Goetia (video game)

Goetia is a point-and-click adventure video game developed by French studio Sushee[1] and published by Square Enix Collective. It was released on April 14, 2016 for Microsoft Windows, OS X and Linux, and on April 26, 2018 for the Nintendo Switch. In it, the player takes the role of the ghost of a 12-year-old girl named Abigail Blackwood 40 years after she perished, searching for the truth behind her death and the abandonment of her village.[2] The game received mixed to positive reviews, with critics praising its writing, graphics and mystery, but criticizing its high difficulty.[2][3]

Goetia
Developer(s)Sushee
Publisher(s)Square Enix Collective
EngineUnity 5 
Platform(s)Linux
macOS
Microsoft Windows
Nintendo Switch 
ReleaseLinux, OS X, Windows
April 14, 2016
Switch
April 28, 2018
Genre(s)Point-and-click adventure, puzzle
Mode(s)Single-player

Reception
Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
MetacriticPC: 79/100[4]

Goetia received an aggregate score of 79/100 on Metacritic for the PC version.[4] Courtney Ehrenhofler of Adventure Gamers rated it 5/5 stars, calling it "beautifully crafted and intricately complex", and the artwork "gorgeous", but criticizing the game's lack of a hint system.[2] Dejan Stojilovic of PLAY! Magazine rated the game 8.5/10, praising the graphics and "excellent background music", but also remarking that the lack of hints made the game cruel to beginners, and may result in them quitting the game.[5] David Soriano of IGN Spain rated the game 7.7/10, saying that it stands out for the quality of its writing, but criticizing its heavy difficulty, which requires the player to use pen and paper to take notes.[3]

Jon Cousins of Nintendo Life rated the game's Switch version 7/10 stars, calling it "flawed, yet engrossing".[6]

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References
  1. https://twitter.com/susheegames?lang=en
  2. Ehrenhofler, Courtney (2016-06-10). "Goetia review". Adventure Gamers. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
  3. Soriano, David (2016-04-22). "Goetia. Análisis para PC". IGN España (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-12-01.
  4. "Goetia for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
  5. Stojilovic, Dejan. "REVIEW: Goetia – PLAY! PLAY!". Retrieved 2019-12-01.
  6. Cousins, John (2018-05-09). "Review: Goetia (Switch eShop)". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 2019-12-01.


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