

Before Scarlet can properly process everything that’s happened, a tornado coalesces and whisks her away. Complications ensue and Scarlet’s friends abandon her at the side of the road, feeling betrayed that she wouldn’t immediately turn down the offer. But it’s all downhill afterwards when Scarlet meets Savannah from Wicked Records, who is only interested in Scarlet as a singer and has no use for her three pals. Things start out well, as the quartet give a fantastic performance to much applause. Scarlet and her friends Sammy, Nick, and Leonard are hoping to make it big and land a recording contract. Its predominantly pattern-matching puzzles and mild action elements may be off-putting to some, but its characters and woodland setting are continually charming throughout.Įvents open with Scarlet and the rest of her band heading to a gig being attended by a top talent scout. A visual delight, this hand-painted 2D side-scroller keeps its story light and moving briskly along.

It’s The Wizard of Oz meets Groundhog Day with a touch of Little Red Riding Hood for good measure, in Devespresso Games’ Scarlet Hood and the Wicked Wood. Pursued by the Black Witch and her evil minions, Scarlet experiences her own death. When young Scarlet, lead singer and guitarist of the indie band Foxtrot Bop, gets swept away to the land of Gloam by a tornado, it’s only the start of her troubles.
