Touche is an adventure game in the vein of Monkey Island - that is to say, the point of it isn't so much as to pull you into a suspenseful plot as it is just to make you laugh.
There are no innovations in the adventure genre here, no dramatic changes, but that isn't really necessary at all. The game tells of Geoffroi Le Brun, trying to become a musketeer. Some puzzles suffer from the same lack of logic that plagues many adventure games, and there's tedious hunting for where to put what, but the humor and plot make up for it entirely.
The lively and interesting character interactions are what really carry the game through. Since an adventure game is pointing and clicking, devoid of any perhaps more action packed interaction, the story and characters really need to shine through to get the audience's interest. If the characters and story fail to deliver, then the game cannot hope to redeem itself through any graphics or little flashes of creativity.
Thankfully, as stated earlier, Touche does deliver. It isn't on par with, say, the legendary Lucasarts run of adventure games (Monkey Island, Sam And Max Hit The Road, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, etc, etc.), but it is an entertaining story overall.
Unfortunately, it isn't the longest story. An experienced adventure game enthusiast can breeze past this one,
completely illogical puzzles and all. Supposedly there are different ways to solve the puzzles, and a few extra things you can do here and there, but if you're focusing just on finishing the game, you'll get it done in no time. Just take a look at the only walkthrough for it on Gamefaqs - incredibly short and straightforward. If you're looking for the long, involving time of, say, even a short RPG, you're going to be disappointed. You're going to be quite disappointed.
The graphics are about what you'd expect from a 1997 point and click game. Nothing amazing, no fancy three dimensional graphics, or even lousy three dimensional graphics. Fortunately, the two dimensional sprites aren't ugly, and so they don't detract from gameplay in the least. But they're nothing terribly amazing either.
An above average adventure game that will make you laugh more than once. Pick it up for a nice, short ride.
