![]() What it lacks in originality and gameplay variety it makes up in setting and story. Item hunting is fairly straightforward, the minigames aren't overdone, and the developer spent a lot of time making sure everything made sense in context of the whole experience. Mystery Chronicles sticks to its guns and goes the old-fashioned route with a remarkably rich atmosphere and classic murder mystery storyline. ![]() Mystery Chronicles - Murder Among Friends ( Mac/Windows, 50MB, demo) - Hidden object games are everywhere these days, and it seems like every developer is trying to out do the next by spicing up its item finding with one strange gimmick or another. The game is compatible with all Windows versions, including the most current version, Windows 8.1.Two really fascinating blasts from (or to) the past this week: The Lost Snowmen, which spiritually resurrects one of my favorite games from the 90s, The Lost Vikings (link leads to a severely downscaled online demo), and Cavern of Doom, which takes pixelated graphics to an almost painful extreme. Both the platforms section and puzzle component make this game a perfect choice to play on any PC because, in addition to being fun, it works on any current machine because it doesn't require a powerful processor or graphics card.Īs a curiosity, this game uses the MS-DOS emulator named “ DosBox,” which is not necessary to configure or install since it's integrated into the video game. The graphics of the game are very colorful. ![]() This is very useful since the game has almost 35 phases, and there is no possibility of saving the game. E: selected Viking makes use of the selected itemĮvery time we finish a level, a password will be displayed that we can annotate to start from that point of the game.D: selected Viking makes use of his secondary skill.F: selected Viking makes use of his primary skill.Arrow keys: moves selected Viking around the screen.Even so, here is a summary of the main keys of the video game: This facilitates the task of returning our protagonists to their beloved village.Īs we move forward in the game, some messages explain how to manage Vikings and interact with the scenario. An enemy can beat every Viking up to 3 times per phase before he dies. We must be careful because Vikings can't die, and every one of them should reach the end of the phase. Erik: it doesn't possess any weapon or protection but is very fast he can jump and also uses his hard head to open holes in walls.Īlong the phases, we will find some difficulties, which we have to solve by using Vikings' skills or joining several of them.Baelog: does not have any protection and doesn't jump, but he has a sword to hit the enemies at short distances and can use his bow and arrow to take down the enemies at long distances or activate switches that we find throughout levels.Olaf: it is slow, can't hit, and doesn't jump, but it has a shield that can stop enemies' attacks or block the enemy advance, and it also can be used as a parachute in height jumps.To complete each phase, we must find an exit door and place the 3 main characters in it. ![]() This will be our opportunity to escape from the ship and return to our home by using the Vikings' skills and vortex and dimensional space that we will find throughout the game. Luckily for the Vikings, the teleportation system failed and stood the 3 protagonists in the ship's corridors instead of the specimens room. When they return home, they are abducted by an interplanetary ship piloted by Tomator, an intergalactic zookeeper whose aim is to pick up 3 human specimens for his zoo. The story of The Lost Vikings begins when the 3 main characters, Olaf the Stout, Baelog the Fierce, and Erik the Swift, participate in the hunting competition organized in their village. ![]()
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