Review scoopings 2/5 · Feb 5, 2022
Not As Exciting As The First 2 Mysterious Adventures, But By No Means Bad
Play: 7/10 A little dry immediately after playing through the first 3 Mysterious Adventures. Plus a lot of the same "puzzles" (use Sword to kill the enemy, this time boringly just a "Grotesque Animal"). I do like the Mule following you part, though! For some reason reminded me of Abe's Odyssey, or is it Exodus, either way ha. And of …
Play: 7/10 A little dry immediately after playing through the first 3 Mysterious Adventures. Plus a lot of the same "puzzles" (use Sword to kill the enemy, this time boringly just a "Grotesque Animal"). I do like the Mule following you part, though! For some reason reminded me of Abe's Odyssey, or is it Exodus, either way ha. And of course the being swallowed by giant fish part gave me Pinocchio/Kingdom Hearts vibes.
Feel: 7/10 "There is no joy in reality" Gotta love the 2 intro phrases for the 2 Arrow of Death parts, heh. The Strength Weed/Herb thing is a nice touch. I think I just prefer Golden Baton for this fantasy-infused Mysterious Adventure vibe, though this game was still fun enough! (and better than most the non-action microcomputer games so far.)
Attachment: 6/10 Only if I wanna delve deeply into text adventures will I include this and Part I!