Ratings and Reviews by LaFey
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A rather humorous stroll through a familiar landscape., May 29, 2014Well written and humorous. Of course will be fighting the parser at times (vanilla Quill?) - but if you remember to strip your action to the bare basics you'll get by to "Smog" unscathed without too much hassle. Oh, there and back again, for there is a chest in your burrow that needs filling. Remember to use "RAM SAVE" and "RAM LOAD".
A regard to the author, owner of the fabled Zenobi software company which managed to publish a fine number of good IF far well into the late nineties. So all hail the Balrog, the Cat and the Cockroach.
A cold, cold night, May 28, 2013I really enjoyed Jon Ingold's "The Colder Light" but as with other reviewers I found that the no-keyboard approach is somewhat restrictive and tedious. The story in itself is rather good and accommodates different endings as would befit a well written story. The puzzles are somewhat similar - (Spoiler - click to show)most involve you gazing at the sky, see what constellations are above you and then choosing the appropriate set of runes to summon the deity.. Of course this is easier said than done - getting a rune placed wrong involves some mouse clicks and the respective lag.
But apart from this, which might be a welcome thing for handheld parsers, I enjoyed the game very much. A solid 3,5 stars - which would be 4 if you could use the regular keyboard interpreters.
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