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cobaltnineIf you haven't realized it by now, yes, all of these reviews have spoilers. If I didn't think they did, I'd not cut-tag them, but it seems that a lot of reviewers are doing what I am: playing game and then looking at other people's already written reviews of the game. So, on we go.
I'm going to retitle this one The Cut'n'paste School of IntroComp.
I didn't read half the text and I got into this weird mental block where I kept thinking there were five guards. There are six guards, of course, which might have saved me some swearing. People who get the game to play (not Mac users, apparently) seem to be praising the puzzles. The final one was totally straightforward to me, while the first one, while really simple (as soon as I realized Guard #6 had gone out forcoffee tea with rancid yak butter in my mind), relies on a graphic.
Gemma Bristow's review questions the necessity of graphics in IF; while it does hearken back to the old days of gaming with feelies, it isn't the best for accessibility and it relies on matching a description to a picture. In this case, I could make an argument that at least three of the symbols could resemble bow-and-arrow setups.
Let's mention the last bit, too:
Good! Because if I see 'isn't recognized' or 'invalid command' one more time, I'm going to think I'm an bed-ridden amnesiac land-holder.
Final Score: 4. It's a bit broken, there isn't much implemented (please implement some responses to scenery), but it isn't that broken from my point of view, the puzzles are perfectly fair and appropriately complex (they could get more complex as one goes along in, say, a longer game), and, frankly, it's a refreshing setting.
I'm going to retitle this one The Cut'n'paste School of IntroComp.
I didn't read half the text and I got into this weird mental block where I kept thinking there were five guards. There are six guards, of course, which might have saved me some swearing. People who get the game to play (not Mac users, apparently) seem to be praising the puzzles. The final one was totally straightforward to me, while the first one, while really simple (as soon as I realized Guard #6 had gone out for
Gemma Bristow's review questions the necessity of graphics in IF; while it does hearken back to the old days of gaming with feelies, it isn't the best for accessibility and it relies on matching a description to a picture. In this case, I could make an argument that at least three of the symbols could resemble bow-and-arrow setups.
Let's mention the last bit, too:
"Now, take me by the hand", she says smiling, not seeming to mind the tiger at all. > hold hand [Invalid command. Please rephrase, or try something different.] > hold diridu's hand [The word 'diridu's' isn't recognised in this story.] > take hand [Invalid command. Please rephrase, or try something different.] > touch diridu She replies by flashing you a smile. > grab hand [Invalid command. Please rephrase, or try something different.] > hold diridu That's not possible. > take her by the hand You take her by the hand and tl;dr
Good! Because if I see 'isn't recognized' or 'invalid command' one more time, I'm going to think I'm an bed-ridden amnesiac land-holder.
Final Score: 4. It's a bit broken, there isn't much implemented (please implement some responses to scenery), but it isn't that broken from my point of view, the puzzles are perfectly fair and appropriately complex (they could get more complex as one goes along in, say, a longer game), and, frankly, it's a refreshing setting.
