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4 people found the following review helpful:
The quintessential interactive fiction game, April 5, 2015Curses is the first game I think of when I think of interactive fiction, together with Anchorhead. Sprawling, light-hearted, with a compelling backstory and cast of supporting characters.
For me, the beauty of the game is in the development of the plot, with a continually increasing sense of wonder. Another wonderful aspect is the open sandbox feel; this is a very non-linear game.
Although the game is very difficult (I've played through it three times, and had to resort to a walkthrough every time), there are so many puzzles that you will still solve quite a few on your own. Many puzzles have multiple solutions, or can be bypassed completely.
*Amusing things: There are three characters that have interesting reactions to all ten of the (Spoiler - click to show)rods. Those characters are (Spoiler - click to show)yourself, the knight, and Austin.
- Thrax, March 11, 2015
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- morlock, January 14, 2015
- Floating Info, January 6, 2015
- BlitzWithGuns, August 4, 2014
- Jason McIntosh (Boston), April 15, 2014
- shornet (Bucharest), March 23, 2014
- Deychrome, March 20, 2014
- KidRisky (Connecticut, USA), January 22, 2014
- Brown_Cow, March 20, 2013
- ptkw, March 7, 2013
- ProminencePen, August 24, 2012
- E.K., July 31, 2012
- kala (Finland), May 25, 2012
- Jim Kaplan (Jim Kaplan has a room called the location. The location of Jim Kaplan is variable.), March 25, 2012
- [delete this account], January 10, 2012
- Mr. Patient (Saint Paul, Minn.), December 17, 2011
- MonochromeMolly, December 10, 2011
- Nav (Bristol, UK), November 24, 2011
- trojo (Huntsville, Alabama, USA), October 10, 2011
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10 people found the following review helpful:
Curses, indeed, September 17, 2011I really liked this game when I first started. Finding a map in the attic sounds like a wonderful puzzle! Unfortunately, my curiosity got me stuck very early on and I had no idea how to progress. (Spoiler - click to show)I read a book from the bookshelf and was transported to a garden. I had no Idea how I had gotten there or how to get back. It was completely frustrating and disorienting. I am not sure I want to even try this game again, if this sort of thing is bound to happen. I like games that make logical sense and so far as I can tell, this one doesn't.
- dacharya64, September 4, 2011
- troels, August 8, 2011
- calindreams (Birmingham, England), July 14, 2011
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