Games that Look interesting , but you haven't got a clue to fathom.

[Puresox]

I enjoyed it tbh, I know what yo mean about the amount of items that can clutter it up , I did find that the Amstrad version was an acceptable version , which wasn't the case with MI 1. I personally enjoyed the added elements to the gameplay , the variety in robots and platforms etc.. The puzzle element was lost on me though , and I still do not understand how that works . Plus I would have really liked to have had the speech in CPC version.

[Optimus]

I remember a lot of isometric or open world games at the time, where it was already impressive enough to wander around the world, yet I never understood what's the greatest purpose in these games. Isn't it the same with life?

[Shaun M. Neary]

I remember a lot of isometric or open world games at the time, where it was already impressive enough to wander around the world, yet I never understood what's the greatest purpose in these games. Isn't it the same with life?

I'm probably gonna get hung for this, but here goes.
I thought all the Freescape games were the biggest pile of dross known to humankind. Sure, it was awesome 3D, but all I ended up doing was wandering around not having a damn clue what to do. Driller, Dark Side and the Total Eclipse games. And not one of them made sense to me at aged 12, 13 or 14.

[Gryzor]

Into Oblivion. My first ever CPC game, and if I had known about the map I don't think I'd have bothered much; I did spend several afternoons just shooting things to hell, though, so I loved it.


About submarines: not hard to get, but I did love Blue War and was pretty good at it


FreeScape - they were very impressive but I couldn't find out what to do, either. Probably too young...

[Puresox]

Freescape games , I was too young to appreciate them all, I do think they are great games now though .

[andycadley]

Castle Master was the first Freescape title that really felt like a totally engrossing game. The earlier ones relied a bit too much on guesswork for my liking.

[Munchausen]

I liked the freescape games as a kid, but couldn't really play them properly until I was a bit older. It helped that my parents played them. I'm always a bit surprised that my Mum used to be really into games on the CPC. I don't think she's played anything beyond solitaire since then!

[Nich]

I thought all the Freescape games were the biggest pile of dross known to humankind. Sure, it was awesome 3D, but all I ended up doing was wandering around not having a damn clue what to do. Driller, Dark Side and the Total Eclipse games. And not one of them made sense to me at aged 12, 13 or 14.

Sacrilege! I got the Virtual Worlds Freescape compilation when I was 11 years old, which contained four of the six Freescape games - and I loved playing them, and I certainly knew what I was supposed to do! I loved exploring these 3D worlds - even if the games were rather slow. When Total Eclipse II appeared on an Amstrad Action covertape a few months later, I was overjoyed.

Spoiler: ShowHide

Incidentally, the team behind Driller intended that one of the sectors (Niccolite) could only be cleared if you had the manual - because the correct drilling coordinates for this sector are shown in a screenshot in the manual, and unlike the other sectors, there is no room for error.

[Munchausen]

Sacrilege! I got the Virtual Worlds Freescape compilation when I was 11 years old, which contained four of the six Freescape games - and I loved playing them, and I certainly knew what I was supposed to do! I loved exploring these 3D worlds - even if the games were rather slow. When Total Eclipse II appeared on an Amstrad Action covertape a few months later, I was overjoyed.

Spoiler: ShowHide

Incidentally, the team behind Driller intended that one of the sectors (Niccolite) could only be cleared if you had the manual - because the correct drilling coordinates for this sector are shown in a screenshot in the manual, and unlike the other sectors, there is no room for error.

I also have the virtual worlds set. There are two other games!? Sort of want to play again now

[||C|-|E||]

I have really fond memories of Castle Master, I played it to death  . Nowadays, it looks more like a slideshow than an actual game, to be honest. If I was going to play freescape titles again I would probably go for the Amiga version, if available, or at least use an emu with a significant speed increase.

[mr_lou]

For me it was "Don't Panic".
don't panic &copy firebird (1985)

I loved arcade games and thought "Don't Panic" looked like a really great one - but I just couldn't figure out what I was supposed to do.
I'm pretty sure I actually thought the game was broken at first, because my laser didn't work when trying to shoot that green monster thingy.
There was nothing intuitive about the gameplay in that game.

Once I found out what I was supposed to do, it became an ok game - but still way too difficult at that age.

Worth a play today though, if you're into arcade games.

[Targhan]

To me it's the opposite: I managed to play games when I was a kid that I couldn't manage today. A little while ago,go, I tried City Slicker, from which I had fond memories... I couldn't manage to open the first door!! Did I get stupid with age?? 

[sigh]

Pyjamarama

Sabre Wulf

No idea what I was supposed to be doing in these.