It’s actually not a game at all, of course, but a transdimensional portal to the Lands of Dream – but if you can’t grasp that, and would like to think of it as a game, then you have to understand that it’s not a “game” for children. Now, before you download the game, please read the following disclaimer from Bob the Spider: Seriously, you should play the game for the bookcase alone. I had to force myself to quit and write down some lines to communicate this to you, fellow reader! Oh, yes, and TSASSTOTHADB (as insiders call it) is also an adventure game which features one of my all time favourites: A well-filled bookcase. The cute crayon graphics, the beautiful music by Helen Trevillion and the excellent writing build a very atmospheric world you don’t want to leave easily. The humour’s quite sophisticated and sometimes subtle, there’s a distinct hint of sadness throughout, and without giving away the ending, let me just mention that the word ‘sinister’ doesn’t mean that everyone is left handed. The Strange and Somewhat Sinister Tale of the House at Desert Bridge (a name so long it breaks TIGdb) is one bloody funny adventure game. – Gregory Weir (creator of The Majesty of Colors and Looming) This is a game (excuse me, a portal) that has what so many modern digital games lack: a love of the medium and a willingness to be serious and silly at the same time. It instills in you the memory of what it is like to view the world as a child, to see everything with wonder, and at the same time it bears the burden of age, conflict, and struggle. It’s a story book for grown ups, a fairy tale for philosophers and parents. Some people have apparently said things about this portal:ĭesert Bridge is a wonderful work to behold. 50 MB of free space on your hard drive.A lot fewer exclamation marks than this list!. Not a single annoying action sequence or minigame!.The only inventory system ever to feature the “gerbelize” option!.More content than you can shake a wet carrot at!.Red herrings! (Literal and metaphorical.).Or, if they’re more into feature lists, you could say something like this: In reality, The Strange and Sinister Tale of the House at Desert Bridge is a transdimensional portal – but if your friends don’t believe you, tell them it is something of an old-school adventure game, with wonderful hand-drawn graphics, beautiful music and a lot of humour. Using this portal, YOU can now interact with the wondrous and colourful world of the house at Desert Bridge, and help Harold the Talking Picture Frame and his friends locate their master, Old Man Bill. When the inventor/magician known as Old Man Bill suddenly disappears from his house in the middle of the desert, his friends, companions and pets start worrying: what could have happened? To solve this sinister mystery, they call upon their old acquaintance, pretentious game designer Jonas Kyratzes, who builds a magical portal into the Lands of Dream.
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