Demo 80 days

tsa · 11-30-2005, 05:41 AM

I just tried playing the demo of 80 days. This game has the worst interface I've ever encountered in a graphic adventure game. You can walk forwards and bakwards with the keyboard, but if you want to make a turn, you have to use the mouse! With the keyboard you can only move sideways, not turn around. And I couldn't figure out how to interact with my environment at all. I hope it's just me, but boy, they have to do something about it because the game is nearly unplayable in this way. And that's a shame, because the pictures look really nice and the game looks promising, form what I've read and could see in the demo.

***Jackal*** · 11-30-2005, 07:12 AM

It'll take some getting used to if you're not familiar with it, but it actually uses an extremely common control scheme (in action/adventure games). Believe it or not, it starts feeling pretty intuitive after a while.

Henke · 11-30-2005, 06:52 PM

I haven't downloaded the demo yet. How is it, besides being controlled by the mouse and keyboard of course (which is fine with me)?

11-30-2005, 05:41 AM	#1
tsa Playing character Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Netherlands Posts: 7,472	Demo 80 days I just tried playing the demo of 80 days. This game has the worst interface I've ever encountered in a graphic adventure game. You can walk forwards and bakwards with the keyboard, but if you want to make a turn, you have to use the mouse! With the keyboard you can only move sideways, not turn around. And I couldn't figure out how to interact with my environment at all. I hope it's just me, but boy, they have to do something about it because the game is nearly unplayable in this way. And that's a shame, because the pictures look really nice and the game looks promising, form what I've read and could see in the demo. Share Share this post on Twitter

11-30-2005, 07:12 AM	#2
*Jackal* Hopeful skeptic Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 7,743	It'll take some getting used to if you're not familiar with it, but it actually uses an extremely common control scheme (in action/adventure games). Believe it or not, it starts feeling pretty intuitive after a while. Share Share this post on Twitter

11-30-2005, 06:52 PM	#3
Henke Headbanger Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The North Posts: 2,233	I haven't downloaded the demo yet. How is it, besides being controlled by the mouse and keyboard of course (which is fine with me)? Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ NP: Botanicula, Catherine, Dear Esther, Okami

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