Dusk Child

Jun. 20th, 2020 03:47 pm
tozka: child sitting in front of an old computer, illustrated (computer in bedroom)
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Dusk Child (2016) is an adventure/platformer game starring an archaeologist in search of her past.

Couldn't get Mac version to work (kept crashing), so I played the browser version.

Fun graphics, they remind me of 90s computer games like Jill of the Jungle. Good colors, and the atmosphere was to die for. Good basic game mechanics, just jumping, picking things up, and (apparently) running. It's VERY old school, to the point where you can't hold a bucket AND read a sign.

Jumping and landing on small squares takes some doing! I saw some other reviews that complained of "slippery feet," but I actually found it fairly forgiving for my skill level. Took me a while to beat the last room because I'm not that good at jumping on small squares.

A short (<2 hours) but enjoyable game!

Hint for opening the final temple door if, like me, you couldn't figure it out: ( Read more... )

(Crossposted from [community profile] misthold)
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[TTRPG] My Welcomed Guest (PDF)

Jun. 16th, 2020 10:41 am
elf: Life's a die, and then you bitch. (Gamer Geek)
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A mossy stone path with low walls on the sides, leading up to a masonry archway over a dark tunnel.


My Welcomed Guest is a single-player tabletop RPG "about being trapped in Faerie and trying to bargain your way home." It's short and charming, and despite the instructions, does not actually require any writing.

It needs a d6 and some kind of counting method - scratchmarks on paper, beads in a bowl, books in a stack, whatever. (There won't be many. I think 9 is absolute max.) Writing is suggested but technically optional.

Price: Normally $3, but the author has an offer: "send me an email (dawnbeargames at gmail) and I'll send you a copy. It will come with the caveat, that if you play it, just let me know you played it."

I don't think I would've paid $3 for this on its own, and the PDF is basic with no fancy structure - no pretty fonts, no images other than the cover pic, no booklet layout, etc. Whether or not you think $3 for a few pages of text is "worth it" to buy, it's definitely worth playing. (So I guess that means it's worth the price of a cheap coffee to pick it up.)

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