Guard Duty
Guard Duty
Description (IGDB)
Guard Duty is a comedy adventure about love, loss and the end of the world. Experience an unforgettable story spanning across two radically different time periods.
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Informations Steam
Description Steam (Français)
Tondbert, loyal Guard to the Castle of Wrinklewood, is having a rough day. A little too much ale at the local pub, a lapse in judgement, and the next thing you know a hooded figure has slipped into the kingdom and kidnapped the princess -- an event that will have consequences well into the future.
A thousand years later, in a small orbital station, Agent Starborn is a member of a resistance group embarking on a last ditch effort to overthrow evil and take back the Earth -- a quest rooted in the depths of history.
Discover how these two playable characters' fates are intertwined and you might just save humanity in the process.
Features:
- A full stand-alone game spanning across two drastically different time zones – Past or future, choose your actions wisely. This is not a tale for the faint of heart.
- Full voice acting - Over 6000 lines of fully voiced dialogue.
- Hundreds of detailed animations – Be it the flicker of candlelight, leaves blowing in the wind or the jaws of a giant Wrinkleworm you can be sure those pixels will be pulling their weight.
- Bespoke music and sound – Guard Duty features over 30 unique musical compositions with hundreds of sound effects created in-house specifically for this project.
- Available on Windows, Mac and Linux.
- Integrated 'to-do list' keeps track of current goals and objectives – Never lose sight of your goal, Guard Duty features a familiar RPG styled quest tracking system.
- Hand crafted pixel art – True to the era, Guard Duty is created in a juicy 320x240 resolution and styled like a real 90's point and click.
- Streamlined inventory and puzzle design – The feel of a classic, without all the faff. Puzzles are logical with an intuitive interface, Guard Duty features a modern mentality to game design whilst retaining a classic aesthetic.
Éditions et prix Steam
DLCs disponibles (1)
Avis des joueurs Steam
Bon petit P'n'C, histoire et dialogues sympas, énigmes pas trop dures, un plat qui se laisse bien déguster en one shot ou en 2 sessions courtes.
C'est un bon jeu de click and point, un de ceux qu'on aimerait voir plus souvent. Le jeu est drôle et l'ambiance générale (sonore graph etc) se tient bien . Le texte est en français ce qui est top ^^. Voilà je conseille ce jeux, il est court environs...
Fully voiced-over with tons of lines, it is an old school Point and Click. But it is not an easy one, i recommend using a guide for the different puzzles and maze of this game.
[h1] Une petite ode aux Point'n'click. [/h1] On ressent tout au long du jeu un amour profond de ce genre de jeux. L'histoire bien que plutôt classique est divertissante et le fait que le scénario se déroule dans deux périodes différentes, soit le p...
Après presque 5 ans de développement, Guard Duty sort enfin et c'est une très bonne surprise. Les graphismes rétro et l'ambiance médiéval fonctionne parfaitement. Je l'ai terminé assez rapidement (en un peu plus de 3 heures), les énigmes sont plutôt...
Mises à jour et Actualités
Have You Played… Guard Duty?
Have You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time. Whomst among us hasn’t got absolutely bladdered and woken up the next day having lost all of their uniform and with no idea what happened the night before? Well me; I haven’t done that. But I am not Tondbert, the plucky protagonist of retro-style point and click adventureGuard Duty. Tondbert’s drunken lapse in judgement has resulted in his kingdom’s princess being kidnapped, which is not ideal. (more…)
Have You Played… Guard Duty?
Have You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time. Whomst among us hasn’t got absolutely bladdered and woken up the next day having lost all of their uniform and with no idea what happened the night before? Well me; I haven’t done that. But I am not Tondbert, the plucky protagonist of retro-style point and click adventureGuard Duty. Tondbert’s drunken lapse in judgement has resulted in his kingdom’s princess being kidnapped, which is not ideal. (more…)
Guard Duty v1.2.0 - Three new languages added!
Guard Duty v1.2.0 is now live! With this updates comes some minor improvements to gameplay, graphics and text alongside support for three new languages. Added support for German, French and Spanish subtitles. Various graphical updates to support additional languages. Keyboard controls added for in-game menus. Minor text fixes to English language subtitles. Various tweaks and bug fixes.
