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I recently reviewed an interesting text-based game for iOS called Blackbar. Somewhat different from other text-based adventure games, this was quite the unique title. But it made me long for a more traditional text-based adventure game experience. A quick survey of the Mac App store proved that the selection of text-based games was quite limited. I decided to give a game called Escape from the Maiden’s Curse, as it had both text-based gaming elements, as well as some interesting visual elements. It’s not a traditional text-based adventure game in the style of Zork, but it does have some of those elements.
I understand the Power Mac G3 were far obsolete, but even some G4 Power Macs (MDD) can run 10.7, I mean for real people, you cant possibly tell me that a MacBook Air with garbage specs can run something that this Power Mac G5 (basically has the equivalent power as an angry Tiger in a cage that hasnt eaten in a week ready to tear Obama's face. With its back against the wall and its internal software development failing, Apple was left with only desperation moves. Fortunately, it made a good one: Mac OS X 10.0, which shipped 20 years ago. Curse of the Pharaoh: Tears of Sekhmet for iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac & PC! Travel the world in a race to find the seven Tears of Sekhmet! Unravel the mystery of Nefertiti`s curse and bring it to an end!!
What is it and what does it do
Main Functionality
Escape from the Maiden’s Curse is a game where you must escape from a strange and mysterious cruise ship, using only your wits.
Pros
- Inexpensive game that’s also available for iOS
- Targeted towards more casual, “pick up and play” style gamers
- Developer website includes hints!
- A good blend of text-based gaming elements and click-to-navigate movement
- Notebook to take notes in as you explore the ship
Cons
- Has not been updated since its initial launch for Mac back in the fall of 2011
- Somewhat cluttered interface
Discussion
The game opens as you have been transported to a mysterious cruise ship amid mysterious and maniacal laughter. Trapped in Room 307, you decide that you must escape! The game scenario is presented as text, with a map of the ship serving as your sole visual.
The controls here are very simple. You can use your mouse to scroll down through walls of text, or you can click on areas of the ship or icons to make your moves. The clickability makes Escape from the Maiden’s Curse a lot more accessible than more classic text-based adventure games. There no frustrating need to find the right words to commit your next action: we’ve all been in a position playing those old-school games where you had to go through too many commands to move ahead (like, “pick up rock,” “grab rock,” “take rock.”)
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The exploratory nature of Escape from the Maiden’s Curse is tons of fun, and it’s very interesting to examine the objects in very rooms and try to figure out what your next move should be. The game is so much easier to navigate than a traditional text-based adventure game, especially when it comes to using items in combination with one another. The clickable interface is an excellent feature of this interesting game.
Conclusion and download link
I can see this game appealing to fans of text-based adventure games, choose your own adventure books, mystery games, board games, or tabletop RPGs. In short, it’s got kind of an alt-nerdy feel to it. If you’re into text-adventure games or just love a good mystery, this is a game worth checking out. It’s not the flashiest game, but it has a surprising amount of substance.
Price: $1.99
Version reviewed: 1.0
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Supported OS: OS X 10.7 or later
Download size: 10.9 MB
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Escape from the Maiden’s Curse on Apple App Store