Acquisitions
- LEGO Jurassic World
- Deponia: The Complete Journey
- Kona
Challenge Me!
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Nancy Drew: The Final Scene
8.1 hours playtime
0 of 0 achievements
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But to Paint a Universe
6.6 hours playtime
0 of 3 achievements
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How to Cope with Boredom and Loneliness
.8 hours playtime
16 of 16 achievements
Nancy Drew: The Final Scene
Besides a few racing games that include St. Louis, this is the only game I know of that takes place where I live. Previous Nancy Drew games seem to make up more about locations, but in this they even included a character who goes to a real school here (Washington University in St. Louis -- and characters call it by its nickname among locals and students, WashU), and that student's press pass has the real name of the student paper, Student Life. The streets mentioned are all real streets, and the area code for phone numbers was correct. It was kind of funny calling the St. Louis police in the game.
So, looking for things like that was fun on it's own for me. The story in this one is that a historic theatre with connections to Houdini is set to be bulldozed. Predictably, not everyone wants that, and shenanigans ensue. While the theatre in the game is fictional, St. Louis has a poor record in preserving its history, and the game was likely inspired by the destruction of the Ambassador Theatre in order to create an outdoor plaza for a bank about 5 years before this game's release.
"I'm surprised the city of St. Louis isn't more interested in preserving it."
This is a standard Nancy Drew game. Everyone is suspect, colored by shades of grey, which is something I appreciate about the series.
But to Paint a Universe
Relaxing puzzle game in the vein of Bejeweled, but easier for the most part except that you have limited number of clicks. Each level has a different twist on gameplay--if you don't like one, just wait to the next level. The last level had epic music, although it was (to my surprise) the easiest of the game. The achievements don't seem to work.
How to Cope with Boredom and Loneliness
Just a short, funny little free game. You can choose up to three objects to feature in a documentary. Each run through of the game only takes a few minutes, but you can choose different items to hear some...interesting things.
"2 fish swimming away from each other."
I’m glad you liked But to Paint a Universe. :D Now reading your review, I might actually give it a try. :3
I’ll definitely play How to Cope with Boredom and Loneliness tho. It seems pretty funny and these kinda short games are sometimes even better than some longer but meh ones. xD
Oh and fyi, your challenge post link isn’t updated. :P
Oops, thanks!
The first time I played But To Paint a Universe, I was actually too tired to be playing anything new. I was trying to play it like a normal match-3 game without realizing you need to fill certain circular bubbles with the same color. Then I fell asleep, confused by my lack of progress despite the (self-inflicted) tedium. It was a lot better when I tried playing it correctly the next day.
Cool that you have a game that takes place in your city. I don’t think there’s any for mine. :P