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The Colonel's Bequest
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| Developer: | Sierra |
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| Publisher: | Sierra |
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| Year: | 1989 |
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| Genre: | Adventure |
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| Review By: | marhasan |
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| File Size: | 0 MB |
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| Downloads: | 0 |
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| What have we here? Yet another one of Sierra's neverending load of adventure games. This is Roberta Williams's first murder mystery (her first thriller if you will) and I have to admit, it is good. A creepy old mansion, a dying millionaire and lots of relatives. What else could you want?The Story:You play Laura Bow, a young university student. Laura's friend - Lillian - invites her to her uncle's mansion for the weekend. It seems that her uncle, an old millionaire named Colonel Henri Dijon, is dying. He invited his relatives to his house to announce that each and every one of them is getting a fair share of his fortune. His money is to be divided equally among his family, his trustees and his servants. Not everybody in the family is happy with this decision. Everybody's got their opinions about the others and there's much friction under the surface. And then one night a horrible accident (?) happens. Slowly but surely people start disappearing and it's always Laura that finds the bodies. Nobody believes her, so she has to investigate on her own before somebody kills everyone in the mansion.Wow! I didn't think I could really like a game this old, but I did. This is different from the 'usual' Sierra stuff and that little difference makes the game truly unique. First of all, the game isn't built around puzzles, rather it's built around a story and the characters in it. There are no points in the game, you either find out who the killer is or you don't. There are eight acts and the ending of every act is triggered by some events (most of them are just observations, you have to see something take place). Don't worry, every important event will "wait for you". The graphics are EGA, but they're very nice. The music is pretty good, but most of the time you'll only hear silence (it makes you appreciate those few songs more). The game uses the good old type-in interpreter, but there's one little innovation. You can use the mouse to move around, and you can also use the right mouse button to look at things. I really don't want to detail the story more, because my name isn't Roberta Williams and I think she did it a little bit better than I could. Everybody has to see this for themselves.No collection is complete without this great game! |
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