Howdy, Jacob! is a short hidden object game with a vaguely dystopian story, cool art and some neat FMV.Find about 100 objects across 10 levels, interspersed with some short clips of puppets that fill in a little worldbuilding as you go. If you've played one hidden object game, you've played them all, but the art here is really nice to look at and it's worth a buck and an hour of your time.

Not much frustration with finding the objects, but there were a few annoyances like the list of objects taking up room on the play area, so you have to minimize it and keep referencing, and a few times where the object name was really vague and there were multiple matching items in the scene. A generous hint system helps out, but it's still a poor design decision.

Worth it for the art alone and for the neat use of FMV.

Verdict: Finished

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