The Academy: The First Riddle

"The Academy is a mess of a game, with terrible puzzles, characters and plot. Don&s;t bother."

"A solid set of puzzles and a gorgeous world are largely let down by some odd narrative decisions and middling character development that are just jarring enough to prod you out of the world that Pine Studio has worked so …"

"I was so, so excited for The Academy: The First Riddle, and although I feel pretty letdown by the experience, I believe there’s still something to it. It’s entirely possible that the dev team works everything out within the next …"

"As a huge fan of both puzzle games and Harry Potter, I’m definitely a part of their target audience. What I wasn’t prepared for was just how creative and clever the puzzles would be."

"A decent world dragged down by repetitive gameplay, dreadful writing, and awkward animations."

"The Academy: The First Riddle is a fun game. Puzzle fans should keep an eye out for it and even hope for a "Second Riddle". If you aren&s;t a puzzle fan, The Academy may not put you under its spell."

"A boarding school adventure packed full of puzzles, The Academy combines Proffesor Layton and Harry Potter to provide hours of classroom antics. If you can cope with some cumbersome controls, you&s;ll find plenty of pop quizzes and mysteries to solve …"

"The Academy: The First Riddle is a mystery puzzle adventure game that takes players to boarding school, but it fails to make top marks."

"The Academy has the kind of premise that should make it feel more special than it is. It certainly shines with its different array of puzzles. But the game&s;s characters and their dialogue make this feel as exciting as Algebra …"

"Overall, The Academy provides a lot of entertaining puzzle solving and an entertaining storyline. While some of the puzzles are confusing or arguable, you get that in pretty much any puzzle game, and the few number of issues with understanding …"

"At $17.99 on Steam at the time of writing, it&s;s hard to beat up The Academy: The First Riddle too much. It&s;s a lot of fun, it&s;s value priced, and the developers are actively engaged with the community and prepping …"

"The Academy isn&s;t a bad game, per se, but promises far more than it delivers. Its influences are too clearly worn on its sleeve and it ends up less than the sum of its parts. The school is too small …"