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Turtle dreaming


Wow, I can't believe I haven't posted since May of last year. Life has been hectic, leaving little time to play my beloved adventure games. Unfortunately, this blog post deals with a decidedly mediocre entry into the genre: Runaway -- The Dream Of The Turtle. Brian Basco, has left Nerdville far behind him and finds himself searching for his girlfriend Gina who has managed to drop into some crazy adventure on a tropical island paradise.

The game looks great. The game's animation style fits this genre perfectly, just as its predcessor's, Runaway -- A Road Adventure, did. For me, the big difference between the two games is that Brian's character has suddenly become a lot less sympathetic. He's a cool surfer dude who doesn't mind dallying along the way to finding his Gina.

The puzzles are inventory-based, nothing mind-blowingly difficult, but the most annoying parts of the game are the dialogue-based puzzles. You'll find yourself shuttling back and forth between characters several times just to solve one puzzle. These actions slow the story way, way down. No logic is needed, just a lot of patience, which isn't really helped by the somewhat slow loading times.

So, all in all, I'm finding it a difficult game to finish. Maybe because, as GameSpot put it, this is "...an irreverent adventure for the MTV generation," which means: not for me.

Next up: Agatha Christie's Murder On The Orient Express.

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Anonymous said…
Welcome back Nelliegamer! It's great to see your witty, well written blog posts again. Sorry to hear this installment of runaway was such a bust!
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