The Marvellous Miss Take
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The Marvellous Miss Take is a 2014
Gameplay
The Marvellous Miss Take is a
Development
The idea for The Marvellous Miss Take's Sophia Take arose from an office party where a
The Marvellous Miss Take was released on November 20, 2014 for Windows and macOS,[3] and was published by Rising Star Games.[1]
Reception
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Metacritic | 69/100[a][8] |
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GameSpot | 6/10[6] |
GamesTM | 6/10[2] |
PC Gamer (US) | 68/100[1] |
The Guardian | [4] |
The Marvellous Miss Take received "mixed or average" reviews according to the review aggregator Metacritic.[8] Reviewers praised the diversity of mechanics offered by the three player characters,[2][4][6] but criticised the level design as repetitive and inhibiting gameplay.[1][2][6] GamesTM regarded the choice of multiple characters, each with different gameplay mechanics, as "a clever way to flesh out the game".[2] Writing for GameSpot, Jeremy Signor believed this design was effective for encouraging different playstyles: Signor argued that Daisy's pickpocketing mechanic, which requires players to stand right next to guards to steal keys, taught the player to play more confidently around guards when playing as Sophia.[6] However, he claimed that the level design made sneaking around frustrating because of the perceived abundance of guards with random patrol routes, "cramped corridors", and "tiny rooms". PC Gamer's Tyler Wilde also criticised the randomised guard patrols as unreliable and unfun to interact with, and opined that the game became tedious because of traps that took "advantage of an imprecise movement system".[1]
Sophia Take's design was well-received: Ronan Price of the
Notes
- ^ Score based on 11 reviews.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Wilde, Tyler (January 26, 2015). "The Marvellous Miss Take Review". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on April 7, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ ISSN 1478-5889. Archived from the originalon December 30, 2014.
- ^ a b Johnson, Neilie. "The Marvellous Miss Take Game Review". Common Sense Media. Archived from the original on April 7, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Summerley, Rory (December 8, 2014). "Marvellous Miss Take review – a stylish approach to stealth". The Guardian. Archived from the original on April 7, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ a b c Price, Ronan (January 10, 2015). "The Marvellous Miss Take review: Stealth with style". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on April 8, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Signor, Jeremy (January 28, 2015). "The Marvellous Miss Take Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on June 10, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ a b c Fogel, Stefanie (November 19, 2014). "The Marvellous Miss Take's heroine is stealing hearts, one level at a time". GamesBeat. VentureBeat. Archived from the original on April 8, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ CBS Interactive. Archivedfrom the original on April 7, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.