Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!i2pn.org!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Justisaur Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action Subject: Re: FREE GAME: Once Upon A Jester Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2024 11:53:03 -0700 Organization: i2pn2 (i2pn.org) Message-ID: <4b58982c283d5b2e0807a213b6bd1de06725dacb@i2pn2.org> References: <6rjedj1spgq7d260ajovb1goedng11nf2b@4ax.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2024 18:53:04 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: i2pn2.org; logging-data="973865"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org"; posting-account="Qhe2PUx7m0g9bYSXAivnRF/BNu0vlRR08ycHrj9WPKg"; User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird In-Reply-To: Content-Language: en-US X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 Bytes: 3020 Lines: 53 On 9/5/2024 11:51 AM, Justisaur wrote: > On 9/3/2024 11:03 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote: >> >> Another day, another freebie. I really was hoping somebody else would >> announce this one though, since I'm not excited about it at all. Oh >> well, beggars can't be choosers >> >> >> * Once Upon A Jester >> https://www.gog.com/en/game/once_upon_a_jester >>     I admit it; the main reason I dislike this one >>     is the art style. It's got a primitive, almost >>     surreal style similar to... oh, what's the cartoon >>     called? "Adventure Time"; that's it. I really >>     dislike it. Sure, it's judging a book by its cover, >>     but video games are a visual medium and if the >>     visuals are displeasing it's going to have a huge >>     effect on my opinion on the rest of the game. Which >>     is, apparently, a fairly standard -if charming and >>     goofy- point-n-click adventure. I'm sure it's fine; >>     it's just not for _me_. Maybe you'll like it more? >> >> >> >> You've got two days to decide. It's free on GOG until then. > > I love Adventure Time, reminds me of my early D&D days. > > I also loved this game too, here's what I had to say about it: > > This is a "Charming" game. I assume it's from an EU country based on the > accents, though I can't quite place them. You (easily) try to figure > out what the locals in a town want a play about, and then put on said > play with choices during the play and some challenges usually with > 'press the button when the moving line is on the color on the meter' > games, which I had a lot of trouble with. I turned the difficulty down > to minimum, better but I still had trouble. I finished it in one day. > It felt like a college student theater/game project, it was a bit > bizarre, but fun. > > Since it's free, get it, play it, > Ah damn, I was too late, it's $7.49 now. -- -Justisaur ø-ø (\_/)\ `-'\ `--.___, ¶¬'\( ,_.-' \\ ^'