Hi Chris.
I'm really enjoying the game so far myself, though I haven't bought any time
crystals, mostly because it seemms a waste when I can just wait, though I
might get some if I need to buy items from the merchant, since I would like
to support the developers.
Alkl the best,
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Wright" <blindgame...@yahoo.com>
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2016 7:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Anyone playing timecrest?
Hello,
I’ve been playing the game since July. I’ve played it three or four times
at this point. I can’t wait until the next set of chapters is released. I
don’t regret spending $6 or 7 on time crystals as the debs have done an
excellent job making the game work well with VO.
On Oct 13, 2016, at 12:38 AM, dark <d...@xgam.org> wrote:
Hi.
Timecrest is a really awesome game for Ios from sneaky crab games.
the game's basic formula will be familiar to anyone who's played games
like one button travel or the three minute games like lifeline.
You get communications on your phone from Ash, a young mage in Alynsia, a
world under attack by falling meteors.
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Ash asks you what to do, and texts you (via his pocket watch), about
what's happening around him. Occasionally, there's a pause in the action
while Ash goes off and does something in real time (though in Timecrest
you can skip this with time crystals, the game's in game currency). So,
the game is sort of like a gamebook played in real time from a single
character's perspective.
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Timecrest however has rather a lot more with it. First, it has character
relationships like the choiceofgames titles, ie, it tracks how well you
get on with certain people and gives you scenes accordingly. Then, it has
items you can buy in the game for gold and extra options according to
what items you have, rather rpg style.
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Finally it apparently has a world map to explore, though i've not got
that far along yet.
theThe game is also in itself very atmospheric, with a great soundtrack,
(it reminds me rather of the final fantasy games), and a compelling story
about an uncertain boy trying to realize that his world is going to end
and that the grand master mage he believes in perhaps isn't a hero after
all.
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Access wise a lot of work has been done with this one, including
"descriptive help" buttons on each of the game's tabs, sounds for
incoming messages, and even a pronunciation mode for vo that has all the
fantasy names written phonetically so vo says them correctly.
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I particularly like the way with this one that things move so
unexpectedly, for example right in the middle of what looks like the
game's tutorial, someone turns up to try and kill you.
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My only miner cryticism is that while you get lots of exploration options
making for replays, often the choices to interact with Ash are basically
"be decent" or "Be a right scumbag" though this certainly isn't enough to
actually spoil the game.
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the game is free to download and play, but time crystals can be bought
for real money as well as for things like following certain characters on
twitter (it's actually making me consider getting a twitter account).
though for anyone concerned, I'm not finding the time crystals
requirement as an in game currency too onerous at all, especially since
most of what time crystals can do can just be achieved by waiting a
minute or two (indeed I have discovered the perfect combination, reading
my book when I'm waiting, then going back to play more of the game).
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So, definitely one to try out, and one I'd highly recommend.
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All the best,
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Dark.
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