We’ve all played them. Backtracking, not knowing where to go. Going back and forth. Name some of these games from your memory. I’ll start: Final Fantasy XIII-2, RE1

  • simple@lemm.ee
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    1 month ago

    That’s my experience with 99% of old school point and click games. At some point in every one it devolved into me running in circles and trying every item on every object.

    • Björn Tantau@swg-empire.de
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      1 month ago

      When I played Day of the Tentacle I got stuck. Eventually I caved in and ordered the official hint book. Mind you, back then this entailed mailing a physical letter and the money somewhere. I guess my parents helped with that. And then you had to wait for your order to arrive. And the post was a lot slower than today.

      I waited weeks for the book to arrive. And then, the day before it came, I finished the game. Use physics book with horse was the last puzzle I needed.

      But the money wasn’t wasted entirely. The game’s story was written down from the pov of one of the characters. Pretty funny.