Gibbous: A Cthulhu Adventure

NOT the masterpiece it tries to be. The superb art direction is the spotlight of a point'n click full of flaws : too much chat at the service of an unclear story, enigmas too easy, the few interesting puzzles are wasted by obvious clues (almost walkthroughs). Even the game last 14 hours, you won't be entitled to a real ending, because the vague story is supposed to be solved in a sequel... that will never happen.
Still there's qualities : it's beautifuly cartoonish ; the makers made big effort in it ; it's in Lovecraft universe.
I wanted interesting enigmas, simpler and better written story, a real ending.
If I could, I would rate : "meh". As I can't, I still recommand it for a warned and niche audience.

Such a great game. Really funny and generally just fun to play. It was never boring or annoying. A bit too easy for my taste for my taste. But overall really nice to play. I can totally recommend it

Beautiful, very well animated, with decent voice acting, great music, looks amazing in an ultrawide monitor... and yet it is not too enjoyable. There is almost a different text for every combination of objects, but the characters are just not appealing at all. There is a talking cat, but the talking cat is unbearable. There are many inventory objects but they feel like a chore. Very much on the fence with this one, so I leave this a bare recommendation just to appreciate the effort that went into it.
On the other hand this makes me appreciate the Deponia games even more - they are more difficult, characters are meaner, the signposts are not there and yet they are more fun to go through. I just think there is a disconnect between the pace of the puzzles and the story and worldbuilding, as if the parts that get you stuck feel like filler.

Overall Gibbous is a very solid point-and-click adventure game. Its best features are the first rate 2-D graphics and voice acting -- some of the best you'll experience in an independently made game like this. I also found most of the dialog amusing, although it can verbose in areas. For me, the major downside was the story. I prefer more serious adventure games, and Gibbous was a little too silly for my tastes. The storytelling isn't very smooth and some of the supporting characters (most notably the villains) are barely developed. In the end, I didn't find the story that involving, although I did enjoy the chemistry between the main protagonist and his cat. Lots of puzzles in this one, most of them easy but a handful are quite challenging. If you like comedic adventure games like Monkey Island, this is definitely worth a try. 7/10.

Probably the best point and click adventure game I've ever played: even beats the Monkey Island series games in my opinion, which represent the pinnacle in point and click games for me. Great story, humor, atmosphere, locations, characters, puzzles, gameplay, graphics, music and duration. Extremely recommended for point and click fans.

One of the best cthulhu adventures written. The comedy is professional and not just "haha carzy people go weird". Lovecraft intended Cthulhu as a sci-fi myth and they picked up on that well. Story, dialogues, voiceacting, chapter design, puzzles, music, artwork - everything is so well done and put together. I was constantly torn between clicking everything and satisfying my burning curiosity how the story develops. Just supreme, this game is a masterpiece.

Overall good point and click adventure. I enjoyed the voice acting and the obviously awesome decision to make one of the main characters a cat. However, the characters were more difficult to get into, as they weren't overly developed. The dialogue seemed more for a younger audience. I think I would enjoy this game more as a younger person. Puzzles were medium to hard with a decent story.

Pros:
Cats that talk
Opinionated cats
Nice Cthulu vibes
Fun challenging puzzles

Cons:
Having to click multiple times on eye to get full description
Never found out what happened to roommate
Karma point system lost on me