When I was asked to review the game “Clover,” I had to ask what it was about. It was described to me, simply, as a “Watercolour Political Platform Puzzler” Indie game. This had me both intrigued and concerned at the same time. Hearing that it was an Indie game, I decided to give it the benefit of not reading all the online hype about the game.

A nice and quick 149MB download and I was ready to begin playing. Launching the game gave me a simple canvassed interface that gets to the point. Your character starts off by receiving his allowance from the king. You discover you are recently orphaned from an attack by the neighbouring Andalans. In a lonely house, you begin your adventure with a newspaper and a gift from the grave. Once I had caught up with the local news, I moved outside.

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