Feria d'Arles

It's an ok short game, took me 2 hours to finish without looking at a walkthrough. Unfortunately, it finishes very much in a cliffhanger, and there clearly won't be a sequel, so beware if you don't like lose ends. I would not have gotten it if that detail was mentioned on the page.

A game lovingly crafted and with a clear Lucas Arts inspired pixel art style, this delightful jaunt of one young schoolgirl's journey to become a heroic matador is delightful. While some puzzles feel som easy to overthink, the length, music, and puzzles all offer a great time.

Feria d'Arles is a delight. It's a super oldskool point-and-click adventure game for adventure game fans. You are thrown straight into the puzzling without much setup. The game is very short and very small - only about 5 locations - but that helps to ease the pain of what could be some typically absurd solutions. There's only so much stuff to try to use with other stuff, and although it's ridiculous in real life it all makes sense in slapstick point-and-click land. The main character is a cheery young tourist who wants to take part in a bullfight. Her nemesis is a hapless mayor and (eventually) the bull. The jokes come thick and fast, nothing drags out, and before long you're running from the law with a snazzy new haircut, the end. Great fun.