 users found this helpful

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