When it comes to introducing younger audiences to high-class artwork, it can often seem like an impossible task. But what better way to do so than by gamifying it and making things fun? This is exactly what the newly released all-ages point-and-click adventure, The Great Sneeze, seeks to do with its snappy puzzles and casual fun.
Set inside a high-class art gallery, The Great Sneeze follows a trip to the museum where students Kaspar, David, and Friederike arrive to view the paintings of the famous artist, Caspar David Friedrich. However, as they help out Mr. Dietzke to set up for the grand opening of the gallery, a great sneeze sets everything in disarray.
It's up to these three, guided by you, to set things right before the exhibition opens and ensure that everything goes off without a hitch. To do so, you'll need to explore the various paintings and solve quick, bite-sized puzzles to ensure that everything's back in its right place.
Do touch the artwork
If you're getting flashbacks to the (excellent) Please, Touch the Artwork, you're not alone. The Great Sneeze seems to be following a similar setup of celebrating the works of a famous artist (singular in this case) by encouraging players to engage with their artwork in an interactive way.
As Catherine points out in her review of The Great Sneeze, which is now available on iOS and Android, this may be an all-ages release, but it's certainly not just "for kids." It's not a slog either, as it offers plenty of intriguing and fun minigames to enjoy while you work to fix the gallery.
Meanwhile, if you want to stay Ahead of the Game, why not check out our latest entry in that regular feature with another old-school point-and-click adventure, My Father Lied?
