Sydney Finds Employment

Reviewed by: DeathDude

Positive Points: Intriguing story
Music is alright
Funny dialogue

Negative Points: Some puzzles are a bit difficult

Genre: Adventure: 

Size: 11230 KB

Requirements: Windows

Questionable Content: 13+ Language, 

Editor rating: 4.4

Homepage: http://new.bigbluecup.com/games.php?action=detail&id=827

Download location: http://new.bigbluecup.com/games.php?action=detail&id=827

It seems that Sydney has enough troubles already being that he lives on the street. He’s homeless, has no job, and lives out of a cardboard box; things can’t possibly get any worse can they? Well they can for our friend Sydney, and they are going to get much more interesting. What you encounter in Sydney Finds Employment, is an interesting adventure game, that has a unique story, some funny but sometimes rude dialogue, and generally some alright music to listen to as you explore Sydney’s world and see the troubles and problems he has to deal with.

The game begins as Sydney is still asleep, but he is soon awakened by another individual. It appears, that business, religion and politics have all teamed up, to wipe out homelessness and unemployment in a plan they call “the final solution.” Sydney however, feels that he should take it upon himself, to stand up to these big 3 and fight for his friends and perhaps in the process also land himself a job too. However, he has a bit of work to do before he can even consider talking to the head of the CBD, in order to express his views.

Graphically, the game looks alright. It is not the fanciest graphics around, but it does fit nicely with what is happening on screen at any time, and also with the general feel of the story itself. The story itself, is pretty interesting in itself, in that you are controlling Sydney, a homeless person, who has to work his way up, in order to finally be able to meet with the head of CBD and perhaps stop this “final solution” from even taking place, it will not be easy for him, but Sydney is taking on the difficult task anyway. 

The music as well is generally alright. It does repeat in most cases, but it is very relaxing to listen to and nothing really crazy that will make you want to turn off your speakers, again it fits in with what’s going on screen and just fits the mood of the game adequately. 

The dialogue as well has a certain charm at times, while occasionally it will probably be seen as rude or even offensive. However, that’s just Sydney’s character in the game, so do not take it that seriously, it adds a bit to the character of Sydney, being a person who has not had much education, and much less be able to read either, so some of his opinions, is generally in the minority in most cases. 

The puzzles themselves can be a bit difficult at times to solve, but most are straight forward. They will take you a fair amount of time to solve, especially some of the later ones, but just keep plugging away at them and you’ll be able to solve them soon enough.

Nevertheless, this was an entertaining game and if you’re a fan of adventure games, you should check this one out. Its called Sydney Finds Employment, see it for yourself.