Don't Escape 2: The Outbreak Walkthrough Guide

Don't Escape 2: The Outbreak

Play Online: Don't Escape 2: The Outbreak
Developer: Scriptwelder
Genre: Puzzle, Adventure

Don't Escape 2: The Outbreak Guide
Don't Escape 2: The Outbreak Walkthrough
The Base
1. Travel to the far left of the base to grab the shovel.
2. Exit the house and grab both the house keys and the wire from the dumpster.
3. Head into the alley beside the house in order to grab the bullet wedged into the wall and the wire cutters stuck into the ground.
4. Exit the base by exiting through the broken fence into the woods. In order to be most efficient with time spending, start by heading to the bottom-right location (-10 minutes).

The Church
1. Grab the axe stuck in the stump on the bottom right.
2. Take the bullet lying on the ground. The little bastard can be found on the ground left of the third fence post from the church. Because it is barely noticeable, it is best to use the description that appears on the bottom-left of the screen to properly locate it.
3. With no other use for the church, now exit and head to the top-right location (-10 minutes).

The Gas Station
1. Take the bullet and the bullet and empty fuel canister from the front of the gas station.
2. Enter the gas station, and loot the cash register and the medical kit for a coin and painkillers.
3. From the shelf, take some batteries and a water bottle.
4. Enter the backroom of the gas station using the axe from the church.
5. Take the room's bullet and rubber hose.
6. Exit the gas station and walk over to the top-left location (-10 minutes).

The Shop
1. Insert your coin from the gas station into the shopping cart. Now you can carry heavy items!
2. Using the shopping cart, grab the reel of metal by the fence.
3. Talk to Jeremy, the blonde man on the right side of the screen. He will provide you information about his lost glasses. You can trust him about his repayment.
4. Enter the shop, take both the bottle of alcohol and the battery-less camera form the store's shelves.
5. Notice the hole in the shop with the growling noises? Upon clicking on it, you'll find a trapped zombie and Jeremy's glasses. You have a bullet saved for him.
6. Power the camera using the batteries from the gas station. Then, take a picture of the child's drawing outside the shop. There is a man who may want this...
6. Now exit the shop to head over to the last unidentified location, the crash site (-10 minutes).

The Crash Site
1. Grab the 9mm handheld gun form the ground near the police car for our zombie buddies.
2. Attach the rubber hose from the gas station onto the police car's fuel tank and collect it using the empty fuel cannister. Now its full!
3. Do not bother with the sticks from the bush, they will only hinder you. Now, make the return to the shop (-10 minutes).

The Shop Revisited
1. Head into the shop to your trapped zombie friend and load your gun with your four bullets.
2. Deal him quick justice (+5 zombies) and grab Jeremy's glasses.
3. Head outside the shop and hand Jeremy his glasses. Now you have his willing support (+1 friend).
4. Make the final visit to the church (-20 mins).

The Church Revisited
1. Using the trolley from the shop, fill it up with the bag of cement and the pile of bricks. Now you can barricade your base's windows!
2. Head inside the church, to find a lonely, depressed man on the left. Remedy this with your photo from the shops. Now Father Bernard has joined your ranks (+1 friend).
3. Now with all support and supplies collected, time has come to defend your base. Head "home" (-10 mins).

The Base Revisited
1. Before starting any preparations, enslave our old accomplice Bill using the painkillers you grabbed from the shop. Do not hand him anything else for now.
2. Head out to the gate, and repair it by joining it up with the reel of metal from the shops. With help from your three friends, it should take 1 hour and 45 minutes (-1 hour and 45 minutes). Now you have your first line of defense (-15 zombies)!
3. Improve this by powering the generator with the fuel canister you collected from the police car at the crash site. Then, turn on and connect the generator to the fence with the pair of wires from the dumpster to electrify the fence (-5 zombies)!
4. Heading out to the front yard of the house, dig a pit trap with the shovel from the base for the zombies. With the help of your three friends, it will take 1 hour and 30 minutes (-1 hour and 30 mins). Now you have your second line of defense (-15 zombies)!
5. Head inside the house, and lock the door with the keys from the dumpster. Now you have your primary third line of defense (-10 zombies)!
6. Head into the room with Bill and add both the bottle of water from the gas station and the bag of cement from the church into the sand bucket.
7. Mix this to create mortar, and use the bricks form the church on the window, using it and the mortar to barricade it. With the help your your three friends, it will take 45 minutes (-45 minutes). Now you have your secondary third line defense built (-10 zombies). Now you have created all of the defenses, which in all will fend off 55 zombies in all!
8. Fulfil Bill's wish to have the bottle of alcohol, which will leave in intoxicated and unconscious. Now, slaughter him with the axe from the church (otherwise, he will prove his disloyalty during the attack). He was a zombie after all.
9. Head over to the far left of the base, where the locked hatch it located. Put the metal cutter from the base's alleyway to use, removing the stubborn padlock (can also be shot away, but will attract 5 more zombies).
10. Climb inside the hatch, with only Father Bernard, Jeremy, a shovel, a wire cutter, a full fuel canister, an axe, a shopping cart, a gun with three bullets, a pair of wires, and a key.
11. Shut the hatch, and start the attack, having 2 hours and 40 minutes left on the clock, by clicking on the clock in the inventory.

