Review: Bear With Me: The Complete Collection – Surprisingly Deep Film Noir Point & Click Action

Paw-fully good.

On the surface, Bear With Me appears to be little more than an amusing, story-driven, point and click adventure, infused with the tone and style of noir classics like The Maltese Falcon. However, there’s much more at play within this clever episodic tale. The plights of Amber, Flint, and (collective sigh) Ted. E Bear amidst the monochromatic, animal populated Paper City are surprisingly compelling. Each ‘scene’ is littered with foreshadowing and hints to the true nature of the plot that’ll keep you guessing until the final moments of episode three.

The writing takes the driving seat, and each entry improves upon the last, like a fluffy police drama that you’ll be desperate to binge. Episode one is clearly the weakest entry, so do as the title says, and bear with it. The mysterious plot almost does its job too well; the puzzles are sometimes a drag to complete as you crave the next clue to where this is all going. That said, the puzzles, while often simple and dull, are at least woven organically into the narrative.

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