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Author: SamildanachEmrys
Posted: May 09, 2011 (12:54 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Interesting, well written review. It made me want to play the game, and that's no mean feat with an 8-bit stock market simulator.
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Author: honestgamer
Posted: May 09, 2011 (01:19 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Hey, thanks for reading and commenting! I didn't wake up planning to write this one, but I got a comment in my inbox for my video that I posted about this some time ago and suddenly I had all these things I wanted to say about the game. It's been ages since I posted a retro review here, so I thought I'd give it a shot. I'm glad that you found it an interesting read. Writing about a stock market game is tough so I tried to do little things throughout the review to liven things up and I spent more time working in the personal angle than I usually would as part of that effort.
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Author: CoarseDragon
Posted: May 09, 2011 (03:14 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Nice write-up.
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Author: SamildanachEmrys
Posted: May 09, 2011 (04:53 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I did enjoy the personal angle. I don't think it always fits, but it worked well in this case. If it had been a nuts-and-bolts review about how the game works it might have been very dry. Good call.
'There would be tears and there would be strange laughter. Fierce births and deaths beneath umbrageous ceilings. And dreams, and violence, and disenchantment.' |
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