Wallace and Gromit Episode 3: Muzzled! Demo

Wallace and Gromit are two famous British comic book characters that even have their own TV show, which means that everyone should at least be aware of their existence. When it comes to what they do exactly in order to deserve the fame, the answer is not very clear, because the two buddies seem to be good at many things, but not great at anything in particular.

Wallace and Gromit Episode 3: Muzzled! is a graphic adventure game with a point-and-click interface, in which you get to control the two characters as they try to unravel a few mysteries. As you can clearly deduce from the title, this happens to be the third episode from the series, so you might check up on the previous ones before jumping into this straight away.

Not for nothing, but the story intertwines with the events from the previous episodes, and you might not be able to make heads or tails of the plot without being familiar with what came before this. This time around, Wallace and his trusty friend make their way to a fair, where they meet up with a man by the name of Monty Muzzle, who’s raising money for to build dog shelters. As it turns out, he certainly does not intend to use the money for shelters, so it’s up to the two friends to put an end to his shady plans.

Because the game was developed by the masters at Telltale, you should expect the dialog and the story to be exquisite, or at least as good as the setting and the characters allow. As such, the lines the two exchange between them can be quite memorable from time to time, but don’t expect anything too mind-blowing either. After all, this is still a comedy in the end.

Visually, the clay-like figures have been beautifully reproduced with the graphics engine, which should make everything look as familiar as possible to the fans of the comic and the TV show. However, the animations are a tad too jumpy to be considered top-notch, but they get the point across and they certainly do not look awful. The voice acting is most excellent as well, which is always good news for the overall atmosphere.

All things considered, Wallace and Gromit Episode 3: Muzzled! might not appeal to the hardcore fans of the genre, but it should play well with the slightly more casual crowds. Hence, if you are on the lookout for something light, yet smart at the same time, this can certainly be exactly what you need.