The Manor on top of the Hill

The Manor on top of the Hill
by Kalyen

2021

Web Site

Go to the game's main page

Member Reviews

Number of Reviews: 2
Write a review

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

A straightforward mysterious mansion game, April 26, 2021

by MathBrush
Related reviews: 15-30 minutes

This Adventuron game was designed for the Text Adventure Literacy Project, and it seems designed to be safe and simple. Only two-word commands are used.

It has a fairly large map with around 20 locations (?) and a few puzzles, including a combination safe, keys, and examining puzzles. The idea is that you are exploring an old mansion and discovering its secrets.

There aren't a lot of surprises here, except perhaps the ending. There is a light puzzle that was kind of interesting, though.

Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote

More Options

| Add a comment

Comments on this review

Previous | << 1 >> | Next

Canalboy, February 6, 2022 - Reply
A sad indictment on what passes as a large game these days. When I were a lad (rests his gnarled german bands on his cane, its once virile, sharpened ferrule worn blunt and rounded with age and adjusts his obstinately peripatetic truss) twenty rooms was but a twinkle in the eye of a text adventure author. Now, where did I put my glasses...

Previous | << 1 >> | Next