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Starting with the story itself, I’m afraid “ruining it” would take little more than two sentences. It is a take on the type of legend people in various cultures created in order to explain natural phenomenon, though in this case it has been “enhanced” with the addition of a pretty goofy and slow-moving alien for whom the game is named. After crash landing he begins to look for a few parts that flew off his spaceship. Unfortunately, through the process of trying to find a solution to his problem he ends up messing things up for the locals so a lone member of the tribe must make a (short) journey to set things right. There are no revelations here, nothing of great cultural significance save for the game’s art style, and once you help everyone walk through the motions of this tale the credits roll. That’s it. Since the story fails to make a significant impression that leaves it to the gameplay to shine, and unfortunately for the most part it is slow and painful. Perhaps to extend the play time nothing in the game happens quickly. Most of what you need to do is telegraphed, there are no real detours to speak of, so the majority of the time I was impatiently waiting for Kutkh to just move his ass and get on with things. There’s no ability to directly control everything, instead you interact with the characters through sort of thought and talk bubbles that will typically have no more than 3 options, and often only 2, one of which is to go back where you came from. This makes everything highly linear and unengaging, you really are just following the path set out for you… but slowly. As an experiment, demo, or proof of concept I could appreciate the exercise of creating the game. What doesn’t make any sense is that even a nominal fee is being charged for people to play it. You could save yourself the money, go to the library, and read up on a collection of legends from different cultures that explain how and why the universe works and be just as enriched if not more. In terms of the “reward” for your time and expense Kutkh just isn’t a very good value, no matter how low its asking price may go.
Justin Nation, Score:Bad [4.5]