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Post by tyrion on Jun 21, 2020 10:50:36 GMT
Last round starship traveller was eliminated. No surprises there I think. Which of these classics is your least favourite?
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Post by Law on Jun 21, 2020 12:05:30 GMT
Either Forest with its time-travel wackiness, or Warlock where your "hero" who should be allowed (and would likely have the initiative) to backtrack; just sits down on the treasure chest and weeps!
I've never forgotten how dumbfounded I was at the missing keys ending.
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Post by a moderator on Jun 21, 2020 12:14:52 GMT
Warlock where your "hero" who should be allowed (and would likely have the initiative) to backtrack; just sits down on the treasure chest and weeps! I've never forgotten how dumbfounded I was at the missing keys ending. Backtracking will only take the hero as far as the portcullis that fell at the entrance to the maze. |
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Post by Law on Jun 21, 2020 12:20:04 GMT
Warlock where your "hero" who should be allowed (and would likely have the initiative) to backtrack; just sits down on the treasure chest and weeps! I've never forgotten how dumbfounded I was at the missing keys ending. Backtracking will only take the hero as far as the portcullis that fell at the entrance to the maze. Get filing away, then. Like the champion in Death Trap Dungeon 2 Electric Bugaloo. |
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kieran
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Favourite Gamebook Series: Fighting Fantasy
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Post by kieran on Jun 21, 2020 14:55:55 GMT
Much as it pains me to vote for my first FF book, Forest of Doom is probably the weakest here. The lack of a dramatic climax and the unforestiness of the forest let it down. The looping thing isn't necessarily a bad idea but poorly implemented. I feel Scorpion Swamp was the better way to approach such a concept and is in general a more fun book.
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Post by The Count on Jun 21, 2020 15:40:10 GMT
Caverns of the Snow Witch gets my vote here for having the most exhausting, tedious and frustrating walking tour ever invented tacked onto the end of a very bland visit to a dull villain in a dreary hideout.
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Post by vastariner on Jun 21, 2020 19:11:52 GMT
Now I liked Caverns, but that might be because of my interest in polar exploration...
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Post by Law on Jun 21, 2020 21:34:42 GMT
Caverns of the Snow Witch gets my vote here for having the most exhausting, tedious and frustrating walking tour ever invented tacked onto the end of a very bland visit to a dull villain in a dreary hideout. I cannot agree as I did with Freeway Fighter! I found the atmosphere awesome and the length suitably gripping; what with the existential plot to save your own hide. But then... That's probably because I read the Wizard re-issue as a plain old story book the most, out of my collection. I can tell because its spine is incredibly creased compared to the others.
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