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Through Time Reviews
Author: Finn Rosenløv (Cowboy)
Date: 2009
ADRIFT 4.0
Reviewed by James Webb (as revgiblet)
I'm confused. The introduction
tells me that it's 1954, but I'm fairly sure that Panasonic were not making 42"
High Definition TVs back then. I'd also stick my neck out and question the
appearance of home-delivery pizza too. In fact, after wondering around a bit
the whole thing seemed so anachronistic that I became convinced that the
introduction was talking about somebody totally different. Maybe I'll go back
in time to 1954 and meet the farmer/scrap-iron salesman referred to in the
introduction? However, the setting (of a man who is clearly something of a
loser and bored with his life) is done quite well, and the little side-comments
referring to different aspects of life as you examine your meager possessions
does paint a fine picture. I do think that Finn writes well, especially for a
non-native English speaker.
Like 'Ghost Town', the game is quite old-fashioned in its approach (that's not
meant as a criticism. It's a neutral statement). There are few hints about
what you're supposed to be doing, and the introduction appears to include one
quite-easily-done-action-that-causes-death-after-a-few-turns. 'Through Time' is
quite an apt title because it did feel a little like the 1990s when I was
playing it. If you've read my other reviews for this competition then you'll
appreciate that I really don't mind that at all.
What I did mind was getting to the stage where I didn't know what to do next. I
assume that the big space in the sky marks a cloaked alien spaceship - which is
no doubt how my adventure Through Time is about to begin - but I couldn't do
anything else. I just wandered around with stinky garbage and old pizza in my
hands, like an aimless tramp. I'm not sure if this is one of those sandbox
demos where you just explore a scaled-down version of the full thing, or whether
this is a more customised demo that you can actually finish.
What do I think of this? As a potential game it certainly seems to be
promising. I suspect that if you enjoy 'Ghost Town' (and I recommend that you
download it and give it a try if you can) then this will be right up your alley
too. As a competition entry, it falls a bit short of making me keen to try the
full version. I didn't enjoy lacking aim and not being sure what was trying to
do.
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