Bear with Me

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Bear with Me
BearWithMeGameLogo.jpg
Developer(s) Exordium Games
Publisher(s) Exordium Games
Engine Unity
Platform(s) Windows, Linux, macOS
Release
Episode One
  • Windows low-resolution
    • NA: August 8, 2016
Episode Two
  • Windows
    • WW: February 15, 2017
Episode Three
  • Windows
    • WW: October 5, 2017
The Complete Collection
The Lost Robots
Genre(s) Adventure
Mode(s) Single-player

Bear with Me is a point-and-click adventure game developed by Exordium Games. It is described as an "episodic noir adventure game", and was released in three episodes, first in August 2016, final in October 2017. [1] [2] [3] A prequel, The Lost Robots, was released in July 2019. The game draws inspiration from film noir and features Amber and her friend - detective Ted E. Bear, who are set on an adventure to find Amber's missing brother Flint. [4] [5] Bear with Me: The Complete Collection, a compilation of the first three episodes, was released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Linux, MacOS, and Microsoft Windows on July 9, 2019. [6]

Contents

Reception

Aggregate review scores
Game Metacritic
Episode One(Windows) 68% [7]
Episode Two(Windows) 76% [8]
Episode Three(Windows) 79% [9]

Bear with Me received generally positive reviews. Adventure Gamers, in a review for all three episodes, praised its story, art style and the well integration of puzzles, but criticized the slow movement speed, and the occasional frustration, giving it 3½ out of 5. [10] Italian magazine The Games Machine gave it 7.9 out of 10, stating "Bear With Me is a nice, old-style point and click adventure, with logical and well designed puzzles, although not too challenging, and a story that blends humour and drama. Not a milestone in the genre, but adventure fans should give it a chance.". [11]

Episode 1

Hardcore Gamer was less positive in its review for the first episode of the series, arguing "The first episode of Bear With Me still hints at a greater game to come, nicely setting a proper noir tone with some occasional creepy bits and a gleeful dose of snark throughout.", but "it sadly says a lot that the initial outing feels more like a demo for the game than an actual full-fledged chapter of the story." [12] LeveL magazine, on the other hand, gave it 8/10 and praised it as "The first episode of a dark adventure, where childlike elements are mixed with an adult story in a perfect harmony of a noir story". [13] [7]

Bear with Me: The Complete Collection

Bear with Me: The Complete Collection was published on July 31, 2019 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Microsoft Windows.

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  2. ↑ "Bear With Me Investigates Plush Noir In August". Rock Paper Shotgun . July 21, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ovog listopada završavamo slučaj – stiže treća i finalna epizoda Bear with Me - GoodGame.hr". www.goodgame.hr.
  4. ↑ "2. epizoda igre Bear With Me zagrebačkog Exordium Gamesa stiže u veljači". January 20, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Episodic Noir Adventure Game Bear With Me Comes Out on August 8 - Hardcore Gamer". www.hardcoregamer.com. July 16, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Bear With Me: The Complete Collection launches July 9 for PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC, and smartphones". Gematsu. April 2, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
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  9. ↑ "Bear With Me: Episode Three PC Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved February 24, 2018.
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  13. ↑ "LEVEL 267". September 22, 2016.
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