tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post1268946003414074025..comments2024-03-29T14:47:49.328+00:00Comments on Inventory Full: When In Spain: Intruder In AntiquoniaBhagpusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-39636985186891817772022-03-04T10:17:52.443+00:002022-03-04T10:17:52.443+00:00Thanks for stopping by to comment. I'm probabl...Thanks for stopping by to comment. I'm probably more attuned to the intricacies of the Spanish hotel system than most because not only have I uded it extensively for decades but I ran the travel department of a large city bookshop for several years so I've also read a lot of travel guides and talked to a lot of travel publishers. <br /><br />I've explored every region of Spain except Galicia, which was where I was plannning on going in 2020, right before Covid hit. I haven't yet been back to Spain but hopefully I'll be going later in the year, flying to Bilbao, although I won't get as far as Galicia. Maybe next year!<br /><br />I enjoyed the demo more, probably, than comes across in the review. The characters and the story made me want to learn more and the graphics are charming. Looking forward to seeing the finished game. Good luck with it!Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-31898929511973469762022-03-04T09:26:02.099+00:002022-03-04T09:26:02.099+00:00Developer here.
Thanks for the detailed review! A...Developer here.<br /><br />Thanks for the detailed review! And thanks for pointing out the issue with the translation of "hostal". We had the translation go through a couple of professional proofreaders and they didn't notice it. Probably because we failed to provide good enough context on what we meant...<br /><br />Oh, and you are right. Galicia looks very different from the rest of Spain. If you have only been to the sunny side of Spain, I recommend you check it out. You have to be careful with the weather (it rains a lot here), but it's a very beautiful region, especially if you like nature.Rubén Lópezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17233668160550792036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-4366916133972464012022-03-03T21:36:45.968+00:002022-03-03T21:36:45.968+00:00I agree, when it's used, as it usually is, pur...I agree, when it's used, as it usually is, purely to avoid the problems of having a backstory and (particularly in RPGs) pre-existing skills and equipment. In this case, though, it is actually integral to the plot, which appears to revolve around identity. That seems fair enough, although even then I'm pretty sure there have to be more original and elegant ways to get to the same place.Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-2982410140562440602022-03-03T21:34:07.417+00:002022-03-03T21:34:07.417+00:00It depends, doesn't it, on whether you start f...It depends, doesn't it, on whether you start from a premise of "I think I'd like to play this game" and try the demo to see if you're right or if you think "I have no idea what this game is" and play the demo to find out. If it's the former, presumably you want to come away feeling the whole game will be more of the same; if the latter, having your curiosity satisfied will probably end all further interest... unless it then becomes a game that would have fallen into the first category had you known then what you know now.Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-81113287516799365042022-03-03T18:54:34.793+00:002022-03-03T18:54:34.793+00:00As a professional UNIX geek, the "hacking&quo...As a professional UNIX geek, the "hacking" screens looked pretty good.<br /><br />I have to admit that I am quite thoroughly tired of the "amnesiac" opening. It's an excuse that only gets lazier with each succeeding generation of games. An acquaintance of mine wrote a very successful AppleIIGS / console game (made available on Switch in 2020, I just discovered — weird) in 1990 that opened like this: even then it was a bit tired.<br /><br />Thanks as always for your excellent reviews!Bart Masseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10490373418825679148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-71355407756553858352022-03-03T17:24:27.794+00:002022-03-03T17:24:27.794+00:00I feel like the main thing a demo has to do to be ...I feel like the main thing a demo has to do to be intriguing and "do its job" (to me, anyway) is leave you wondering about something. A mechanic you see a little bit of but don't get to play with, a story hook, something. If I play a demo and I can't see anything for the game to come but more of what I just played, I'm usually pretty satisfied and don't feel a need to look into it further.XyzzySqrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07492223901575470508noreply@blogger.com