Island Questaway Review - A fine puzzle adventure that deserves your time
2021-12-11
Island Questaway is a brand new puzzle adventure game that takes you into the world of Emily, an adventurer who embarks on a quest to find her brother. On this journey, she encounters natural setbacks from shipwrecks to thunderstorms, forcing her and her partner to wound up on an Island.
The game has an interesting and complicated story. It revolves around the many hidden secrets of an ancient civilization on a hidden island, alongside family drama in intricately and nicely designed farm tale landscapes.
So in this article, we’ll be giving you our frank review of Island Questaway, which mostly involves positive aspects as the game does well to kick out any negative side that’ll push players away. So without further ado, let’s dive into the review.
The Good
Interesting Story
In Island Questaway, you’ll play Emily, a female adventurer who has sailed to an island in hopes of finding her beloved brother. On this journey, she is tangled in several exhilarating activities. When she finally got to her brother’s house, he was nowhere to be found, but he left a letter for Emily.
After reading the contents of the letter, Emily must now embark on a quest to find her missing brother as she explores the vast island. She tries to develop the family’s farm, get to know the locals in the area, and most importantly, find her missing brother on a vast island filled with unexpected dangers.
Gameplay – A Fine Adventure
The gameplay is commendable because it offers a mix of farming, puzzle-solving, and exploring a whole island. Its intricate story sees your character go through various dangers and mishaps at just about every corner of the island.
You also own a gigantic estate located at the ocean shore that you can always visit and manage. You can decorate it as you want and furnish it with fine-looking items as you make in the game’s main story quests.
The puzzles are also very interesting. They seem pretty simple to complete at first, but they become more and more challenging as you progress. There are various types of puzzles to complete in many locations; from reassembling torn maps to unlocking doors, you won’t get bored with the puzzles in this game.
And then there are the mysteries that you will come across and wonder what happened to this paradise-like island many years ago? How did the entire civilization disappear? And what dangers lurk in ruins? You will solve all of these mysteries as you explore further into the island and progress in the story. The gameplay offers a ton of things to do while exploring; there’s even a treasure hunt feature as well.
Graphics and Visuals
The graphics and visuals in this game are simply stunning. A fine and colorful touch gives it a captivating look that captures everything in great detail. The trees, roots, rocks, fruits, bridges, and grass all look gorgeous even when gazing at them from afar by zooming out the camera, and you can get a much closer look by bringing the camera very close.
The visuals are well made that it brightens up the game, and it just looks very cool and stands out from similar titles of its genre. The action sequences also stand out, such as watching Emily fix a broken bridge, break a rock to clear a path, or jump around after completing a major quest.
Controls and Soundtrack
Like most puzzle adventure games, the controls only involves tapping and clicking most of the time, and in this game, there are lots of tapping because you’ll have to clear paths to get to your next destination, which is petty much one of the things you’ll find yourself doing for most parts of this game.
The camera zoom feature is another area where the game’s control comes in handy. You can zoom in to get a closer look at something or zoom out to get a bird view of the island, which is an impressive addition to the game’s features.
The soundtrack is nice as well because you can hear the crushing of the rocks as Emily tries to clear paths using her Pickaxe or the sound of wood as she uses an axe to cut through a tree that’s blocking her path. When it rains on the island, you could also hear the perfect storm sound as it rains and the thunderstorms.
The Bad
Expensive store items
Island Questaway can only be played online, and while this is understandable, the game does do enough to give players different ways to acquire in-game resources. There are no ads to watch for resources, and the store items are expensive, to say the least.
Since players are given a certain amount of energy bars at certain stages of the game, they are less of an issue to get. But gems and gold coins are hard to come by, especially gems. If you want gems, you have to spend real money at the store.
The developers should’ve implemented an ad section that allows players to watch ads and get gems, but this isn’t the case. And there isn’t a feature that allows you to sell your inventory items for gold or even gems. And while this is just the game’s first update, we hope these changes will be implemented in future updates to give players the best possible experience.
Verdict
There’s a lot to admire in island Questaway because, unlike other games in its genre, this one offers an interesting story, a vast and beautiful island, and adorably crafted characters. The little cons in this game don’t take away anything from the game’s captivating gameplay.
You don’t have to be a fan of puzzle adventure games to want to play this one. If you’re aching for an adventure on a vast island filled with mysteries, then you should give this game a try.
