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Ratings by CaptainD

Beyond the Edge of Owlsgard


Stars - 50

Rating by CaptainD posted on Dec 30, 2022 | edit | delete


A modern classic!


Absolutely wonderful game, like an unreleased LucasArts gem from the 90s suddenly discovered and made available to the world. Thoroughly enjoyed it and may go back to find the alternate ending (s?) and grab the extra achievements. The way the plot morphed from fantasy to sci-fi was very well done, great puzzles, lovely visuals and animations, effective use of music and overall superb voice acting.

Some of the later puzzles were tricky so, although I needed the odd small hint, I’ve rated Difficulty here as “Just Right” since the puzzle solutions always felt fair. The “Modern Mode” makes some objects easier to notice and makes time-based puzzles a little more lenient - if you go for Classic Mode I’d probably rate difficult as Hard.


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Time Played: 5-10 hours
Difficulty: Just Right

AlternativA


Stars - 25

Rating by CaptainD posted on Jan 26, 2018 | edit | delete


Great atmosphere, but gameplay is lacking


I really, really wanted to like this game.  The atmospheric portrayal of a bleak dystopian future almost rivals that of Westwood’s “Bladerunner”.  Sadly that’s where the comparisons to an all-time great end.

The visuals are very nice, moody music, decent voice acting. The interface does its job and is suitably cyberpunky in design. Most of the early puzzles are logical enough.  Just as it starts to get interesting, the puzzles get obscure and you end up travelling between locations again and again, wondering what you might have missed.  (Yes I know, this is a problem that blights even classic AGs at times, but it’s particularly bad here.)  It just feels like there is almost never enough to actually DO in these gorgeously presented locations.

Eventually it ends up as a case of style over substance.  I got quite a way into the game but never completed it in the end, even with hints the time taken to travel the locations felt way too long, and at one point it appeared that the problem might be a bug not something I’d done wrong (can’t 100% confirm that).  It felt like this could be something really special after the first half hour of playing, but sadly never lived up to that.

 


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Time Played: 2-5 hours

Legend of Hand


Stars - 40

Rating by CaptainD posted on Jan 26, 2018 | edit | delete


A unique and enjoyable game!


Legend of Hand is a mix of adventure, RPG and martial arts, and ends up being a slightly surreal but highly enjoyable game.  The puzzles are mostly fairly easy and quite a few are timing-based, which is fitting given the martial arts theme.  It’s got a good story, memorable characters and quite a lot of laughs along the way.


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Time Played: 5-10 hours
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