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Game 36: Hugo's House of Horrors - Final Rating
I’m super keen to move onto Loom. It’s a game I’ve never played but always wanted to. Before I can begin that new adventure though, I need to tie things up for Hugo’s House of Horrors. I know it’s not...
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Game 37: Loom - Introduction
 We're finally there!It has been almost two years since I started The Adventure Gamer. I had no idea at the time that it would attract a small community (I hoped it would of course), but figured it...
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Challenge - Olav and the Lute
Look familiar?I realise that I posted an interview just a few posts back, and that I also have an incomplete poll on whether or not interviews are a welcome addition to the blog in the first place....
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Game 37: Loom - Turn Loose the Swans
Bobbin Threadbare Journal Entry 1: "I must say, this hasn't been the best birthday I've ever had! It began the way every other birthday does, with me climbing the mountain to watch the swan, but...
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Game 37: Loom - The Chromax Conundrum
Bobbin Threadbare Journal Entry 2: "For the first time in my life I have left the island of Loom behind me! The gravestone of Lady Cygna hinted that I should revisit the cliff where this strange day...
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Game 37: Loom - Where is the Green Sheep?
Bobbin Threadbare Journal Entry 3:"These other guilds sure are filled with odd people. The Guild of Glassmakers sure are a clever bunch, but they really do seem to over-complicate everything. Then...
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Game 37: Loom - Here be Dragons!
Bobbin Threadbare Journal Entry 4:"I knew about many things I might come across after departing Loom, but I never expected to meet a dragon! The Guild of Shepherds mistook me for a mage, and expected...
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Game 37: Loom - Visions from the Darkside
Bobbin Threadbare Journal Entry 5:"Things are really messed up now! I never meant to hurt anyone when I set out on this journey, but I must accept that the death of Rusty will always weigh heavily on...
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Game 37: Loom - Won!
Bobbin Threadbare Journal Entry 6:"Who knew I could control so much power!? Today I raised Rusty and a bunch of Shepherds from the dead, did battle with the scariest Dead One you could possibly...
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Game 37: Loom - Final Rating
I'm genuinely interested to see what PISSED rating Loom will get. It's undoubtedly a very good game, but I do wonder whether its short running time and puzzle simplicity might cause it to fall short of...
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Game 38: Conquests of Camelot - Introduction
If it has swords, then it must be good...right?Wait...what's this? A second title screen??? How very greedy!Here we are at the first Sierra game for 1990! It’s one I’ve not played before too which has...
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Game 38: Conquests of Camelot - If You Want Something Done...
King Arthur Journal Entry 1:"Gawaine, Launcelot and Galahad have not returned from their quests for the Grail! I can no longer call on my people to do my bidding. I have prepared to leave Camelot to...
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Game 38: Conquests of Camelot - Throwing Down the Gauntlet
King Arthur Journal Entry 2:"The strangest thing happened today. There I was just minding my own business, when this guy just started screaming in the middle of town! He fell to his knees, clearly in...
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Game 38: Conquests of Camelot - Tis Nothing But a Flesh Wound!
King Arthur Journal Entry 3:"What an odd day I'm having! I've defeated a supernatural knight in a jousting tournament, broken a spell that had turned an attractive lady into a hag, solved a bunch of...
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Game 38: Conquests of Camelot - In the Name of the Rose
King Arthur Journal Entry 4:"With Gawaine now safe in Camelot, and the Mad Monk's crystal heart in my possession, I set out to follow in the footsteps of Sir Launcelot. That meant paying a visit to the...
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Game 38: Conquests of Camelot - The Speed of Knight
King Arthur Journal Entry 5:"Given how concerned I was about crossing the desert unassisted, it turned out to be a rather short journey. It did help that I found fresh water on the way, but I can't...
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Game 38: Conquests of Camelot - A Heap of Trouble
King Arthur Journal Entry 6:"It took a long time, but I've finally satisfied all the needs of the folk of Jerusalem. Thankfully I managed to get a meal and a night's rest out of one of them, which was...
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Game 38: Conquests of Camelot - Won!
King Arthur Journal Entry 7:"My quest is complete and I have the Grail! After thinking my way through the catacombs underneath Jerusalem, where I found and healed Galahad, I emerged in a the Temple of...
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Game 38: Conquests of Camelot - Final Rating
As is often the case, I’m not completely sure where Conquests of Camelot will end up as far as a PISSED rating goes. It was a solid adventure game which I enjoyed, but there are some undeniable flaws...
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Challenge - Olav and the Lute - Winner Announcement
 Back in October I set a small challenge for the readers of the blog. I’d come across a short independent game called Olav & the Lute, which took more than a little inspiration from the game I was...
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