Soltys

The daughter of the village mayor from Poraz, she was not one of the most beautiful or intelligent people, so it shouldn't surprise anyone that she spent the whole day in a straw-covered hut, drinking beer and playing on a computer. One day, the parents, worried about the prolonged maiden state of their only child, decided to find her husband. The choice was called Leon and even managed to pull it in front of the altar, but as soon as the light went out, the son-in-law of the spouse.... he hurriedly moved away, disregarding the fact that the way of escape leads through a stained glass window. As is usually the case in rural histories, only the village mayor broke down for Leon's evacuation. Now he has to look for an escapee on his own and try to put him in front of the altar once again.

Soltys is an interesting adventure game taking place in the realities of the Polish countryside. Admittedly, the authors made the script more colorful by adding a dozen or so famous and absurd jokes about Wachocko (including, for example, the one about the asphalt coiled overnight), but the game still seems hellishly realistic, especially when you see a master sleeping on the construction site after accepting a few beers - such a typical, familiar picture. The game uses the "point & click" interface. Use the left mouse button to move around the screen and look at the items, while the right mouse button to perform all actions. We do not move between locations in the traditional way, i.e. going to the edge of the screen, but with the buttons with numbers, which are located in the left, lower corner. Initially, the number of available boards is limited to one, but when we feed the chain with dice, we will immediately get access to the next seven. Quick transfer between locations is certainly convenient, but sometimes it is difficult to remember under which number the desired board is hidden - especially if there are more than thirty of them.

Graphics is made in a good, drawing style. Special attention is paid to the characters of the heroes, some of them with over-exposed attributes, e.g. the thick belly of the title village leader. The objects are large and nobody should have trouble finding them. The only thing you can attach yourself to is the fatal font used in dialogues, which at times seems to be very unreadable. Generally, the Villagehoge is a nice change for adventure lovers, accustomed to more serious topics. The absurdity that accompanies the game at every step adds an unquestionable charm to the game, although for people with less tolerance for idiotic jokes about Smoky may seem boring after some time.

Last updated on August 14, 2015