Dark & Eerie Games Thread

Well,  I am home--thank goodness.
I made it from Florida to New Jersey.   My flight from NJ  to Albany,  NY  was cancelled.  
They had 2 choices---one that went to Boston, then to Albany,  NY--arrival 6:50 pm.
The other to Washington,   then to Albany.   The Washington one was a Standby,  but thank
goodness they had a spare seat.

I really do not like turbulence.      Really,   really really do not like!!  

By the time I finally got in,  I was very hungry.

So,  I am back in the    zone,   with my laptop,   and games to be played  (what else to do
in the cold?)

Doofish??  

I have to see if that stupid hand glitch is gone,  also I a have a beta to be played.

Glad you are home safely, Luvto! I hate the insecurity of flying when the weather is bad. Having gotten stuck at O'Hare overnight one time, I am nervous about that in a big way... though watching the mice running up and down the tarmac windows was entertaining. NOT! 

I'm headed into day 2 of no school because of the insanely cold temperatures. So of course I'm playing games. I'm on Shiver: Lily's Whatever.  I have to say, I'm a little underwhelmed. I'm hoping for some WOW moments, but haven't gotten any yet. 

Keeping my fingers crossed that it will get better.

I'm glad you're home safe, too, luvtoread!

Wow, I can't believe the cold weather right now. Arctic air, Siberian air, Canadian air...geesh, it wouldn't hurt my feelings none if it would've stayed up north! And we have another "system" coming in Sat. with rain, snow, and freezing rain. WTH????

Esme, I'm playing Shiver, also, and I haven't run into the Wow Factor yet. I think I'm almost done. Does some of the scenes look cartoonish to you? Or is it just me?
Sorry, Developers, but this has to be the worst game in the Shiver series.
I do like the way the scene changes to black & white when it thunders.
I'm going to have to replay the first Shiver again. Now that was one helluva good game!!!

ETA: Lol, I'm trying to type with gloves on and making all kinds of mistakes!

So it's not just me, DJ? The game is just really bland. There's nothing wrong with it per se, it's just a snoozer.  I kind of thought they could just catch the big baddie with a giant mouse trap. That tail is humongous! And if my character talks about putting his PhD to use one more time, I'm going to feed him to Doofish myself. 

OH! And OMG what kind of creepy, mutant dog was that that we cooked a steak for? Did that thing have leaves instead of fur? WTH??? Mulch Mutt! 

You need some of these, DJ!

That was the dumbest game I have played in a long time.  I am so disappointed. It was ERS level dumb. 

I don't even want to play the bonus section. 

Esme wrote:That was the dumbest game I have played in a long time.  I am so disappointed. It was ERS level dumb. 

I don't even want to play the bonus section. 

Based on your and DJ's description, boy am I glad I didn't get this game!  This is one series that has gone steadily downhill.  The first one was really good, borderline great.  The second one was quite good.  The third one, Meh.  I had hopes the fourth one turned the series around.  Sadly, I should know better than to have hopes like that.

I figured out right at the beginning who the bad girl was, just wasen't sure why.
Yes, the black bar comments was dumb.
But, it didn't bring out the in me. I do wish they would go back to games
that really mean what the title says "Shiver" !!

luvtoread wrote:I figured out right at the beginning who the bad girl was,   just wasen't sure why.
Yes,  the black bar comments was dumb.
But,   it didn't bring out the     in me.    I do wish they would go back to games
that really mean what the title says  "Shiver" !!

The only shivering I've been doing is because of the cold. 

Nope, it's not just you, Esme. I didn't care much for the cartoon-like graphics and where did that mutant dog come from? A comic book?

I am using fingerless gloves and I still can't type.  I think my fingertips are frozen!

UGH!

I'm slogging through the bonus chapter of this stupid game and I don't know why. I think it's because I want to upgrade the flooring. I don't know.

If possible, it has gotten even more dumb, though it hasn't reached the sort of dumb grandeur of a Grim Dimwits game. The most appealing character is doofish, my pet goldfish.  My character, Dr. Dumb@$$, is going to get sued for malpractice some day. He's clueless. 

The most clueless of all, though, is me. I can't figure out why I am still playing it and hoping it will get better. I'm the eternal optimist apparently. Plus, I remember how good the first Shiver was, and I miss it. I think that's part of it. 


Anywhoo.... if you don't like dumb, pointless games, avoid this one. Even in a BOGO.

Yeah, I finished the game, too. I'd forgotten about our "pet". Did we collect black pearls to buy him/her something? I'd forgotten about the pearls, also, and only collected them when I remembered.

