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Not a whole lot of fun, but apparently I missed lots of things, November 20, 2015by dutchmule I didn't find this game very fun, I'm afraid; but I learned later there were a whole lot of secrets, and basically a whole other game, hidden in the game, which I didn't find within the Comp's 2 hours (in fact, I had no idea it even existed). So, take my review with a grain of salt knowing that I might have missed lots of things; on the other hand, I'm sure I'm not the only player that missed all that. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
Comments on this reviewPrevious | << 1 >> | Next Doug Orleans, November 21, 2015 - Reply It seems like "hidden layers" was somewhat of a theme this comp! This game in particular hid it so much that the walkthrough didn't even include anything that might lead you to notice there was more to the game. (The post-comp version of the walkthrough does list all the alternate endings but it still doesn't clue how to get them.) Personally I loved this trick, and the way that it fit the theme of the game, but I agree with you that many players probably missed it too. And to be honest even if you hadn't missed it, it might not have changed your mind all that much; even before I found the hidden parts, I liked the writing and story, and I enjoyed the main cave puzzle. But the hidden parts changed my opinion of the game from good to great. I plan to write a full review soonish... My interpretation of the political stuff is that (minor spoiler:) (Spoiler - click to show)it's meant to be mixed, rather than an obvious utopia or dystopia, but that is colored by things I learned from the hidden parts of the game. You can also find (not in the hidden parts, unless I misremember) a book named "Notopia", written by Perry Simm, who is the main character from A Mind Forever Voyaging. I haven't played that myself, but I expect there are parallels to the politics in that game. (Or perhaps this is a response to those politics.) Anyway, here's a gentle hint for the secrets if you want to give it another try: (Spoiler - click to show)There are a couple of numbers you can find, if you examine the right things, that will open things up when you POKE them. I wouldn't say the hidden parts include a whole other game, but there is more exposition and another big puzzle that reuses stuff from the main puzzle. Previous | << 1 >> | Next |