The Artful Escape is a playful exploration of the love of music and rhythms.

Along the way you meet characters and creatures that you can talk to and interact with, choosing what Francis says to them from a selection of different responses. You can use his guitar to increase the distance of your jump, knee slide down hills and float in beams of light. You explore the exotic and alien landscapes, guiding him up cliffs, down hills and across gorges. You craft his persona, choosing his stage name and backstory and help him navigate bright and colourful worlds that react to his guitar playing, all while searching for a mysterious jazz club.

He is the nephew of Johnson Vendetti, who is the equivalent of someone like our world's Bob Dylan and, in the opening chapters of the game, you begin to understand his legacy and the impossible expectations his fans place on him because of it. You use your guitar to aid your jumps and interact with different characters.įrancis is a musician on a quest to create his stage persona. You are Francis Vendetti as he traverses the universe, jamming on his guitar and harmonising with the various bizarre creatures he encounters on his journey. The Artful Escape is a narrative adventure with running and jumping sections that combine platform action with music-playing.

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