Avis des critiques et joueurs
Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« Guard Duty, for me, came out of nowhere, but instantly became a fun, short experience that I tip my cap to. It doesn’t revolutionize the genre (was never intending to, nor does it need to), it won’t make you suddenly like point-and-clicks if you don’t already (you’re missing out!), and yes, there are many other games in this old genre that have done it better. Nevertheless; for only $10, you can’t really go wrong, and if it supports future endeavors by this studio, all the better. »
« An unabashed love letter to the cult "little" point and click adventures of the 90s, executed with panache. Guaranteed to bring a smile to the lips of veteran adventure gamers but it will be hard pressed to impress the younger generation of players. »
« Though it takes a while to find its own identity and the puzzles are all too simple, Guard Duty is a nostalgia-laden charmer that shows nothing but love and respect for the classic point-and-click titles it most resembles. »
« A honest fan serving adventure game, with clear yet unlikely influences from King’s Quest, Lure of the Temptress, Mr. Bean, Black Adder and Monty Python. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« "Guard Duty" Reviewed by: Carless Yen Developer: Sick Chicken Studios Publisher: Ratalaika Games Release Date: 4/22/2020 Platforms: Switch, PS4, XBOX, Steam, Vita Price: 9.99 As a fan of PC gaming at a very early age I'm no stranger to point and click titles. Police Quest, Leisure Suit Larry, Monkey Island, Myst, and King's Quest were some of my first adventures. I didn't know Guard Duty was a point and click title though when first receiving it in a email to review. I was used to Ratalaika delivering retro platformers so this really caught me off guard. So caught off guard from the very start I figured that would be it for the surprises, but I was so wrong. I was surprised over and over again though. Surprised when I heard so a beautiful and well rounded soundtrack from a budget title. I was surprised when I realized I was playing a budget Ratalaika indie, and was hearing such professional and outstanding voice acting. I was surprised to be enjoying such a original story full of comedic moments,adventure, horror, and just overall so original with it's SciFi time travel delivery. Guard Duty had my interest early, and never let go. Even had me glued to my television during the credits. I just knew there was something special about this game, and was glad to be reviewing this little piece of indie art. You play as Tondbert, loyal Guard to the Castle of Wrinklewood. He gets drunk one night while guarding the door and let's a strange character in the gates. This of course leads to the capture of the Princess. Tondbert has strong feelings for her so he wishes to go on a mission to rescue her and win her heart. As well as the King's respect after blowing his job so badly. Tondbert's first mission is finding his Armor he lost during his drunken night armed only with a To Do List. The Journey is one to capture your heart and stay with you very long after it is over. Your choices matter, and the dialogue is just golden. Over 600 lines of actual voiced storytelling. That cover two different time periods far into the past and the future. I guarantee you don't skip over this dialogue as it is just perfection. like all Ratalaika Games the Achievements are fun and simple. You can miss a couple though. You also won't get this super fast either. It took me about a hour and a half to finish this one. I guess you could do it in around a hour If you were only worried about capturing Gamer score. I don't think that will happen though, because Guard Duty grabs your attention very early. I usually do video reviews for all of my games I cover. I rarely take the easy way out and do written alone, but I just didn't want to give away a lot for this title. I feel as If the video I was working on really ruined a lot of the story so i just stuck to the written this time. So many cool locations and plot twists were shown in that review video, and I wanted people who saw this to experience everything the way I did, unaware of what really awaited them. Pros: Perfect Voice Acting Excellent Storytelling, So original Quality music and sound effects Wonderful characters Well designed pixel art animations Affordable retro fun Cons: Left me wanting more,a little short Overall 8.2 I never expected to rate this game this high. i didn't really see this coming. Sick Chicken studios just really delivered everything we loved about classic point in clicks on to the modern consoles. if you grew up playing the classic PC adventures don't miss out on this little adventure. It's well worth your time and money. »
« A 4-hour point and click adventure, but marvelously well-done. Charming animations, far more voiceover than you would expect for something with that price tag, a touching story that keeps up the pace and keeps you interested throughout. Few inventory / classic puzzles, more focus on plot pacing and keeping the story going, but what is in there is well integrated and well thought out. »
« I liked it for what it is. I can’t be in the mind of the developepment team but if their goal was to create a early 90s kind of adventure, they made a nice job. It doesn’t achieve the same level of polish with the Simon the sorcerer game in most aspects but it’s quite good. The writing is generally good. I don’t have a problem with the pixel art graphics but I would prefer a better art direction in order to make environments a bit more interesting. Voice acting is not at the best level but it’s quite ok for the budget. I would recommend it. »
« What a nice game. It's a little amateurish in some regards, but it's clearly a work of love. Very old style. Love the pixel art, clearly hand drawn - possibly pixel by pixel. Biggest problem for me is how slow the main character is animated. It's just painful to wait for him to go from one point to another. The main character and most of the other characters I met so far are quite likable (love the gentle woodlands troll!) and voice acting is a bit of hit and miss - really like the main character, but some other sounds like the actor is trying - without much luck - to mask his voice to sound different. Funny, well written dialogues that don't overstay their welcome [the game is not pointlessly verbose] and the puzzles are pretty easy so far but enjoyable. »
