Abstract: Tim Schafer and Double Fine have built quite a reputation for themselves when it comes to taking usually mundane subjects or topics and creating hit games. Think about it, they turned rock and roll into Brutal Legend and trick or treating into Costume...
Abstract: Most people are familiar with Russian stacking dolls under various names, the idea being that the toys house another doll, each smaller than the last, within one another. Some video games have toyed with using these dolls as a series of enemies to defe...
Abstract: I have a friend who likes to tell me that there are no new ideas in the world. Everything I could think of has been done and said before. It's a pessimistic attitude for sure, but he's stood by it for at least the decade I've known him. He laments t...
Abstract: Hearkening back to the age of LucasArts adventures, Stacking manages to call back to older times, both in its narrative and in its gameplay. In Stacking, players take the role of Charlie Blackmore, the tiniest Russian stacking doll in a world wholly po...
Abstract: Double Fine Productions is one of the most exciting developers in the digital gaming distribution space at the moment. This is not open for debate - it might as well be fact. With every new title the team announces, our anticipation levels rise to dang...
Abstract: The style of the game that is realised through a matchbox recreation of the industrial era, sits well within the currently popular steam-punk movement. This is combined well with the miniature world of the dolls that sees floorboards made of lollipo..
Stacking is chock full of charm, humor, and fun puzzles. Though some of the solutions are really easy, if you avoid the hint system it’ll take some time to decipher some of the harder ones. If all you want to do is run through the story without trying ...
Abstract: For most studios, the idea of a game where you control living Matryoshka dolls and nestle them to leverage unique abilities would sound utterly bizarre. When said game comes from Double Fine, however, the idea seems somewhat tame.Stacking certainly i...
Beautiful world with a charming, handcrafted feel, Dozens of dolls to stack into with fun abilities to use, Satisfying puzzles with numerous solutions, Hijinks encourage experimenting with dolls' abilities.
Story can be completed quickly and easily, Minor camera issues and visual blemishes.
An enchanting world seamlessly combines with fun gameplay and rewarding puzzles to make Stacking a magical adventure....
