On a related note, voice acting is superb. It’s taken as deadly serious and it just adds to the fantastic atmosphere. The villains are suitably clueless in their nefariousness, hunting for “supposed gold,” and I love how they play Widebeard’s ludicrous plans with a straight face.
Sebastian, Nelly’s right wing man-he’s a bird, see what I did there?-is both the serious companion and loyal follower and at the same time snarky friend, with clever comebacks to Nelly’s more ridiculous ideas. Nelly is clever and too witty for her own good, but has a naiveté and silliness about her that makes it impossible not to like her. Widebeard, the wife and El Mono, the shamanistic monkey plushy!Īs with most adventure games, characters make or break the game and Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet’s characters are terrific. Also the final revelation for the villain was lacking. While the secret of the treasure is great, the last act felt a bit rushed and didn’t give proper time to introduce certain key characters. In this regard, it’s a powerful story, beautifully disguised in Nelly’s antics, hypnotised bird armies and ghost Pirate mentors. It’s a story of regrets, of lost opportunities and what people are willing to do to make up for their mistakes, for the bad decisions or the simple accidents of fate that led them astray. While the game does deliver that, and trust me, it is fantastic at it, with self-referential, self-deprecating humour, pop-culture references and wicked puns it also has a deeper theme going throughout the experience. I expected a lighthearted pirate romp with weird characters and silly jokes. The plot of Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet surprised me. With nothing but her wits and odd sense of humour, Nelly packs herself for delivery to the nearest island to begin her adventure! With a name like that, I’d be sick too! He warns her that their nemesis and prolific bird hunter-and big bad in Nelly’s first adventure-Baron Widebeard is sailing to find the Treasure of the Seventh Sea, Bloodbeard’s last treasure. But when she reaches for the mop, the water in the bucket bubbles over and the ghost of her mentor, William Bloodbeard, appears before her. When the game starts we find Nelly working on mail ship, sorting letters and generally annoyed at the un-pirate-ness of her life.
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Now that I’ve finished it, I am curious enough to try the original, which you can download for free from the Adventure Game Studios site.
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To be honest, I didn’t know about this series until I received the review code for The Fowl Fleet. Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet is the sequel to Spoonbeaks Ahoy. Publisher: Application Systems Heidelberg I'm hoping a crowdfunding campaign will give me the push I need to complete the game, and stop having to think up nautical puns on the bus.A fearsome kooky pirate out to find a mysterious treasure before her great enemy can do so with his army of birds! No, it’s not Monkey Island, you fool, it’s Nelly Cootalot!ĭeveloper: Alasdair Becket-King, Application Systems Heidelberg Now I feel like I have reached the point of no return. Since 2007 I have been gradually working on this sequel, beset by jobs and distracting noises. These days the forums are thronged with facial hair, and 640x480 is still considered hi-res. Back then no one on the AGS forums could grow a beard and 640x480 was considered hi-res. I released the original Nelly game in 2007, if the word 'original' can be applied to a pirate-themed adventure game. Looking for something special in Lady Chang's Junk Shop On the trail of Captain Rehab Sea Shanty Town Nelly washes up on Vogel Island and meets Sebastian the Coot The campaign is now live: Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet Kickstarter! I'm now working on a playable demo, so watch out for updates on Nelly's website, and by following Nelly on Twitter and Facebook. In order to complete this game, I am throwing myself bodily upon the crowdfunding bandwagon.
What is he planning? Can he be stopped? In what way is a frozen volcano involved? These questions may or may not be answered as Nelly uncovers the secret of William Bloodbeard's final voyage. The nefarious Baron has kidnapped a fleet of birds and hypnotised them to do his bidding. Pirate heroine Nelly Cootalot is on the trail of Baron Widebeard, from the South Seas to the icy north. Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet Kickstarter!
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