Silver - Review
Title: Silver
Genre: Adventure (some would say RPG, I don't)
Platform: PC
Maker: Spiral House (Published by Atari)
Players: 1
My Grade: 3/5
So we dig deeper into the world of PC-games, it is quite apparent that I did swap consoles for PC's a long time ago. Saying that, I still had plenty of friends with various consoles so the nostalgic console game reviews are not over.
I played Silver for the first time a long long time ago, probably close to its release date, I liked it a lot, and yes, I did get addicted to it for a while. But only till I completed it :D
Story:
You are a teenager(young man) whose life is turned upside down when your wife(girlfriend?) is kidnapped along with other women by the evil emperor who is looking for a new wife/concubine something something. Naturally you decide to go after her to slay the malicious kidnapper and rescue your precious little lassie. On your journey you have a veteran of a grandfather giving you advice and training throughout the game.
Game Play:
I really really like the controls of Silver, your combat moves are based on holding a key on either the keyboard or the mouse and then moving the mouse in certain directions. There is something very appealing in a simple game control that is still very very versatile. Throughout the game you will gather new weapons and also magics plus some certain magical Items. There really isnt a lot to say about the weaponry, there's a certain number of weapons and a certain number of magics, the adventure is designed so that you are "supposed" to find everything by completion of the game. Silver is a third person, bird view, 3D adventure game. There are also some puzzle elements to the game, not as advanced as Monkey Island but still a nice break from the normal Fighting - Running routine.
What I think:
Silver is a very appealing game both by the simple yet intruiging story-line and the "quick-to-master" combat control system. It is challenging but you still do not die very often making it slightly adrenaline pumping yet not frustrating at all. One thing that IS frustrating though is the incredible amount of bugs in the released game. Mind you, this was when online updates werent common at all and if there were any they werent large. Back then you were used to games without bugs so it was extremely annoying when you got stuck at some place because a mob wouldnt spawn or it would die without triggering the next event and stuff like that. This game would have easily deserved a 4 and possibly even a 5 if it had been perfect. Still it is definately worth playing through.
Now..... DotA time :D
Genre: Adventure (some would say RPG, I don't)
Platform: PC
Maker: Spiral House (Published by Atari)
Players: 1
My Grade: 3/5
So we dig deeper into the world of PC-games, it is quite apparent that I did swap consoles for PC's a long time ago. Saying that, I still had plenty of friends with various consoles so the nostalgic console game reviews are not over.
I played Silver for the first time a long long time ago, probably close to its release date, I liked it a lot, and yes, I did get addicted to it for a while. But only till I completed it :D
Story:
You are a teenager(young man) whose life is turned upside down when your wife(girlfriend?) is kidnapped along with other women by the evil emperor who is looking for a new wife/concubine something something. Naturally you decide to go after her to slay the malicious kidnapper and rescue your precious little lassie. On your journey you have a veteran of a grandfather giving you advice and training throughout the game.
Game Play:
I really really like the controls of Silver, your combat moves are based on holding a key on either the keyboard or the mouse and then moving the mouse in certain directions. There is something very appealing in a simple game control that is still very very versatile. Throughout the game you will gather new weapons and also magics plus some certain magical Items. There really isnt a lot to say about the weaponry, there's a certain number of weapons and a certain number of magics, the adventure is designed so that you are "supposed" to find everything by completion of the game. Silver is a third person, bird view, 3D adventure game. There are also some puzzle elements to the game, not as advanced as Monkey Island but still a nice break from the normal Fighting - Running routine.
What I think:
Silver is a very appealing game both by the simple yet intruiging story-line and the "quick-to-master" combat control system. It is challenging but you still do not die very often making it slightly adrenaline pumping yet not frustrating at all. One thing that IS frustrating though is the incredible amount of bugs in the released game. Mind you, this was when online updates werent common at all and if there were any they werent large. Back then you were used to games without bugs so it was extremely annoying when you got stuck at some place because a mob wouldnt spawn or it would die without triggering the next event and stuff like that. This game would have easily deserved a 4 and possibly even a 5 if it had been perfect. Still it is definately worth playing through.
Now..... DotA time :D
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