RikkiUW

November '19 Play Log

I just added a bunch of people on Steam for Ninglor’s Secret Santa event, so I thought it’d be a good idea to remind everyone I still exist by actually posting an update :P. I may have gotten slightly addicted to No Man’s Sky, so I didn’t get much done in November. I put 61 hours into it last month, pushing it all the way up to my second most played game after Skyrim.


Whispering Willows

Whispering Willows

7/10
3 hours playtime

Pretty enjoyable side scrolling puzzle/adventure with a good story. I had to consult a walkthrough twice, but overall the difficulty is good.

Pros:

  • The story doesn’t whitewash and romanticize history
  • Good story
  • Puzzles are logical, and neither too challenging nor too easy

Cons:

  • The ending was anticlimactic
  • The controls could have been more responsive
  • Not being able to run inside is really annoying considering there is some back and forth (mainly when you’re not sure what to do next)

Verdict: 7/10

SG win played for PAGYWOSG. Pretty decent overall.


Bad Dream: Coma

Bad Dream: Coma

4/10
4 hours playtime

Play or pay pick & SG win. Forgot to review and I don’t remember enough for a proper steam review. Didn’t enjoy this one. The story (and thus achievements) change based on your choices and you can get a bad or good end. I kept getting stuck and having to refer to guides. There were some changes made after it had been out for a while though so the guides weren’t always helpful. I tried to get more of the achievements but ended up getting stuck and giving up since existing guides were not up to date.


Also played a few free games I had been meaning to try. Off-Peak was decent, it’s from the same developer as Norwood Suite. Marie’s Room was okay, nothing special. Blameless was crap.


Recent Acquisitions

Cece09

Oh I had the same thing happen with the guides for bad dream. It would tell me I have to do something which will result in an achievement but I never got those events to happen despite doing everything perfectly

RikkiUW

Exactly. I think I was going for a good playthrough but couldn’t even get past chapter 2.

Cece09

oh i see it was pop. I also did it for pop. Freaky!

Trent

Thank you for the update/review. I almost played Whispering Willow for the horror/October monthly theme, but didn’t get to it. It still looks interesting to me. Is it kid-friendly at all? That is, if some 8-year-olds were watching me play, would there be anything bad, too scary, not for their eyes? My impression is they don’t scare too easily.

Marie’s Room and Off-Peak are both on my “Wishlist” of free games. I guess I’d prioritize Off-Peak based on your review.

RikkiUW

You’re welcome, glad people appreciate them! Yeah I’d say it’s probably kid friendly. The protagonist is a kid, so there’s that. There’s a bit about having a mistress and horrible violence you find out that the bad guys did, those are the closest I can recall. There’s a brief slightly scary part at near the beginning but for the most part I didn’t find it scary.

I do the same:P. That’s probably accurate. If you liked the bizarre aspect of Norwood Suite (if you’ve played it) then you’ll like Off-Peak, there’s not really much a story though.