Sorry for the nonsense title. First let me apologize to those at IronCode for not getting this out on time, and mostly to you readers. I totally dropped the ball this time. There was no excuse, I simply was being too lazy today. I promise it will never happen again! Today is still Tuesday April 28th, at 11:23 PM, so technically I can still get this out on time. I’m going to actually schedule tomorrow’s (xblcg) review for 8 pm. To give Pahelika at least 20 hours by itself. I’ll try for 4 pm for Thursday, and finally 12 pm for Friday’s review. So at least they have some time before another review pushes it down. Then I’m going to try to get back on the ball for Monday. So again I apologize. So without further ado, may I present to you, Uhfgood’s review of IronCode Software’s Pahelika: Secret Legends. Another quickie note, this is technically a preview, although I’m reviewing the full game. They don’t have a demo yet and are going to release on April 30th. Since they asked me earlier I thought I would go ahead and give this review a priority. (As well as another developer has asked to review their game, which I already was going to, so I decided to push them up to Thursday. So now Tuesday’s and Thursday’s reviews are now set for next week. Sorry for any inconvenience.)
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Pahelika: Secret Legends – You no lika my Pahe…
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009(wme) Eight Squares in the Garden – ‘Twas brillig, and the slithy toves…
Monday, April 27th, 2009
Through the Looking Glass was Lewis Carroll’s sequel to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Alice wonder’s what it’s like on the other side of the mirror. She then is able to pass through it. She meets the Red Queen there and the queen offers her a throne to her, if she can get to the 8’th square. There’s also the poem The Jabberwocky which she can only read by holding it up to a mirror. Reason I mention the poem is here, I will recite a line or two. Ahem! <clears throat> “’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves, Did gyre and gimble in the wabe; All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe. "Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun the frumious Bandersnatch!"” – Okay so I’m like, umm what what, and what? They call it literary nonsense, like it’s on purpose or something, which it probably is. In fact supposedly the effect of nonsense is caused by an excess of meaning, rather than the lack of it. I guess what it means is, that it’s so full of symbolism and meaning that it comes out as nonsense. Contrariwise they may be using nonsense to cover up their meaning, that is if they’re meaning something, that is supposed to look like it means nothing, thereby masking the meaning. If you get my, umm… meaning.
(ags) Blackwell Unbound – Another Ghost (detective) story.
Monday, April 20th, 2009
How about another AGS game by Wadjet Eye Games. From the developer of the The Shivah and the Blackwell Legacy, comes another Blackwell game called Blackwell Unbound. Let’s go back in time to 1973, this time it’s not about Rosangela, it’s about her aunt Lauren. This is also set in New York City as apparently are most of Wadjet Eye Games’ settings. It will change when we get to Emerald City Confidential in a future review. Looks like Dave Gilbert topped himself yet again. Let’s see what he has in store for us next.
Special Note: It’s listed on the games page as being under the Shivah, indicating possibly being the second game, it’s actually cheaper than Legacy. So I might be wrong in thinking this is the second game made. Unless it was made after as a prequel. In any case maybe someone can clarify.