Software:Bear with Me

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Bear with Me
BearWithMeGameLogo.jpg
Developer(s)Exordium Games
Publisher(s)Exordium Games
EngineUnity
Platform(s)Windows, Linux, macOS
Release
Genre(s)Adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Bear with Me is a point-and-click adventure game developed by Exordium Games. It is described as an "episodic noir adventure game", and was released in three episodes, first in August 2016, final in October 2017.[1][2][3] A prequel, The Lost Robots, was released in July 2019. The game draws inspiration from film noir and features Amber and her friend - detective Ted E. Bear, who are set on an adventure to find Amber's missing brother Flint.[4][5] Bear with Me: The Complete Collection, a compilation of the first three episodes, was released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Linux, MacOS, and Microsoft Windows on July 9, 2019.[6]

Reception

Aggregate review scores
Game Metacritic
Episode One (Windows) 68%[7]
Episode Two (Windows) 76%[8]
Episode Three (Windows) 79%[9]

Bear with Me received generally positive reviews. Adventure Gamers, in a review for all three episodes, praised its story, art style and the well integration of puzzles, but criticized the slow movement speed, and the occasional frustration, giving it 3½ out of 5.[10] Italian magazine The Games Machine gave it 7.9 out of 10, stating "Bear With Me is a nice, old-style point and click adventure, with logical and well designed puzzles, although not too challenging, and a story that blends humour and drama. Not a milestone in the genre, but adventure fans should give it a chance.".[11]

Episode 1

Hardcore Gamer was less positive in its review for the first episode of the series, arguing "The first episode of Bear With Me still hints at a greater game to come, nicely setting a proper noir tone with some occasional creepy bits and a gleeful dose of snark throughout.", but "it sadly says a lot that the initial outing feels more like a demo for the game than an actual full-fledged chapter of the story."[12] LeveL magazine, on the other hand, gave it 8/10 and praised it as "The first episode of a dark adventure, where childlike elements are mixed with an adult story in a perfect harmony of a noir story".[13][7]

Bear with Me: The Complete Collection

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic(PS4) 73/100[14]
(XONE) 81/100[15]

Bear with Me: The Complete Collection was published on July 31, 2019 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Microsoft Windows.

References

  1. Chalk, Andy (September 6, 2017). "Bear With Me, a noir teddy bear adventure, concludes in October". https://www.pcgamer.com/bear-with-me-a-noir-teddy-bear-adventure-concludes-in-october/. 
  2. "Bear With Me Investigates Plush Noir In August". July 21, 2016. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/07/21/bear-with-me/#more-384347. 
  3. "Ovog listopada završavamo slučaj – stiže treća i finalna epizoda Bear with Me - GoodGame.hr". http://www.goodgame.hr/ovog-listopada-zavrsavamo-slucaj-stize-treca-i-finalna-epizoda-bear-with-me/. 
  4. "2. epizoda igre Bear With Me zagrebačkog Exordium Gamesa stiže u veljači". January 20, 2017. http://www.netokracija.com/druga-epizoda-bear-with-me-130781. 
  5. "Episodic Noir Adventure Game Bear With Me Comes Out on August 8 - Hardcore Gamer". July 16, 2016. http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2016/07/16/episodic-noir-adventure-game-bear-with-me-comes-out-on-august-8/217135/. 
  6. "Bear With Me: The Complete Collection launches July 9 for PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC, and smartphones". Gematsu. April 2, 2019. https://gematsu.com/2019/04/bear-with-me-the-complete-collection-launches-july-9-for-ps4-xbox-one-switch-pc-and-smartphones. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Bear With Me: Episode 1 PC Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/bear-with-me-episode-1/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. 
  8. "Bear With Me: Episode Two PC Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/bear-with-me-episode-two/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. 
  9. "Bear With Me: Episode Three PC Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/bear-with-me-episode-three/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. 
  10. "Bear With Me Review". October 23, 2017. https://adventuregamers.com/articles/view/31568. 
  11. "Bear With Me Recensione PC". May 14, 2021. https://www.thegamesmachine.it/bear-with-me/bear-with-me-recensione-pc/. 
  12. "Review: Bear With Me: Episode 1". August 8, 2016. https://www.hardcoregamer.com/2016/08/08/review-bear-with-me-episode-1/220075/. 
  13. "LEVEL 267". September 22, 2016. http://www.level.cz/starsi-cisla/level-267/. 
  14. "Bear With Me: The Complete Collection". https://www.metacritic.com/game/bear-with-me-the-complete-collection/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4. 
  15. "Bear With Me: The Complete Collection". https://www.metacritic.com/game/bear-with-me-the-complete-collection/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one. 

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