New game: "Perfect Tides"!

New game!

Since Meredith Gran of Three Bees will release its sequel Station to Station soon, it's the perfect time to play the first Perfect Tides! I've heard some good things about this game, I just never got around to it before. Its graphic style reminds me a bit of Willy Beamish, with its quite detailed pixel art but with a sharper look to it.

And that's all you need to know!

Your name is Mara Whitefish. You live on the island of Perfect Tides. As she returns home from getting groceries on the mainland, Mara's friend Lily tells her she had sex with someone. Immediately I thought, how old are these kids?! Because they looked like ten years old to me. But no, they're actually fifteen. Which doesn't make it much better; guess I'm rather old-fashioned that way. I just don't see my own fifteen year old son engaging in that kind of activity; or any kind of activity where he needs to let go of his PS5 controller, for that matter...

Home sweet home...

Anyways, after finding my way home, and doing an errand for mom, I was kind of lost and didn't know what to do next. So I roamed the island a bit. It's a very 90s point 'n click user interface, where you can cycle your mouse cursor between walk, use, talk, and any active inventory item. You can also choose these actions from the menu bar which pops up at the top of your screen. So indeed, very Sierra. Selecting an inventory item to use somewhere is a bit cumbersome, though, but that's a minor nitpick...

Weekend at Simon's?

Eventually I found my way inside the house of an older friend, Simon, who kind of invited me over for dinner tonight. If I can bring my own food, that is. So okay, that's a clear goal. Only I already visited every location on this island (or so I thought) without finding anything food-related, and Mara won't take the groceries back out of the fridge at home...

One hilarious quit-screen!

But traipsing around some more I did find some things and suddenly, after an hour of gameplay, night has fallen. Perfect time for a break and writing this blog post. It is a bit awkward playing a teenage girl as an adult male, but I do remember my own obsession with the opposite sex when I was fifteen... and thirty-five... (I'm happily married now!) So yeah, I'm sure it'll be okay...

You can find Perfect Tides on Steam and on GOG!