Let's Play! older games (no videos)
Posted: 2020-01-18 22:42, Saturday
1. Rome: Pathway to power also known as Rome AD 92 released in 1993
Act I, Herculaneum: so following Randowe's example and just for occasional forum fun in lack of better ideas, doing some "reviews" of other games i play... starting with this old point and click adventure, never played it before. Theme was interesting to me, but game itself isn't that fun, easy nor intuitive as I expected, on the contrary i find it hard to do without help... Died many times in opening act without knowing what to do - few times by volcanic "ash" i.e. lava on pics, once even was killed by consule's guard while trying to rob him Not to bore, but we all know that Herculaneum was victim of Vesuvius eruption first pyroclastic flow and not slow moving in a way presented in game.... I'll not talk details of gameplay (unless someone asks) and just say that you need to deliver message, change your clothes, arm yourself and make some money... I didn't do all by the rules i.e. missed some steps (to buy dice main one) and not sure I'll progress - but after some 10 deaths I managed to escape the town unharmed and finished first act with 12 denarii before landing in Rome for Act II... expect more troubles there but lets see what I can do myself, before looking at "how to" (which doesn't promise any success). Not game to recommend strongly, writing for fun...
few screens from Herculaneum, in clickable way, not expert with posting ) :
Act I, Herculaneum: so following Randowe's example and just for occasional forum fun in lack of better ideas, doing some "reviews" of other games i play... starting with this old point and click adventure, never played it before. Theme was interesting to me, but game itself isn't that fun, easy nor intuitive as I expected, on the contrary i find it hard to do without help... Died many times in opening act without knowing what to do - few times by volcanic "ash" i.e. lava on pics, once even was killed by consule's guard while trying to rob him Not to bore, but we all know that Herculaneum was victim of Vesuvius eruption first pyroclastic flow and not slow moving in a way presented in game.... I'll not talk details of gameplay (unless someone asks) and just say that you need to deliver message, change your clothes, arm yourself and make some money... I didn't do all by the rules i.e. missed some steps (to buy dice main one) and not sure I'll progress - but after some 10 deaths I managed to escape the town unharmed and finished first act with 12 denarii before landing in Rome for Act II... expect more troubles there but lets see what I can do myself, before looking at "how to" (which doesn't promise any success). Not game to recommend strongly, writing for fun...
few screens from Herculaneum, in clickable way, not expert with posting ) :