Re: Shadow Shelter and Nevosoft
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10/17/17 10:05 AM
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This is a great recommendation for Halloween; I too enjoyed the game very much. Being as you have become a Nevosoft fan, have you ever tried Mushroom Age? It's quite an old game now, but it's very quirky. Let's just say that it gives new meaning to the word "strange." It was very popular with players when it was first released. Another one worthy of mention is The Emptiness. Lots of players enjoyed it here and it's quite different from the usual fare. This one does not come from Nevosoft, but it would make a nice Halloween game as well. Dreamland also has the Nevosoft name on it. Again, very popular with players. Quite a few puzzles and mini-games, as I recall (as well as some hidden object scenes).
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Re: Shadow Shelter and Nevosoft
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10/19/17 08:39 AM
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I bought Dreamland a couple of days ago and was enjoying it until, oh curses and foul language, I hit a notorious glitch halfway through an HO screen at what is called the cafe. In the BFG forum I learned that in this cafe, which looks like a carnival food stand, different things can go wrong. Mine was the carrot; other players came to grief over cherries. Apparently earlier in the game I missed a crucial trigger. The forum recommendation was to start over with a new profile which was successful for some players. As I didn't see the trigger described in detail or in truth even delve further to find it, I am not yet ready to start over, maybe someday as Dreamland is quite good and a definite cut above the ordinary despite some sparkles and the obligatory search for a kidnapped relative.
When I restart Dreamland with a new name on the order of you-better-work-this-time-you-rascal, I first will read every post on the BFG game forum that has the word "cafe" in the title because in Dreamland I can see techniques and concepts that became the seeds of several other games and series.
EDITED TO ADD: Okay, I think I may have found the solution. At the cafe (and maybe elsewhere, I don't know), finish the whole HO before backing out or quitting. I found that in the technical issue thread and sounds right to me because I remember that advice for a few other games, so I am going to try it.
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Re: Shadow Shelter and Nevosoft
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10/20/17 08:55 PM
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Thanks for reminding me about Dreamland. I bought it in 2011 and never played it or I played it and forgot about it. At my age, either is possible. Either way, I'm off to play it now. BTW, Shadow Shelter is an awesome game.
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Re: Shadow Shelter and Nevosoft
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11/25/18 07:29 PM
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I just finished playing Mushroom Age and I must say it is one weird game. Very different and fun to play but also very frustrating in a few places. I did have to use the hint button on a few HO's and I had to find a walkthrough to help me with one mini game. I also had to use Google for two of the puzzles. If the game did not only save at the end of a chapter, I may not have become so frustrated with the one mini game and may not have had to use a walkthrough, but I did not want to have to replay the whole chapter even though the chapters are short. I felt "trapped" in the game !
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Re: Shadow Shelter and Nevosoft
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11/26/18 01:29 PM
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I just finished playing Mushroom Age and I must say it is one weird game. Very different and fun to play but also very frustrating in a few places. I did have to use the hint button on a few HO's and I had to find a walkthrough to help me with one mini game. I also had to use Google for two of the puzzles. If the game did not only save at the end of a chapter, I may not have become so frustrated with the one mini game and may not have had to use a walkthrough, but I did not want to have to replay the whole chapter even though the chapters are short. I felt "trapped" in the game ! Vampireville has the same format which reduces replay value drastically. Shadow Shelter doesn't suffer from that flaw and I will play it again, Sam but not for a while. The downside of reviewing, for me, seems to be that I end up remembering too many details of games I like a lot and have to wait for memories to fade unless the game so fantastic that I want to explore what I may have missed. I played at least part of Mushroom Age and am ashamed to say that I don't recollect if I liked it or even if I finished it.
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Re: Shadow Shelter and Nevosoft
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11/26/18 01:55 PM
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I have had Shadow Shelter on my "to buy" list for awhile now. I started to say since this thread started but then looked at the date of the first posting and said "WHAT?". It doesn't seem that long since I read this. Is the 2017 date right? Anyway, some day I hope to buy and play it. I'm starting to get worried though about buying older games that don't show Windows 10 compatibility. I know that doesn't necessarily mean they won't play but I already have so many of them, I'm not sure I should add another.
Ah, I probably put the game on my list in June after it was featured in the "reviews and recommendations" thread. Still, I feel I read this particular thread not that long ago.
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Re: Shadow Shelter and Nevosoft
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11/28/18 10:34 AM
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I have had Shadow Shelter on my "to buy" list for awhile now. I started to say since this thread started but then looked at the date of the first posting and said "WHAT?". It doesn't seem that long since I read this. Is the 2017 date right? Anyway, some day I hope to buy and play it. I'm starting to get worried though about buying older games that don't show Windows 10 compatibility. I know that doesn't necessarily mean they won't play but I already have so many of them, I'm not sure I should add another.
Ah, I probably put the game on my list in June after it was featured in the "reviews and recommendations" thread. Still, I feel I read this particular thread not that long ago. I would think you could download the trial and find out, right?
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Re: Shadow Shelter and Nevosoft
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12/04/18 09:24 AM
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The hand gets a nice credit at the end:
Alexander Alexandrov: Alexander Alexandrov's Hand
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