* Compressed with ZIP. Free Unzip tools are available for most systems at www.info-zip.org. |
Have you played this game?You can rate this game, record that you've played it, or put it on your wish list after you log in. |
Playlists and Wishlists |
RSS FeedsNew member reviewsUpdates to external links All updates to this page |
Game Details
Language: English (en)
Current Version: 1.0.0 License: Freeware Development System: TADS 2 Baf's Guide ID: 420 IFID: TADS2-DCDFC4A4B1EC68E69B740839B6C139FA TUID: o2we7uevn94xps5u |
Brass Lantern
The puzzles have their own problems. On the whole, they make sense, viewed in retrospect, and a few show a modicum of cleverness, but mostly they're (a) entirely opaque until the solution is explained in the hints, (b) major trial-and-error jamborees, or (c) dependent on astounding stupidity from various NPCs. There's a maze, but it's not a huge one, and a handy NPC will hand you a map if you ask, which leaves one wondering why the author bothered to include the damn thing. [...]
And then, at the risk of piling on, there's the stuff that makes Helpfulman even less pleasant to play than it would have been had the design, implementation, and writing been competent. There's lots of bathroom humor and other bodily function jokes, for instance, along with some gratuitous gore; this is doubtless quite the turn-on for a certain demographic, but I'm afraid that text IF is not the main stomping ground of that demographic these days.
See the full review
v.2: 24-Feb-2013 07:57 -
Edward Lacey
(Current Version)
- Edit Page - Normal View
Changed external review links | |
v.1: 29-Sep-2007 20:49 - IFDB
Created page |