DeVuego

Frank and Drake is a unique, intriguing game that trusts the player to unravel the story and its messages themselves. My first playthrough took roughly three to four hours to complete, and I’m ready to dive into a second one to uncover more of the mystery. The rotoscoping animation is exquisite, and I was vibing with the score. A couple of issues broke my immersion, but they’re not deal breakers. This is a gem of a game, and I absolutely recommend this to anyone who is even vaguely interested in it.

Aside from featuring the fantastic city of Baltimore and a wonderful rotoscoped style, there’s an intriguing story to enjoy here

If you enjoy well-written characters and have been searching for something a bit less run-of-the-mill than your average story-driven experience you can definitely find it here.

Frank and Drake is definitely a good choice for anyone who’s a fan of environmental story-telling, inventive narratives, and unraveling mysteries of the supernatural persuasion. I’m definitely going to be heading back in for at least one more playthrough to dig up as much of the two guys’ pasts as I can… and then reread Frankenstein and Dracula for the heck of it.

Frank and Drake is a rotoscoped branching narrative adventure with a bit of a supernatural twist to its story. You’ll be taking on this journey as you alternate between Frank and Drake, with one leaving messages to the other by way of Post-it notes and vice versa. It’s an interesting Rated M for Mature experience that is not going to be for everyone. Oh, and Drake totally talks to ghosts and visits his mom’s grave. You know, the usual. Frank and Drake is out tomorrow with a $24.99 asking price.

Frank and Drake is a beautifully and thoughtfully executed game, with a unique rotoscoped art style, that draws inspiration from the epistolary gothic works Frankenstein and Dracula. The title encourages multiple playthroughs to fully understand the supernatural mysteries surrounding the characters.

Una aventura pausada pero rápida para completarse, con un buen universo. Los puzles pueden saber a poco y algunas decisiones de desarrollo no están hechas para todo el mundo, pero sabe cumplir para los que buscan un misterio interesante en el que lo que más importa es la suma de muchos detalles.

Although the story in the adventure puzzle game Frank and Drake takes a while to get going, it does eventually draw you in. There are several, non-linear paths to complete the game, allowing you to play through several times and explore all the options and elements. And the unique, rotoscoped animation looks great through each time.

Style over substance, het hoeft niet per se iets slechts te betekenen. Frank and Drake dompelt je onder in een narratieve adventure in een alternatieve realiteit met een audiovisuele stijl die op sommige momenten zijn gelijke niet kent. Maar helaas zit er (zeker naar het einde toe) toch iets te weinig vlees aan deze titel om hem écht aan te bevelen.

Frank and Drake è un’avventura grafica che spicca prevalentemente per grafica e sonoro, oltre a una buona atmosfera, con idee intriganti. Positivi anche i due protagonisti, decisamente complessi e problematici. Intrigante il mistero che li troverà imbrigliati tra loro. Purtroppo però, il titolo soffre sul versante gameplay. Tralasciando caricamenti e rallentamenti vari, il titolo offre un’esperienza legnosa, poco user friendly, in parte confusionaria (soprattutto nella prima run) e che richiede una certa pazienza anche per sopportare un ritmo (principalmente iniziale) molto lento.

Sinister secrets begging to be uncovered and pieced together lurk beneath the surface, and with each playthrough, it’s even clearer to see this masterful tale’s endgame. Frank and Drake both have very complicated lives, and unraveling them, connecting the dots, and ultimately understanding their purpose in life is a thoughtful experience to witness.

Al final, en Frank and Drake encontramos una historia de misterio que parte de las características de criaturas de la ficción muy arraigadas en la cultura popular y las utiliza para llamar la atención y la curiosidad de quien juega. Aunque la sinopsis del juego ya deje entrever la esencia de los personajes principales y su categoría en el reino de los seres ¿vivos?, el juego va sugiriendo estas características inherentes de forma gradual –por ejemplo un estado de descomposición o la necesidad de ingerir sangre– y presenta la cara más humana de lo que comúnmente denominaríamos monstruos.

Overall, Frank and Drake isn't perfect, but what it does well, it really does well. The game's narrative is refreshing and takes game writing in an interesting new direction. The game's art and animation are super engaging and left me wanting more. The puzzles need work, but their overall path feels suitable for this type of game. Rehashing some of the puzzles to be more user-friendly would go a long way, and aside from a few minor technical hiccups, players won't experience too many stoppages that take them out of the experience. If you like narrative adventures with poetic art and storytelling, Frank and Drake's minor missteps will hardly be a blip on your gaming radar.

Una aventura narrativa diferente que, bajo sus sencillas mecánicas y sus puzzles, esconde una trama muy interesante donde dos personajes se tendrán que comunicar a través de notas puesto que cada uno de ellos vivirá una parte del día. Una historia bien narrada con muchos giros inesperados y un buen puñado de finales por descubrir. Sin duda alguna es una de las sorpresas del año.