I didn’t get the name at first. It is a good game though, which I got off abandonia.com.

Like in my previous blog, I’m quite sure most of you don’t know what I’m talking about, so I’ll give a little background information first.

Abandonia.com

Where did all the old DOS games go? Answer: Here.Well, at least most of them. Abandonware is what this unique site specializes in. For people who loved the old DOS games, it is an oasis in the desert of online flash games.

What is abandonware?

Yes. This is what abandonia specializes in as I said before. I have been playing old games from that site for several months now. I decided it might be interesting to review an old game every few weeks and make a blog dedicated to it. What do you think?

Well, even if you think it’s a crap idea, the game I decided to start off with is “Five Days a Stranger.â€? Weird title huh? I will use this review as a template for my other ones.

Here is a the story as it says in the game’s readme file.

Sounds interesting doesn’t it? Almost like it could be a book. Actually, I think there is a mystery novel that has a very similar plot to this. But that’s beside the point. I’ll start reviewing.

Graphics

The picture at the top is obviously a screenshot, but if you’re too lazy to scroll up, I’ll post another one.

Simple, neat graphics that all fit together. Limited color palette as well. Not a bad thing by any means. It gives the game unity :D

There’s not much to say about the graphics except that each room has it’s own “feelingâ€? because of the color choice differences in the rooms.

Music/Sound

Lol. Surprisingly, the music fits the game rather well. I wasn’t expecting this.

The sound is quite basic. I noticed, though, that the footsteps sound changes depending on the surface. Walking on carpets gives a muffled sound for example, and walking outside on gravel gives a crunchy one. I respect this attention to detail.

Gameplay

It’s a basic point and click adventure game. I didn’t like how switching between “walkâ€? “useâ€? and “lookâ€? modes was so hard, though. There isn’t as many things to interact with as I like, but did like how everything could be examined.

Difficulty

At first, it seems very easy, but after you look through everywhere in the house about 7-8 times, it gets harder. Much harder. Luckily, a walkthrough for it does exist on the abandonia site.

Overall

The main character has a realistic personality, as well as all the other characters. I enjoyed this because it made the game a little more interesting to play. Now for my ratings.

Ratings

Graphics: 7/10 Decent graphics, but lack of proper shading. Too much gradients were used in my opinion.

Music/Sound: 5/10 Good sound effects, but the music was not original. I didn’t like that, so it evened out to a 5.

Gameplay: 6/10 Fun to explore, but switching between functions was hard.

Difficulty: 8/10 Quite a challenging game.

Overall: 7/10 Fun to play, but lacks in originality and some basic features.

If you are interested in playing it, I will give you the link to the download page.

link

I look forward to trying out more games from this site.