Storyteller

"Criticism that a game is too short is also praise in its own way. It means that it is so good that it leaves you wanting more. I don’t think being short is necessarily bad. I prefer short and sweet …"

"Storyteller is a fascinating game full of laughs and surprises. If you love both comics and videogames, you will enjoy it for sure"

"Storyteller&s;s main merit is the playful way in which the puzzles must be solved, in addition to a cute art direction full of charisma. However, its shallow and little-used execution makes the game uninteresting very quickly, making it nothing more …"

"Storyteller makes the player a would-be narrator, with a focus on finding the correct story under the guise of narrative independence. It&s;s a polished experience that&s;s very interactive and easy to pick up. The levels pad the game&s;s length out …"

"Despite its generic name, Storyteller should hopefully grab the attention of puzzle fans with its charming presentation and engaging design."

"Storyteller is a fantastic puzzle game full of charming characters, and excellent humor, presented on a beautiful interface. Its intuitive controls, dynamic gameplay, and open-ended levels make it accessible, exciting, and appropriately challenging. Its absorbing take on classical stories is …"

"Storyteller is filled with charm and offers interesting mechanics, which really do make it feel like you’re telling a story. Unfortunately, it just takes too long to get going for a game that ends so soon. I completed every level …"

"Storyteller offers some beautifully animated puzzles as it pushes you to piece together some familiar stories."

"A bite-sized puzzle game with an emphasis on crafting stories that will delight for a short gaming romp."

"Storyteller is both a very good puzzle game and an excellent source of humor. The scenarios are a mix of pieces from classical literary works, but their simplified nature makes for some head-scratchers, even for those mildly familiar with the …"

"Storyteller takes the concept of "topos" and extends it greatly, basing the entire gameplay on it, and does so competently by teaching the player about the traits of characters and locations, and giving them the freedom to experiment. I would …"

"Storyteller is a delightfully different indie puzzler, and its accessible tale-telling is well worth settling down with for a few hours."

"Storyteller is a wonderful game that uses a simple mechanic in a clever way. Linking panels is addictive and due to this, you’ll want to peruse the pages and continue to the next chapter. Unfortunately, you’ll fly through and reach …"

"Though Storyteller&s;s premise might be creative, its repetitive puzzles and lack of challenge quickly make the game feel stale."

"In this fascinating puzzle game, we become an unexpected narrator, weaving together a captivating story."

"A uniquely inventive and chucklesome puzzle game that could do with a little more substance."

"Storyteller is a mediocre game that can GENEROUSLY be called a puzzle-solver, but isn’t nearly as creative as it thinks it is."

"For those more than happy with a brief game with a singular-though-solid concept at its heart, Storyteller serves up a pleasant, though far from extraordinary, take on the art of narration."

"A really cool and pretty high-concept idea that can lead to some fun and creative stories, but sometimes you can really get stuck"

"While our hopes for some secret, extra-hard levels or some post-credits challenge were quickly dashed, Storyteller features a small tease of the possibility of more in the future, and after just this short taste, we sincerely hope Benmergui and Annapurna …"

"Like a good book that you simply can’t put down, Storyteller will charm you with its whimsical and inventive gameplay, so much so you’ll finish it in one sitting. But therein also lies its biggest flaw. While Storyteller has a …"

"Storyteller is full of charm, laughs, and head-scratching puzzles. All are made in a way that lets you create the story you want to tell to fit the prompt. With standouts like its hands-off instructions to subtle butterfly effect interactions, …"

"Nevertheless, the game is undeniably gorgeous and clever, and easy to drop in and out of. The stories and characters are fun to experiment with as well, and Storyteller ultimately does a great job at establishing itself as something wholly …"

"Storyteller from developer Daniel Benmergui is yet another feather in the cap of Annapurna Interactive. It’s a cleverly designed puzzle game that does a superb job of pushing the importance of visual storytelling as it relates to a narrative. While …"

"A highly original puzzle game that turns the act of telling a story into an entertainingly convoluted process of logical deduction and amusing plot development."

"With its original concept, Storyteller is one-of-a-kind and we really hope to see more of it in the future, maybe with a sequel or some DLCs."

"Storyteller is delightful, innovative, and incredible fun in a stylish package. This is one book you won&s;t want to leave on your shelf."

"One of the best feelings in puzzle games is that ‘Ah-ha!’ or ‘Ohhhh!’ moment when a solution that seems obvious but continually remains elusive, suddenly becomes evident. Storyteller has these moments, but altogether entirely too few of them. It tries …"

"But for as pleasant and intermittently clever as it is, Storyteller’s breezy style comes at the cost of any real complexity. Because the game’s variables and statuses are meant to remain hidden in order to avoid overcrowding the screen with …"

"Storyteller left me wanting more, which complements the strength of its gameplay formula and is helped by solid polish in the visual and audio departments."