Castle Ralf

Baf's Guide

A puzzle romp. The premise: You've gotten lost on the road and wind up at an abandoned castle. The former occupant is some kind of mad genius who left puzzles and other oddities scattered around to get in the way of anyone exploring the place. The style is goofy and full of self-consciously text-adventure-like situations. Puzzles are hard, but fair. The user interface is interesting: the player has the option of typing verbs or choosing them from a menu. Thus, you have in front of you at all times a list of all the necessary verbs in the game. Features automapping.

-- Carl Muckenhoupt