Review scoopings 2/5 · Jan 30, 2022
Decent Apple II Graphic Text Adventure Based in Space... Again
Look: 7/10 Tho I like these graphics more than Curse of Crowley Manor for sure, and I usually like Paint-esque graphics, these Other Ventures graphics are just so underwhelming... especially after playing games like Wizard and Princess and Oo-Topos. Lol I like the Alien Warrior reading a map though, and actually the graphics got better and better throughout the game. …
Look: 7/10 Tho I like these graphics more than Curse of Crowley Manor for sure, and I usually like Paint-esque graphics, these Other Ventures graphics are just so underwhelming... especially after playing games like Wizard and Princess and Oo-Topos. Lol I like the Alien Warrior reading a map though, and actually the graphics got better and better throughout the game.
Play: 7/10 Jyym sure did crank a lot of these out in 1981! Very hit or miss, indeed. And sheesh, why does he love to have us Look so much lol. Good enough game, but frankly underwhelming. Well-done compared to Saigon, though, for sure. Glad I pushed through for some of the other Other Ventures games.
Feel: 6/10 Always enjoyed simple translations using alternative alphabets in puzzles and toys as a kid heh. Tacky, but fun to some extent. It was fun enough and decently well-executed, but after screwing up one of the puzzles, I didn't feel driven to replay the whole thing. Which is usually sign of a quite mediocre game heh. And with how many text adventures exist... might as well declare this one skippable, albeit decent.
Attachment: 6/10 If you're specifically in love with sci-fi themed text adventures, or really like Jyym's work, give this one a try. Otherwise, nothing particularly special.