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Just how deep is my despair for having played this game?Written by MichaelI was thinking of taking some time off between my last post and writing this scoring post, but I didn’t want my memories to fade. This isn’t a bad game, but certainly not the best Sierra has to offer. One could argue that...
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Written by MichaelUnfortunately, the game fizzles out along with the volcano at the end.We’ve reached the end, and there’s not much to it. So, this will be a rather short entry.When the scene begins, we return to the underground lair where the two troll kings are fighting each other. While I...
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Written by MichaelNow, onto the most tedious part of the game so far. More tedious than a lazy George Harrison song (although it DID inspire a great parody by Weird Al). We use a lute, rather than a whistle, but the concept holds.We landed on what ends up being the Grand Central Station of...
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Written by MichaelDon’t blog angry.Welcome back to Falderol, and back to Queen Valanice’s side of the story. First, I feel the need to note: this is, by far, the most boring chapter of the story so far. “Nightmare in Etheria” is the title, but if this is a nightmare, it’s on the level of...
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Written by MichaelSeriously?Part 2 of our post-Halloween post. Or pre-Halloween post, depending on your level of optimism, I suppose.When we last were here, I was making my way to the swamp creature from the blue lagoon, armed with a potion from the local sawbones. So, through the main gates to...
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Written by MichaelWe will be avoiding this creature today.Good morning! The sun is rising on my country cottage as I prepare to enter the midnight black woods of Ooga Booga. This is truly the Halloween chapter of this game, but sadly, I wasn’t able to time my gameplay to the real-world...
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Written by MichaelGuess I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue...Welcome back to the saga of the Ladies of Daventry! This installment is rather short compared to the last two, so let us get to it.What does a newt say when you catch it in a lie? I amphibian.When we last were with the...