Dinner With An Owl? No thanks, mate. You’re alright. That wasn’t a request, but the name of the indie point and click from BoringSurburbanDad. Neither names were selling it to me, but this is what happens when you connect on the interwebs; it gets brought to my attention, and then I play it!
Ok, so this wasn’t a request, but I had a sneaky-sneaky at the Steam page and immediately had to try it. I’ll say it twice, maybe more: it’s free, so there’s no reason why you shouldn’t check this out – especially considering the story.
Dinner With An Owl Review
You play Mr Webb and are greeted by a butler and told that Mr Brown awaits you in his office. Strolling into his office, soon-to-be dining room, there’s nothing there – nothing to click or interact with. Then, all of a sudden, a 6ft owl teleports into the room.
Before you can utter anthropomorphic bubo virginianus , Mr Brown introduces you to his family and promptly has you join them for dinner. Hence, Dinner With An Owl. What follows is a short succession of playthroughs that border on the Kafka-esque (is that a lazy comment? You know what I meant, right?), and surreal.
Dinner With An Owl features only two scenes, yet the production is excellent. The cut-out characters have a visceral feel and an almost monochrome colour palette, and the sound production is great. The music, in particular, is a standout and available to buy via Steam, yet the game is free.
It’s full-voice acting with performers from Blighty (yay!), and overall, it was an entertaining 30 minutes. Wait – 30 minutes? Again, it’s free, so stop your whining, and while you can never claim back your time, it’s time well spent if you ask me. The impromptu sing-along bit was weird, but overall, Dinner With An Owl is a decent indie dream-like tale. I’m interested in where we will go with the prequel…
