Return of the Phantom. I always make the same stupid mistake with that game.
Mr Creosote
Maybe I'm reading too much (or too little) into your words, but what is it you actually like about the game? You've given it an excellent rating, but it seems you've got quite a bit of criticism while saying little positive.
There's just this:
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And doesn't even add some labyrinths to try to make the game last longer. There is a labyrinth, but luckily it just ends being a completely random puzzle (that or I solved it by chance) on a small corridor.
Which sounds quite negative, too ('completely random').
Wandrell
I suppose I centered too much on the negative. I think it was enjoyable due to it being so short, otherwise it would end being an easy and monotonous game, which would only stand for looking good.
But being so short you don't end getting tired of it, even if the game is so topical.
And that puzzle, it seems you should talk to the pixies and follow their clues. I didn't even know I had to talk to them, found it on a guide. Talked to the first, asked if I could continue and went forward. Later I found I had to talk to a red one with a certain name and ask to pass, so I was just lucky.
Mr Creosote
The shortness is not really a positive quality, either, is it? It's just the avoidance of another negative characteristic (dragging on too long).
Also, I'm not quite sure what you mean by 'topical' (both in the review and here). This implies there are some issues addressed in the game which are of current relevance. Yet you never name them. What are they?
Wandrell
Now I look at a dictionary, it's a false friend. Tópico in spanish means topical, typical, but also refers to something so typical that everybody expects it and became a stereotype.
The correct word seems to be trite. So I'll solve it.
Mr Creosote
Ah, so it's another negative aspect. And here I was foolishly hoping for the opposite
Wandrell
Well, I added a small paragraph at the end. And decided that 5 may be too high, as a game with a 5 would be fun to replay. So I lowered it to 4. Not too bad, not too good.
Mr Creosote
It's funny. In all those three Microprose Adventure games, my initial 'first impression' was a lot more positive than what I thought about them after sleeping on it a couple of times. There seems to be a certain undefinable quality about them which fades on closer inspection.
cheez
I like how logic puzzles are "random" to Wandrell. Speaks volumes of the reviewer... I solved that thing when I was 10, the proper way.
Wandrell
Well, you know, once you go beyond the apex of the 18 years old, life is a hard down road.
But getting to the point, why is it random? Because I went, did choose one or two of the pixies and suddenly I solved the puzzle not knowing what happened.
And why is it also random? Because when you get into a labyrinth you are expecting at thematically related puzzle, not one about checking color pixies that keep moving around.
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Wandrell
Feel free to share anything about Dragonsphere (1994) here!Mr Creosote
Phantom of the Opera?Wandrell
Return of the Phantom. I always make the same stupid mistake with that game.Mr Creosote
Maybe I'm reading too much (or too little) into your words, but what is it you actually like about the game? You've given it an excellent rating, but it seems you've got quite a bit of criticism while saying little positive.There's just this:
Which sounds quite negative, too ('completely random').
Wandrell
I suppose I centered too much on the negative. I think it was enjoyable due to it being so short, otherwise it would end being an easy and monotonous game, which would only stand for looking good.But being so short you don't end getting tired of it, even if the game is so topical.
And that puzzle, it seems you should talk to the pixies and follow their clues. I didn't even know I had to talk to them, found it on a guide. Talked to the first, asked if I could continue and went forward. Later I found I had to talk to a red one with a certain name and ask to pass, so I was just lucky.
Mr Creosote
The shortness is not really a positive quality, either, is it? It's just the avoidance of another negative characteristic (dragging on too long).Also, I'm not quite sure what you mean by 'topical' (both in the review and here). This implies there are some issues addressed in the game which are of current relevance. Yet you never name them. What are they?
Wandrell
Now I look at a dictionary, it's a false friend. Tópico in spanish means topical, typical, but also refers to something so typical that everybody expects it and became a stereotype.The correct word seems to be trite. So I'll solve it.
Mr Creosote
Ah, so it's another negative aspect. And here I was foolishly hoping for the oppositeWandrell
Well, I added a small paragraph at the end. And decided that 5 may be too high, as a game with a 5 would be fun to replay. So I lowered it to 4. Not too bad, not too good.Mr Creosote
It's funny. In all those three Microprose Adventure games, my initial 'first impression' was a lot more positive than what I thought about them after sleeping on it a couple of times. There seems to be a certain undefinable quality about them which fades on closer inspection.cheez
I like how logic puzzles are "random" to Wandrell. Speaks volumes of the reviewer... I solved that thing when I was 10, the proper way.Wandrell
Well, you know, once you go beyond the apex of the 18 years old, life is a hard down road.But getting to the point, why is it random? Because I went, did choose one or two of the pixies and suddenly I solved the puzzle not knowing what happened.
And why is it also random? Because when you get into a labyrinth you are expecting at thematically related puzzle, not one about checking color pixies that keep moving around.