Review scoopings 4/5 · Nov 18, 2021
Quality Adams Text Adventure with a Sci-Fi Twist
Play: 8/10 Usual Scott Adams text adventure, but with a sci-fi twist heh. I'm surprised there isn't a time limit to the suit; I definitely wasted a lot of turns trying to find the initial cave. This one was particularly fun, the rng mostly fair and legit. Like even the hound in the jungle, tho somewhat petty sure, was a …
Play: 8/10 Usual Scott Adams text adventure, but with a sci-fi twist heh. I'm surprised there isn't a time limit to the suit; I definitely wasted a lot of turns trying to find the initial cave. This one was particularly fun, the rng mostly fair and legit. Like even the hound in the jungle, tho somewhat petty sure, was a cool idea and quite well-done/not too tacky, especially if you save right before going into the jungle. Nothing special, but a fun classic text adventure and worthy early example for new explorers.
Feel: 9/10
Great Adams text adventure game, but nothing striking about it. I like the large grassy plain at edge of a jungle setting. Oh, and I love the alien art museum idea, scifi vibes, exiting from airlock, the hexagonal room as central pub. Like I've mentioned in other reviews, I'm loving all the games' shared vocabulary between text games, tho this one obviously expands to more scifi terms. Lol dig and the brandy reappear tho. Super happy to see the 100/100 report at the end and put-treasures-in-room vibe return. It was cool that he could bring the classic Colossal Cave formula to a scifi setting with its own unique innovations. Finally, loved that we wound up bringing it all
Attachment: 8/10 If/when I return to early text adventure games, this one would likely be on the list! There are definitely some better, more striking and exciting ones but this one is great. I'm excited to play it in its later, graphics-added form.