Castle Paradox

msw188 · Joined: 02 Jul 2003 Posts: 1041

Okay, I've been busy cleaning up Help Files for the Ypsiliform release which should hopefully be fairly soon, but I don't want to work on any of my games until that time.

In the meantime, I'm looking for games to review! Actually, I need to be specific. I'm looking for games satisfying certain criteria:

1. It is an RPG - this is just personal preference. I found the OHR because I liked RPGs, not because I was interested in quirky side-scrollers or cooking games (as funny of an idea as that is).

2. It is at least an hour of gameplay - I used to ask for complete games, but I realized the uselessness of such a request. How many people actually pull their RPGs through to completion? But I do want some meat to the game, not just a tech demo.

So everyone, suggest some RPGs you'd like to see reviewed! The less reviews it already has the better. If the author is still active that'd be great, but if so I might wait until they finish/update the game (I still haven't played Wandering Hamster because I want to be the person who plays it for the first time start to finish). The reviews will be submitted to the Hamsterspeak Magazine.
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My first completed OHR game, Tales of the New World:
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Baconlabs · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 7:18 pm Post subject:

Well, I was gonna suggest the Halloween contest games (they are in dire need of reviews/votes), but I don't think any of them meet the second condition.

It's debatable whether they even meet the first condition. SHiIDA and Sleepover are more like show[-off]s than games, and Do You Want To Be A Hero felt more like a puzzle game in disguise as an RPG.

NeoSpade · Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 2:26 am Post subject:

I would suggest my own latest game, however in its current state, its in dire need of updating, and would not show even a fraction of what I hope the final quality to be. (...however the sever lack of feedback (practically none exsistant feedback) is making it rather hard to spot errors and find what needs improving beyond personal preferance) The game has a current play time of 2 hours 45 approx (and that was my own play time, fully knowing the layout :S).

Rya.Reisender · **Snippy** Joined: 18 Jan 2008 Posts: 821

Well I still want more feedback on my game Gerania. It applies to your criteria. It's pretty traditional JRPG-ish and the demo is 5 hours long. I know there was already a review for it once, but it seemed like the person never actually finished the demo (at least the review didn't talk about the dungeon design at all, which was actually my main focus).
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msw188 · Joined: 02 Jul 2003 Posts: 1041

So basically I'm looking for "-aria" games, right?

Haha, I'm willing to do both, but I have Test of Normality to do first. Also, if you want a game reviewed, that means reviewed, as in, the review will appear in Hamsterspeak on the first date of a month that Surlaw's computer is working.
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My first completed OHR game, Tales of the New World:
http://castleparadox.com/gamelist-display.php?game=161

This website link is for my funk/rock band, Euphonic Brew:
www.euphonicbrew.com