Retardo and the Iron Golem

Retardo and the Iron Golem is a classic point and click adventure game, with a comical-satirical-gory medieval setting, starting with a name which is quite intriguing.

Design
The game design is quite straightforward, a classical set of single screen point and click puzzles to lead Retardo through Moronia. The only notable feature is a timer score, counting down as time is elapsing and driving your final score down.
The adventure is not very long, but very funny and entertaining to play. The puzzles range from trivial to mildly challenging but they are well designed and consistent.



Story
The story is an archetypal quest to destroy the Iron Golem, save the kingdom and mary the princess, but it is presented in a satirical amusing way. Especially regarding the hero replacing the typical prince charming.
It is a nice addition to create an enjoyable experience.

Gameplay
The gameplay is plain point and click, with no collectable objects, even though some puzzles imply interactions with more than one object on screen. A few puzzles also involve time and put a bit more pressure on the player.
The only extra consists of collecting mushrooms, hidden in every screen, for an end-of-game score bonus.

Presentation
Graphics are globally beautiful with inspired decoration and varied environments. The behaviors of encountered enemies is funny and entertaining, with nice animations and sound effects.
A nice twist is given by a gory touch in the presentation. Retardo is usually using unconventional and bloody ways to kill his enemies, or to get killed by them...

This game is an overall entertaining quick adventure and is worth playing if you have a bit of spare time to kill.

Play Retardo and the Iron Golem on ArmorGames.