Tardy

Tardy is an independent point-and-click adventure game from One Wing Man, in which we are forced to cope with the repairs and maintenance of alien technology in the form of various machines and devices.

Plot

In an alternative universe, the evil Confederacy harasses the free planets with regular attacks. A ship called The Wall sets out to rescue them. In the game, we play as Ramto, who wants to take advantage of the opportunity and stow himself away on board the ship, by closing himself in a cryogenic chamber.

When he finally awakens, it turns out that the whole crew has disappeared. Ramto decides to find out what happened and find his way home. In order to do so, he has to familiarize himself with the various machinery available on board and learn how to operate it.

Mechanics

Tardy is a point-and-click adventure game in which we visit locations, collect necessary items, solve puzzles and gradually learn the story.

Puzzles are mainly based on interacting with various elements of machines and devices. All the buttons, switches, and other controls are shown in the game can be pressed, rotated, and pulled in an attempt to crack the rules of their operation. Help comes to us in the form of numerous notes left by the members of the crew.

In the game there was no shortage of collecting items and combining them with each other or with other objects, which is associated with a rather unusual approach to equipment. All things can be moved from it to the main screen and left anywhere in the game world.

Unlike most adventure games that give us access to multiple locations at once, Tardy focuses on one of them until we have solved all the puzzles on it and clicked on characteristic places that will take us forward. Only then do we gain access to the adjacent location.

Technical aspects

The world presented in Tardy is two-dimensional and created in pixel art style. Most of the areas we visit have movable background elements deepening the immersion - be it a dog following us across the location or a shaking image on one of the monitors. The whole thing is enhanced by climatic music, increasing the feeling of loneliness and melancholy.

Last updated on 21 January 2024