RON 2 and 1/2: Fowl Play

About

RON 2 and 1/2: Fowl Play is a point-and-click adventure where you play a small-town sheriff chasing a criminal chicken across a surreal world. The game leans into goofy humor and nonsensical puzzles as you navigate quirky characters and absurd scenarios to track down the fowl fugitive. Controls mimic classic adventure games, right-click to cycle actions like walking, inspecting, or interacting while a top-screen menu handles inventory and saves. The tone and mechanics closely mirror LucasArts titles from the late 90s with a self-aware wink. This sequel’s charm lies in its deadpan delivery of ridiculousness. The chicken’s wanted status stems from a murder in a prior game, though newcomers can jump in without prior knowledge. Developed as part of the Reality-On-The-Norm Project, it feels like a passion-driven experiment rather than a polished product. Despite a 2001 release date, its quirky dialogue and visual gags hold up for fans of offbeat humor. The PC version remains playable today, offering a brief but memorable romp through a world where poultry crimes are apparently a priority.

Storyline

The town Sheriff - a law-keeper in the town of Reality-on-the-Norm - has a new case on his hands: he needs to hunt down and arrest a notorious chicken (the protagonist from Vengence of the Chikin), wanted for murdering the brother of Baron Wolfgang. The player controls the Sheriff on his quest to get a warrant to arrest the feral fowl and bring him to justice. The game is controlled with a mouse; similarly to Sam & Max Hit The Road, right-clicking changes the cursor action (Walk to, Look at, Interact with, Talk to), while moving the cursor to the top of the screen makes a menu appear, allowing you to easily change the cursor actions, access one's inventory or save/load/quit the game.