The Attack
The attack should end perfectly, with nobody harmed, and no zombies within the base. If the base were to be breached though, the hatch would fend off 5 zombies, the axe 1 zombie, and 1 zombie per bullet. All three of you will escape unharmed and the game will end.

Don't Escape 2: The Outbreak Walkthrough

Break the Limits! Game Review

Break the Limits!

Play Online: Break the Limits!
Developer: Storm Alligator
Genre: Adventure

Game Review
You are trapped in a room and the only thing you can do is think. But what will you think about? Storm Alligator brings us Break the Limits! which is a short clicker game made in 48 hours for Ludum Dare 31, theme on Entire Game on One Screen. In the beginning of this experimental incremental game all you can do is think, which is done by clicking, and which nets you thoughts. As you gather more thoughts, you can open up to more possibilities and a whole range of human emotions by spending these thoughts to gain memories, or find loneliness and many other ideas and feelings. A weird game, somehow sucks you in and makes you want to finish it like a hypnotising thing... Some of the noises were pretty alarming and creepy during the anger phase, and the feeling of building excitement and increasing happiness toward the end was palpable.

Normally I would feel wrong for loving a game like this, but he thought of controlling your own dreams is an amazing concept for a game. Everything is so charming and quirky! The mechanics work well to make it feel like I was progressing at my own pace. Break the Limits! isn't really an idle incremental game. Where most idle games take days of just being left up on your screen, this one can be finished in 10 minutes, give or take a few. I'm gonna say that this was about a person trying to wake someone else up from a coma. The person in green is someone talking beside the main character who is stuck inside his own head. The green person says "You squeezed my hand" at one point surprisingly and the ending line is "I can't believe it" implying the person in the coma woke up.

With a minimum artistic resources this game creates very powerful aesthetic effect. I think the idea - of a incremental idle game centred around managing personal thoughts and emotions deserves further elaboration in a bigger game. For what it is though, this game rightfully deserves praise and attention. I highly recommend playing it once!

Hacker's Escape Game Review & Walkthrough Guide

Hacker's Escape

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Developer: Pine Studio
Genre: Adventure, Puzzle

Game Review
Hacker's Escape is, as the title would imply, is an point and click escape game made by Pine Studio. I really enjoyed it. One of the better escape games. There are codes hidden around the room, but you'll find a lot of electronic equipment you'll need to put to good use if you ever want to find your way out. It took me trials and errors to figure out how to get a fingerprint to switch on a computer with a broken screen, which required a bit of logical thinking. I was also a little worried, because everyone complained about the math, but the hexadecimal is actually not too difficult if you just look at the example on the paper and follow that exact same pattern. This one make you think, and everything makes sense. Then, the last puzzle equation was surprisingly simple yet a little daunting at first. Once I figured out how it moved and using the objects I enjoyed it and finished without any help. No random clicks to find abstract objects in this one, you actually have to find objects that must be used together in a realistic way. And the text gives you some idea of what needs to be done with various things. Overall, I will say it is pretty challenging for those who seldom play this type of escape games. Smooth graphics and progression! A must try, it's free for iOS and Android, download the game if you are using a smart phone now.

