Using maps and navigation points to mark areas of interest is quite fun, and the characters introduced in this act are memorable. It adds more depth to the act of exploration in Mutropolis. The final act is the most interesting of the three. There seem to be quite a few of these in act two compared to the other acts. There are also the red herrings in the environment which you can click on and interact with but have no value as part of a puzzle. You know what the result will be, but the path there seems too obtuse. The majority of puzzles do follow something akin to logic but then there are some that are absolute headscratchers. Instead, it serves to slow the narrative down when there is supposed to be some haste due to the situation. In act two there is a single major puzzle that has a host of smaller puzzles linked to it, and it feels like one or two could have been cut. In any point and click adventure a good puzzle is one that knows when it should end. There is nothing against the story or the characters in this act, but it does drag on for far longer than it should. So begins a tale of alliances, betrayals, puzzles, and Henry’s trusty trowel. In this world the Egyptian gods are real, and a few of them are interested in finding the location too. The point of this excavation is to find some proof of the mythological city of Mutropolis, but this party isn’t the only group looking for it. An archaeologist, he’s a member of Professor Totel’s team which heads to Earth for an excavation. Henry is our protagonist in Mutropolis’ tale.
Instead, in this point and click puzzler Earth is abandoned following a cataclysmic event, humans have been living on Mars for 3000 years, and the historical records leave a great deal to be desired. Everything the developers of Mutropolis have envisioned is basically the opposite of that. Do you see Earth as the centre of a galaxy-spanning human race? Tech so advanced that our biggest issues are now a trifle to deal with? Historical records so accurate that our descendants will be able to experience how we live now? Hold those thoughts.
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