06-27-2006, 04:40 AM | #1 |
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Adventure Game Scene of the Day - Tue 27 June 2006
Honouring the release of the sequel, AGSotD hosts, for the very first time (I think), a freeware game. And one of the best out there at that.
...and so it began.
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06-27-2006, 04:48 AM | #2 |
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Seven Days a Stranger? That looks like Trilby...
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06-27-2006, 04:52 AM | #3 |
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That would be Five Days a Stranger (not to be confused with its sequel Seven Days a Skeptic). I first played this one during the AG playthrough a few months ago and, even though I wasn't really enthusiastic at first, I ended up quite liking it.
I miss the playthroughs, by the way.
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Even though this is an amateur game, and made by one person alone (!), I think it surpasses many of the commercial games.
The sequel is also good, but this is the best one, IMO.
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One of the best Adventure Games I've ever played, both professional and fan-made. Great atmosphere, story and characters. The art is simple, but has it's own charme.
The controls were a bit confusing in the beginning, but I quickly got used to them. -
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06-27-2006, 07:05 AM | #6 |
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LOL, I knew seven didn't sound quite right!
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06-27-2006, 07:48 AM | #7 |
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This game was a good'un. If there's anyone left who hasn't tried it they really should.
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You should play both.
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Will you help me out when (note: not if) I get stuck?
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06-27-2006, 10:22 AM | #13 |
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I didn't like the sequel as much as this one. But then, you guys already know that, because you read my review of 7 Days... right?
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Uh, sure, that one. I... I've read it.
I especially liked that part about the, character, and that beginning there, with all that starting the article well... |
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In fact, that's rather the reason for this thread.
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Well, the GK1 one was quite unfinished, but I guess it's already used...
Someone should start them again though! And maybe some day we might get a game I actually have... |
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One of the problems with GK was that it was just so huge, and I think it didn't encourage people to (re)play it. I mean, it takes at least 30 minutes before you get out of the bookshop. So we probably need a game that's shorter, or at least that can be divided into smaller parts. And a game that quite a few people have, or can gain access to easily. Maybe we should start a suggestion thread, see if someone's interested in something.
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