Hacker's Escape Guide
Solutions to Hacker's Escape
- Use Force on Lens.
- Click on the Trash Can.
- Get Can.
- Get VR Headset.
- Examine the Grey Hat and note the number: 6
- Get Letter.
- Read Letter.
- Get Ink Cartridge.
- Turn Left.
- Get Cable.
- Move the Pillow.
- Get USB.
- Examine the Poster in the middle: 0xB..
- Exmaine the Poster on the right: 0x..D
- Examine the White Hat and note the number: 7
- Click on the Drawer.
- Use Force on Drawer.
- Get Key.
- Exit.
- Turn Left.
- Examine the Black Hat and note the number: 2
- use Key on Padlock.
- Get Mouse.
- Get Powder.
- Turn Left.
- Examine the Poster: 0x.A.
- Click on the Worktable.
- Get Camera.
- Get Paper.
- Exit.
- Get the Crumpled Paper.
- Read Book Fragment.
- Use Power Cord on Power Plug.
- Click on the Computer Case.
- Get Knife.
- Turn Right.
- Use USB on Laptop.
- Click on the Laptop.
- Examine Letter and notice all the letters that are upside down.
- Enter "ETER" to access the Laptop.
- Click on HolidayTrip.jpg.
- Click on "Enhance Option".
- Note the code "1827" and the wintery background with trees.
- Exit.
- Click on Printer.
- Get Magnifier.
- Use Ink Cartridge on Printer.
- Use Paper on Slot for Paper.
- Combine Powder with Can.
- Combine Camera with Can with Fingerpint.
- Use Camera with Fingerprint Photo on Cable.
- Get Paper.
- Combine Knife with Paper with Fingerprint.
- Exit.
- Turn Left.
- Click on Worktable.
- Use Fingerprint on Fingerprint Scanner.
- Use Mouse on Mousepad.
- Exit.
- Use Force on Magnifier.
- Combine VR Headset without Lenses with Lenses.
- Use VR Headset on PC.
- Click on Left Terminal.
- Recall the numbers seen on the hats and enter them in the order they appear.
- Enter "267".
- Exit.
- Click on Middle Terminal.
- Consolidate the three poster codes into 0xBAD and convert this to decimal.
- Enter "2989".
- Exit.
- Click on Right Terminal.
- Recall the code found on the Laptop.
- Enter "1827".
- Exit.
- Exit.
- Get Key.
- Turn Left.
- Use Key on Keyhole.
- Win!

Hacker's Escape Walkthrough

Stachmou and the Golden Compass Walkthrough Guide

Stachmou and the Golden Compass

Play Online: Stachmou and the Golden Compass
Developer: Didier Guagliano
Genre: Adventure, Story

Stachmou and the Golden Compass Guide
Solutions to Stachmou and the Golden Compass
The Bar:
- Click on the urinal on the right to get the "mints"
- Leave the room
- Click underneath the left most bar stool to look at the gum then click on it again to pick it up. Then leave the room to go outside and then go down to the port.
- Collect the bottle and take the hook and sting from the tackle box. Combine the gum and hook.
- Go back to the bathroom and turn on the faucet. Fill the bottle up with water and then combine it with the mints. Use the gum hook on the vending machine coin slot to get a gold coin.
- Exit the bathroom.
- Give the mint bottle to the sailor on the bar stool. Once he is gone you can pick up a pepper from the bowl that was behind him.
- Go outside and drop the pepper in the drinkers bottle. He'll burn down the bar sign allowing you to take the parrot.
- Go to the port and set the parrot on the wooden crate to attract the other parrot. Go over to the barrel to get a sword fish.
- Go back to the bar and use the sword fish on the rope holding the anchor lamp up and watch it fall on the barkeep. Take cleaning rag to find the map.
- If you turn off the water in the faucet you can earn an achievement for saving water. Also you can fill up your bottle with more water if you want too.
- Go to the port and give the gold coin and the map to the pirate to set sail.

The Island:
- Grab the coconut and continue going past the temple to the next page. Look at the moving bush, then click on it again to pick up the porcupine. Use the coconut on the rocks to split it in half and pick it up.
- Go back to the temple and give the coconut helmet to the right monkey. He will reveal the code from the door, but you are missing a circle.
- Use the porcupine on the left statue head under the left monkey. Then click on the left monkey.
- Grab the banana and head back to the right. Give the banana to the female monkey and take the ring.
- Go back to the temple and click on the door. Use the ring on the center and turn the piece to make the door unlock. Go inside.
- Use the bottle if it is filled with water on the gold statue to switch them out for an achievement. Or, if you did not fill your bottle with water, click on the pot in the corner to collect some rice and combine that with your bottle to be able to trade it with the statue.

