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The game doesn't have any collectibles, choices, or any space to explore, so the world feels fairly streamlined and limited in scope.

In-between exploration levels, you will hang out on the space ship or in your home town, and while there are a few more random characters to speak with, it's mostly filler. This doesn't lead to anything, other than the immediate dialogue. You can stop by a few points of interest to get a little bit of dialogue, and when talking with other characters there are also occasional options. As a 2.5D adventure, you'll traverse a few linear levels on the alien planets, where you just run from left to right and occasionally jump. While it's a fun and novel experience, The Artful Escape is a largely linear adventure without much gameplay depth. All of this intergalactic absurdity somehow comes together as a whole, a feat that few other games manage when dealing with over the top concepts. The various planets and creatures you visit are imaginative, colorful, and bright. It's a surprisingly heartfelt story, with likable characters and good voice acting, and the occasional sprinkle of outlandish humor that actually works. The overall story is grounded by Francis' struggle with his uncle's legacy and the desire to break free from people's expectations, while he zips around the galaxy, rocking out with weird creatures and running through alien planets. There are plenty of games that try to go for the weird and 'out there' concepts, but the Artful Escape actually pulls it off. Over the course of the journey, Francis will discover where his true musical passions lie, and become an outer space rock star.

The night before his concert, things get weird as Francis encounters a mysterious creature from outer space, that whisks him away to a spaceship where an intergalactic musician named Lightman asks Francis to be his opening act. However, Francis himself finds no passion or inspiration in the folk music that his uncle was famous for. It seems everyone expects Francis to pick up the torch and play where his uncle left off. The town is holding a festival to celebrate Johnson, and is much busier than usual.

Francis is a folk musician, trying to live up to the legacy of his uncle Johnson Vendetti who was born locally and is generally adored by the townsfolk. The Artful Escape follows Francis Vendetti, a young musician living in the small town of Calypso, Colorado.

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