Posted March 16, 2012
I would just love love love to get the chance to complete this game:
[url=]http://www.gamespot.com/the-space-bar/[/url] It's been YEARS since I was at it last- I never completed it due to broken CD-ROM, and I still remember the fantastic athmosphere of the bar, and how close I came to solving some of the puzzles. How would I go about coming through to GOG.com with the desire for this strange little pearl?
An exerpt ('scuse my Norwegian) from the review I linked to above:
"There are so many odd characters to meet, so many leads, data, and objects to investigate, yet Space Bar refuses to offer that familiar crutch of even the better contemporary adventures: an obvious next step to take. It is wholly nonlinear, and there is very little time - which advances with each mouse click, a device that creates a nice artificial sense of tension and punishes mere sightseeing. "
Also to trigger your interest: "But make no mistake, Space Bar seems designed mainly for experienced gamers. The solutions are intricate and difficult. Most are reasonable (in hindsight, of course), but they require a good deal of trial and error that some gamers may find laborious. And you can make a lot of wrong moves, which either get you bumped back to the beginning of an alien flashback episode or bumped off altogether. Meretzky and Co. have provided numerous blind alleys as well, so you could be on the wrong path for a while before something tips you off. "
I'm not an active member here, as I'm sure you know. I would however like to hear comments from other Space Bar patrons... :)
[url=]http://www.gamespot.com/the-space-bar/[/url] It's been YEARS since I was at it last- I never completed it due to broken CD-ROM, and I still remember the fantastic athmosphere of the bar, and how close I came to solving some of the puzzles. How would I go about coming through to GOG.com with the desire for this strange little pearl?
An exerpt ('scuse my Norwegian) from the review I linked to above:
"There are so many odd characters to meet, so many leads, data, and objects to investigate, yet Space Bar refuses to offer that familiar crutch of even the better contemporary adventures: an obvious next step to take. It is wholly nonlinear, and there is very little time - which advances with each mouse click, a device that creates a nice artificial sense of tension and punishes mere sightseeing. "
Also to trigger your interest: "But make no mistake, Space Bar seems designed mainly for experienced gamers. The solutions are intricate and difficult. Most are reasonable (in hindsight, of course), but they require a good deal of trial and error that some gamers may find laborious. And you can make a lot of wrong moves, which either get you bumped back to the beginning of an alien flashback episode or bumped off altogether. Meretzky and Co. have provided numerous blind alleys as well, so you could be on the wrong path for a while before something tips you off. "
I'm not an active member here, as I'm sure you know. I would however like to hear comments from other Space Bar patrons... :)
