BonsaiForest
Since: Jan, 2001
10/28/2015 00:00:00
As a kid, I enjoyed seeing the many creative ways to die. I drank all the potions in the lab (and some have beneficial abilities that you need, so it's rather encouraged, and outright required). I jumped off ledges. I rammed weapons into myself. I did it all to read the fun death descriptions. A lot of entertainment for an 8-year-old who could read really well.
AnsemPaul
Since: Oct, 2010
10/28/2015 00:00:00
You were obviously a more patient kid than me. Then again I was used to getting that kind of thrill from Fighting Fantasy books, and when I approached this game my eyes were too set on winning to enjoy the endless obstacles along the way
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The Many Deaths of You: The game
When I played Shadowgate as a kid, I hated it. It seemed needlessly cruel, obnoxious and sadistic and The Everything Is Trying To Kill You wore on me
Looking back at it now, I still think you need to be a masochist to enjoy it.
I'd like to say the game is bad, but it's not. It does what it does well enough, but you need a very patient temperament to endure it.
It's cruel, and on a first glance appears merciless, though mercifully the game is generous with saves, so the deaths do not cause you to lose much progress.
The deaths are clever, creative and varied, and I realize a big selling point for the game. If you have any business playing this game you will be the kind of person who enjoys experience the numerous Many Deaths Of You, cause you'll likely get several new ones each time you enter a room.
The game is also atmospheric and at times even immersive, though the plot is lacking. Then again the plot is really just an excuse for you to dick around the castle solving the games puzzles and finding out yet another way you can die.
Those without the right temperament but curious about those game should check out an LP, for without patience you will not get far nor enjoy this game.
For those willing to endure constant death and failures while solving the games puzzles, hop right in, you'll likely have a helluva time.
There are few (though they do exist) who think Shadowgate is a mediocre game: either its frustrating to the point where it isn't fun, or its a masterpiece. If you choose to take the plunge, brace yourself for a whooping though, because this game does not take prisoners.