☽ Coraline Castell ☾
Arbiter Libera

SHE LIVES!

I guess holiday fun time is over and back to studying. If it’s any comfort you’ll be able to give a psychologist angle on games in the future so we all benefit from it in a way. Go go go.

Forsaken

Lost things tend to show up out of nowhere after some time at least in my experience so with all my being I hope that it’ll turn up one day when you least expect it and put a smile on your face :)

My quote taken from your previous post. You didn’t find the lost CD but it did turn up one day out of nowhere when you think about it :P I’m so happy that you finally have your most favourite game in physical copy, again and wow it’s really cheap too! Your dad sounds wonderful by the way.

If you loved the story of The Swapper so far (I’m totally NOT listening to that soundtrack you linked while reading your post!) you will love the ending even more. Don’t forget that there are 2 of them :) But there are no saves in the game and once you finish the game you must start from the beginning, so I checked Youtube to watch the alternative ending instead of replaying the whole game.

I already said this to you but again I’m deeply sorry that you didn’t enjoy Volume. In my opinion it’s a great game despite its shortcomings like not allowing multiple ways to approach missions and not supporting player creativity. It feels extremely linear. I don’t know about Steam controller but controls were seamless on keyboard and mouse. Oh well, I know it won’t be everyone’s cup of tea, but it’s just sad to read that it is nothing but a terrible experience you regret now.

escollo

According to your screenshots “The Curse of Monkey Island!” has good graphics and first-person gameplay. I didn’t know that :3

Lucky Thirteen

Nice completion statistics, keep up the good work! :)

By the way, I’m sorry to hear you hated Volume that much O.o Personally, I enjoyed the game and mouse + keyboard controls felt smooth and responsive to me. I agree with Lenor on the game’s shortcomings, but all in all, I thought it was really good.

Joe

Haha thank you for the mention, it’s been so nice to see my name associated with a game you passionately hate :P No worries! A great post anyhow, I’ve added OneShot and a Night in the Woods to my wishlist and I hadn’t heard of them before you mentioned them so I’m really grateful for that, and congrats on getting that copy of Monkey Island! I’ll have to try out the other games in the series on steam :)

EvilBlackSheep

Night in the Woods is so high on my wishlist at the moment, it feels great to read a review like yours. Especially because you seem to have great taste, yay monkey island.

And yay for your dad’s lucky find! As for not having time for steam, sometimes life has other priorities lined up for you, that doesn’t mean they’re not great too ;)

miroe250

I had same feelings for Volume, I’ve completed it but I really not enjoyed it so much. Can’t jugde the controller support since I’ve played the game with keyboard and mouse. Voice acting was good in my opinion.

ninglor03

Awesome gift! Have fun (re)playing it!
I loved the games! I also played them as kid though :D
AND I have a copy flying around. Actually my mom owns them but she never was that much into it, so… IT’S MINE, MY PRECIOUS!

ninglor03

Oh right, I’m talking about…. Three headed Monkeys!

uguleley

The Swapper is a really cool thing. For me personally, the difficulty was just right. Most of the puzzles got me stumped at first, but leaving them for a while and coming back was such an effective strategy. I need to go back to find at least some of those achievements, I found none. It’s a shame there’s not the option to play the chapters separately, like Lenor described in her comment.

That copy sure is a great find from your dad, what a nice surprise. Congrats on your upcoming birthday!

Max Mnemonic

puts on nerd glasses

Ah, um, technically, “a disappointment” is already two words, I say!

Yeliena

I knew NITW would be a great game the moment I saw it on Kickstarter ~3 years ago. But the guilt (aka my backlog) wouldn’t allow me to buy it. :(

The Swapper is an awesome game indeed. Wait until you get to the end, you’ll like it even more.

LastM

Holy shit! I didn’t know my old copy of Monkey Island was still being sold for so much o.0 Especially considering it’s one of the simplest boxes in regards to design Some like DOOM and even Warcraft. Thanks for letting me know that I might have a fortune in old game boxes. :D
Congratz on finishing all those game, btw!

leonidas56

i was like “hey this person has really nice tastes” and then i saw it was you :P

i really really really really need to play night in the woods, i’ve been waiting for the damn game since it first launched in kickstarter

also i am so jealous of you! you have a box copy of monkey island 1!!!! girl i need that!

cute plushies too :P