froghawk on 26/2/2025 at 14:11
Quote Posted by Jason Moyer
That's probably the longest running game in my PC backlog. I bought it when it came out and I don't know if I've ever even gotten past the opening area.
Well, it is finally off my backlog. Even as a Douglas Adams fan, I can't recommend taking the time to finish it, despite its brevity. It's impossible without the strategy guide (which luckily I had), but with it it's a surprisingly insubstantial sub-5hr adventure that is strikingly unfunny and lacking in story. Given that Adams said that he was trying to make Myst with an actual story, and that the starship is 'really, REALLY big', this is surprising. Ok, it is technically quite large, but over 90% of that is just copy-pasted floors that the game gives you zero reason to ever visit. The biggest issue, though, is the speech engine. They recorded 16hrs of dialogue, but good luck finding the right thing to say to access even an eighth of that.
Tomi on 13/3/2025 at 17:12
Quote Posted by demagogue
Psychonauts
Quote Posted by Tomi
Psychonauts is/was a fun game! Because of the bizarre art style it's probably still enjoyable today, unlike most action games from that era. I'll have to add the sequel to my Backlog of Shame.
I'm happy to report that I've been playing Psychonauts 2 for the last three days, and it's great! It looks amazing, the gameplay feels old-school in a good way, and the characters and the story are funny. Not
hahahaLOL kind of funny, but Psychonauts 2 will keep a smile on your face throughout the game, and there can never be too many games like that. I don't think that I'm even halfway through it yet, but so far I've been really impressed.
