Runaway: the Dream of the Turtle review

Will a few jokes that almost make you laugh compel you to unravel a turtle's dream? Or compel you to bed... where you can unravel your own dreams?

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Pros

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    Appealing backdrops

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    Near-chuckles

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    Some satisfying puzzles

Cons

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    Lethargy infused atmosphere

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    Trite story and characters

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    Admitting you bought this

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Playing Turtle reminds you that games can also teach children to be dull. Here's the Turtle pointy-clicky adventure experience: push your mouse over every centimeter of your monitor to FIND every item. Good. Now walk to the next area. Push your mouse over every centimeter of your monitor, and USE every item. Yeah man, you just solved a puzzle. Good. Hey, no slacking! Get back to mouse-shoving. We've still got more than 14 hours left.