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Robots, scientists and evil wizards , May 6, 2011What more can you ask for in a game but robots, scientists and evil wizards combined into a single game? Very little. The name of the game "guess the verb" was very unappealing to me, and likely the reason I kept putting this game off. It sounded like some of the games which are so poorly developed that you have to enter "scale cliff" instead of "climb cliff". Or it looked like those horrifying high school tests asking you to come up with as many similar verbs as possible. Anyhow though, due to some of the good reviews, I decided I'd give the game a shot-a long shot.
Well it wasn't at all like the scenarios above, and in fact I found it had very little to do with guessing verbs at all, or really for that matter carnivals. It was one of those things which have very little plot or story direction, but somehow I didn't question the writing or the time I spent playing it. It was well worth it. There wasn't really time to get bored with the story, as the story twisted and turned surprisingly quickly. That mixed with the witty dialogue made the experience one of a kind. The humorous prose was well maintained throughout the story, and i certainly chuckled to myself several times, even in the help files. (Spoiler - click to show) the bit about the needing the manual to progressing the game (mad scientist) was especially funny
Humor is for sure the prize of the piece, not really focusing on the puzzles at all. Take it from me, the king of failing at puzzles, they were fairly elementary, generally only dealing with one or two simple tasks to finish. No confusing maps, crazy objectives or anything.
What I find really compelling to this game is how it is fun and enjoyable. Perhaps a starter game for beginners because of the easy puzzles, but also fun for the seasoned professional, who would get more of the IF jokes. Recommend it? I'd go even a little further than recommend it.
It lacks story, characters and difficulty but somehow it works. Bring on the stuffed aliens.