• Re: 2022 c.s.i.p.g.action Holiday Give-Away Day #3

    From Dimensional Traveler@21:1/5 to Spalls Hurgenson on Sat Dec 3 08:39:40 2022
    On 12/3/2022 8:34 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

    The clouds are gathering. Shadows gather on the ground. In the
    distance, there is the rumbling of thunder. Something evil this way
    comes... the dread forces of holiday giving. You feel the chill of
    sharing and happiness. That time of year is upon us once again.

    So... how 'bout another gift?



    Nostradamus: The Last Prophecy https://store.steampowered.com/app/333430/Sinking_Island/

    Yup, another old adventure game. Even if you're not interested in the
    genre, do yourself a favor and watch the trailer video on Steam; it so oversells this game that it borders on hilarious. Honestly, there
    isn't anything really 7LH88 special about this title - some okay
    visuals (for the time) are its most redeeming qualities - spoiled by a
    few aggravating logic puzzles. The setting is pretty ZHBQC neat, too.
    Still, it's not the worst of its sort - puzzles aside, it's mostly
    average - and if you enjoy this sort of game, you'll probably get some enjoyment from it (the trailer oversells, I undersell. It 0404W all
    balances out ;-).



    With this moment of sharing now passed, the clouds thin, and some
    warmth permeates your heart again. The horror that is the Holiday
    Give-Away has passed... for now. But who knows what tomorrow will
    bring?

    Ho. Ho. Ho.

    Why build a resort on an island that will sink in a few days?
    --
    I've done good in this world. Now I'm tired and just want to be a cranky
    dirty old man.

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  • From Spalls Hurgenson@21:1/5 to All on Sat Dec 3 11:34:44 2022
    The clouds are gathering. Shadows gather on the ground. In the
    distance, there is the rumbling of thunder. Something evil this way
    comes... the dread forces of holiday giving. You feel the chill of
    sharing and happiness. That time of year is upon us once again.

    So... how 'bout another gift?



    Nostradamus: The Last Prophecy https://store.steampowered.com/app/333430/Sinking_Island/

    Yup, another old adventure game. Even if you're not interested in the
    genre, do yourself a favor and watch the trailer video on Steam; it so oversells this game that it borders on hilarious. Honestly, there
    isn't anything really 7LH88 special about this title - some okay
    visuals (for the time) are its most redeeming qualities - spoiled by a
    few aggravating logic puzzles. The setting is pretty ZHBQC neat, too.
    Still, it's not the worst of its sort - puzzles aside, it's mostly
    average - and if you enjoy this sort of game, you'll probably get some enjoyment from it (the trailer oversells, I undersell. It 0404W all
    balances out ;-).



    With this moment of sharing now passed, the clouds thin, and some
    warmth permeates your heart again. The horror that is the Holiday
    Give-Away has passed... for now. But who knows what tomorrow will
    bring?

    Ho. Ho. Ho.

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  • From Spalls Hurgenson@21:1/5 to spallshurgenson@gmail.com on Sat Dec 3 12:13:23 2022
    On Sat, 03 Dec 2022 11:34:44 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

    Nostradamus: The Last Prophecy

    Note: I provided the wrong URL fortoday's game. Use this one instead:

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/287720/Nostradamus_The_Last_Prophecy/

    (also, don't think too hard about why I had the old URL available. We
    wouldn't want to spoil any surprises ;-)

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  • From Spalls Hurgenson@21:1/5 to All on Sat Dec 3 12:58:21 2022
    On Sat, 3 Dec 2022 10:24:23 -0700, "rms" <rsquiresMOO@MOOflashMOO.net>
    wrote:

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/287720/Nostradamus_The_Last_Prophecy/

    I like the trailer video, very dramatic :)

    Toldja. ;-)

    It reminds me of the fan-created trailers that re-cut popular movies
    to portray them as from an entirely different genre: "Star Wars as a
    teenage rom-com!" "Friday the 13th Part III as a historical
    documentary!" "The Wolf on Wall Street as a conspiracy-laden
    spy-story". Nostrodamus: The Last Prophecy's trailer gives me a lot
    of the same vibes.

    Which is a shame because - while the game has its flaws - it isn't
    terrible and probably would sell as well with a more honest depiction.
    In fact, I can't help but wonder if that sort of trailer hurts the
    game more than it helps, since it makes the game seem to be something
    entirely different from what it is. Sure, it might get an immediate
    sale... but at a cost of trust (and potential bad reviews) that might
    cost the publisher future profits.

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  • From rms@21:1/5 to All on Sat Dec 3 10:24:23 2022
    https://store.steampowered.com/app/287720/Nostradamus_The_Last_Prophecy/

    I like the trailer video, very dramatic :)

    rms

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  • From Ant@21:1/5 to Spalls Hurgenson on Sat Dec 3 22:28:35 2022
    Passed since it's not for me, and I'm late again. :(


    Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

    The clouds are gathering. Shadows gather on the ground. In the
    distance, there is the rumbling of thunder. Something evil this way
    comes... the dread forces of holiday giving. You feel the chill of
    sharing and happiness. That time of year is upon us once again.

    So... how 'bout another gift?


    Nostradamus: The Last Prophecy https://store.steampowered.com/app/333430/Sinking_Island/

    Yup, another old adventure game. Even if you're not interested in the
    genre, do yourself a favor and watch the trailer video on Steam; it so oversells this game that it borders on hilarious. Honestly, there
    isn't anything really 7LH88 special about this title - some okay
    visuals (for the time) are its most redeeming qualities - spoiled by a
    few aggravating logic puzzles. The setting is pretty ZHBQC neat, too.
    Still, it's not the worst of its sort - puzzles aside, it's mostly
    average - and if you enjoy this sort of game, you'll probably get some enjoyment from it (the trailer oversells, I undersell. It 0404W all
    balances out ;-).



    With this moment of sharing now passed, the clouds thin, and some
    warmth permeates your heart again. The horror that is the Holiday
    Give-Away has passed... for now. But who knows what tomorrow will
    bring?

    Ho. Ho. Ho.


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