I am replaying Shiver: Vanishing Hitchhiker and it's like two different teams worked on these games even though they're from the same developer, Artogon.

Reviews for the new Nightfall Mysteries are not very favorable...might as well demo since there isn't much else to do...with all the snow and freezing rain falling outside. Our roads are a perpetual mess! And the side roads are not even worth travelling on if a person values their vehicle.

I do wish winter was OVER!

You can't get too much winter in the winter. Robert Frost

He was wrong!!!

dj--have you tried the new EAP game. My Gentleman friend with the gorgeous eyes
always has my vote.

I'll counter your winter poet with one of my own, Luvto. 

I've read that there's not actually a bonus chapter in the bonus section of EAP: Marie Roget. I'm definitely waiting for the SE for that one then. Even if it IS a valid use of C. August Dupin! 

M'kay, so I'm playing Off the Record: The Art of Deception which is decent for the most part. I like the little reminders in each new scene that show the paint tubes I'm supposed to collect. And the little visual clue when there's a morphing object for me to find? LMBO! It's a cougar... no, it's a unicorn... no, it's a cougar again! 

However, and I'm going to spoiler this even though it's not really a plot point:

You're not going to believe me. I swear.:

Are you freakin' kidding me??? And no one has a cell phone to call the police? Even if the regular one in the tavern is conveniently broken??? 

I can't wait to see what will happen next!

Regarding your spoiler:     You really needed a      to calm your nerves.  
We are there for you      

Or...as in these games,  to show how invincible you are.     Ever notice how everyone
around you gets affected by the "evil"   fog,  smoke,  magic,  person or whatever;
but you,  nope.
You can   stupidly walk into any situation,  maybe get knocked out for a bit,   but thank
goodness you can just get up and continue your   HO  hunting,  because the evil thing just
leaves you there,    cause  his/her/whatever's  ego is so massive it does not believe little
ol' you will conquer  it with that screwdriver in your hand   (apparently they never watched
Dr. Who).

That's why we play these games.     In real life.....we'd be doomed!!  



OH-----In a somewhat defense of the game----I don't think the Public Telephones have worked
in ages!!!!  


If I sound like I am rambling......well, its cause that's what these games do to me!

Well, I haven't demo'd EAP: Marie Roget yet, luvtoread. I know Dreamy Detective is in it and all, but truthfully I was thinking the SE would suffice.

I need to finish the demo of Nightfall Mysteries: Haunted by the Past and see if I want to get it. Right now, it's looking like a big NO.

I will have to check and see if I've got the new Off the Record. If not, that'll be the one I get. I need 4 more punches for my PC and surely, um..hopefully, I'll be able to acquire another punch before the end of the month.

Oh crap! I better find and get a game tomorrow then.   And I hate to be rushed.

Yes...but the CE's are on sale!! So, if you wait till tomorrow, unless you can do it before
5 a.m. (did they ever fix that?) you will have to pay full price for OTR.

The sale is the only reason I am thinking about EAP and Det. Dreamy Eyes.

luvtoread wrote:
Or...as in these games,  to show how invincible you are.     Ever notice how everyone
around you gets affected by the "evil"   fog,  smoke,  magic,  person or whatever;
but you,  nope.

Evil fog and magic is one thing; gravity and rocks is quite another! 

Seriously though, I'm sort of enjoying the game, but that part just was a bit more than even my "suspension of disbelief" could handle. 

I'm probably not going to partake in the sale, only because there's nothing new that I need. Though I haven't played the new Dark Dimensions. Any feedback on that one, ladies?

Oh boy......you think your rock falling was nuts,   check out what some Bostonians are
doing

http://www.weather.com/safety/winter/news/boston-stop-leaping-into-snowbanks-mayor  



I am drawing a blank  on the new DD.


OK. Now I remember the new DD. Not bad, but I am waiting on SE for it.

I got the new Off the Record, luvtoread. I only need 1 more punch now. Hopefully, I'll find a game tomorrow to complete my PC and I'll use a PCC to get it.

I may get the game that came out today, whatever it's called.

I have the new DD, but I don't even remember the demo.  I do remember being impressed with the graphic quality of this game.

I'm still playing Shiver 1 and enjoying every single minute of it!

I may go back to the Stray Souls series and replay them. I also want to replay the True Fear game.
I feel I need a bona fide D&E game!

Ew, yuck (after watching the video), I would freeze my ass off!

Ahhh...to be young & dumb, I reckon!

I couldn't remember today's game either, so I looked it up. Its Mystery Tales: The Twilight
World.
You stop at a Hotel, Witch takes possession of your daughter, you have to go rescue her,
been there, done that.