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A huge and well-written adventure that's arguably Mastertronic's best
adventure game, Demon's Tomb recalls Infocom's Infidel in that you play an
archeologist who must save his findings for posterity. In the second half, though,
you will play his son whose task is to find out what happens to his father's doomed
expedition. Flexible parser and good graphics makes this an excellent game, and some
puzzles are quite tough. The more items you have Lynton preserve in the prologue,
the more you'll be able to accomplish when you play Richard, although achieving
complete victory eventually requires you to save everything. This is an original
and interesting method of maintaining non-linearity in the game's puzzle structure,
as the player can save a few items, then restore and try others to explore different
possibilities in the game. Saving all of Lynton's research is the major challenge of
the game, requiring flawless execution and perfect timing, but if you don't quite
get it right, you're still able to do some serious exploration with what you do
manage to save. The game is now freeware. |
