Overview
- Early reviews from XboxEra and Nintendo Life are broadly positive, calling the game a faithful, funny revival of the classic British point-and-click series.
- Developed by Italy’s Smallthings Studios with the original creator’s blessing, the prequel returns to 1993 and reintroduces series fixtures such as antagonist Sordid.
- New systems expand puzzle design through learnable spells and a configurable magic hat, while streamlined, contextual interactions replace classic verb lists.
- Controls include hotspot cycling and an alternate cursor mode, with Switch adding touchscreen support; no dedicated hint system is noted.
- Critiques focus on a stylised art direction that can look stiff and a late-game stretch that feels repetitive, though overall playtime lands near ten hours.