Manual Samuel

This game was the first part of The Complete Tuesday Trilogy and I'm giving it a thumbs up only because it's a big part of the overall story of the trilogy. I'd say this game is only worth it if you're aiming to play Helheim Hassle and The Holy Gosh Darn, but I wouldn't recommend this as a stand-alone game.
It's not a really long game, a playthrough is something like 2 hours, but after about one hour of the Octodad-type fumbling the gameplay just starts to get too stale. I didn't much care for the art style or the jokes or writing either, but it all gets expanded upon in the next two games so it's okay to endure through.
It has some extra options for further playthroughs like speedruns and really tricky achievements, but I wasn't interested in those. This is also the only game in the trilogy to feature local co-op (which seems quite similar to Octodad's shared body controls).

A pretty fun game for a while! It doesn't take long to complete. I would recommend buying on sale.

Do you ever wonder how hard life would be if you had to breathe and blink manually? Me neither, at least until Manual Samuel came into my life. Manuel Samuel is an adventure puzzle game that tells the story of Samuel, a real douche bag person who doesn’t seem to care about anyone around him including his girlfriend. And his behavior pushes her over the edge sending him on a trip to hell, not directly but it starts the journey. It’s tough to break down Manuel Samuel into sections cause the game isn’t really like most other adventure games. Never before has walking been so difficult in a video game.
Sam has a horrible day and ends up dying within the first 5 minutes of gameplay. And this introduces him to Death. A skateboarding bro who wears long sweatshirts and a sideways cap. And Death offers him a deal the spoiled rich-kid Samuel, must survive for 24 hours controlling his entire body manually. Considering he’s the face of the game, he’s on all the promotional material and the menus I think you’re supposed to like him. I don’t; particularly he comes off as grating and obnoxious which by the description of him makes sense. In fact, a lot of the game comes off as obnoxious it has a funny tone but never made me laugh and since the gameplay is not whats bringing you In the writing needs to be on point. Which it isn’t always. Although my favorite character written and voiced was the narrator, he had some nice lines of dialogue.

This games movement is heavily influenced by the viral classic game QUOP. Add in funny dialogue that reminds you of a bad adult film storyline and this is what you get. There's more animation in this game than most Hentai games.

My brother bought it for me and so I was obligated to beat it at least once.
Played offline, so the playtime isn't correct.
QWOP mixed with The Stanley Parable and a dash of early 2000's 'lol random' humor.
If I played this 20 years ago on Kongregate I would've thought it was the most amazing thing ever.
Worth every penny I spent on it.

Very unique game. I remember the comedy being funnier than it is now, though. Also could be longer. But still a fun playthrough.

Brought a controller for the first time, wasnt used to the buttons nor how it felt in my hand, searched for a game to help me with my first taste of using a controller and stumbled upon Manual Samuel. Finished it a little under two hours and had a some fun doing so. The story is simple but charming in its own way, even through its clear that its entairly revolves and based on the game's controller-gimmick.
It isn't a difficult game and for didnt need it to be, the story is cute but i wouldn't buy the purely for it nor would i recommend it for people seeking a difficulty. Its a small gimmicky game which I dont see anyone expirienced with a controller being interested in, I would recommend buying it on sale (cause its very short, with about half of the time of me playing it spent on cutscenes) and really only if you are looking for a fun way to familiarize yourself with the feeling of holding a controller.
(sorry for my english, im not native)