The Temple:
- Click on the compass and head back to your ship to win the game and the golden compass achievement.

A Temple of Two Worlds Walkthrough Guide

A Temple of Two Worlds

Play Online: A Temple of Two Worlds
Developer: Storm Alligator
Genre: Adventure

A Temple of Two Worlds Guide
Solutions to A Temple of Two Worlds
1. Go to Morbert’s computer. Read the returned letter.
- You get the name of their boss : Neil Abrew.

2. Go to the report station. It asks you for the author. Type "Neil Abrew".
- You get Neil’s HomeworldCom ID.

3. Go to the HomeworldCom computer. Type "Mirror1”.
- You get Neil’s password.

4. Go to Neil’s computer. Open the Chat app.
Type first name: "Neil", Password "qwerty55”.
- You learn that Neil will use a Diary app.

5. Go to Zatricia’s computer. Open Search app. Type "MySimpleDiary". Then type first name: "Neil". Password: "qwerty55″.
- You learn that Neil will talk to the team in the lounge on the 61th day of DeltaMonth at C hour.

6. Go to the Surveillance Computer. On the manuel, it says that the camera of the lounge is E3 and how to format the date search. Click "Surveillance". Type "E3″ for Camera and "61C" for date.
- You learn Morbert’s password.

7. Go to Morbert’s computer. Open the chat app. Type first name: "Morbert". Password: "lovebartha".
- You learn tha Morbert will plant a bomb on the machine room on the 91th day of DeltaMonth at G hour.

8. Go to the Camera computer. Click "Surveillance". If you type E4 as Camera ID, you’ll learn that the camera was destroyed. Since we can’t access the camera of the machine room, we will try the one of the machine room-lounge corridor.
Type "E5″ for Camera and "91G" for date.
- You learn Zatricia’s password.

9. Go to Zatricia’s computer. Open Search app. Type: "MySimpleDiary". Then type first name: "Zatricia". Password: "distantuniverse".
- You learn that the team has had a meeting in the lounge on the 95th day of DeltaMonth at Y hour.

10. Go to the Camera computer. Click "Surveillance". Type "E3″ for Camera and "95Y" for date.
- You learn Zatricia’s full name.

11. Go to the report station. "Type Zatricia Taylor Abrew".
- You learn that the password for the computer in the machine room is the name of Zatricia’s daughter if she had been born in Homeworld. By now you must have figured out that Pauline is Neil and Zatricia’s daughter. Her first name would become Zauline and her last name is Taylor Abrew.

12. Go to the computer in the machine room. Type "Zauline Taylor Abrew".
Ending #1: Hit "Confirm" on the computer.
Ending #2: Close the computer and go to the teleporter.

Sprout Walkthrough Guide

Sprout

Play Online: Sprout
Developer: Jeff Nsuz
Genre: Adventure, Story

Sprout Guide
Solutions to Sprout
1. Coconut across bay.
2. Dandelion to hill.
3. Coconut to valley to get fruit.
4. Dandelion to hilltop.
5. Berry to draw sheep.
6. Dandelion to land on sheep.
7. Dandelion to blow by bridge.
8. Coconut to crack bridge once.
9. Dandelion to blow by bridge.
10. Coconut to crack bridge twice.
11. Dandelion to blow by bridge.
12. Coconut to crack bridge 3rd time.
13. Dandelion to blow by bridge.
14. Coconut to destroy bridge.
15. Berry to attract large bird, get up cliff.
16. Coconut to go down waterfall and acquire vine.
17. Vine to climb cliff.
18. Berry to attract large bird again.
19. Vine to get rid of large bird.
20. Dandelion to blow over waterfall.
21. Berry to attract small bird, get over gorge.
22. Coconut to roll down hill and back from river.
23. Coconut to alter ramp.
24. Vine to climb ramp.
25. Berry to attract small bird.
26. Coconut to jump river.
27. Acorn to finish game.

Don't Shit Your Pants Walkthrough Guide

Don't Shit Your Pants

Play Online: Don't Shit Your Pants
Developer: Rete
Genre: Adventure, RPG

Don't Shit Your Pants Guide
Don't Shit Your Pants Walkthrough
Award #1: Thinking (and shitting) inside the box
- Play, pull door, remove pants, sit toilet, shit.
Award #2: Mr. Efficient
- Play, remove pants, shit.
Award #3: Shitting 101
- Play, shit.
Award #4: So close and yet so far...
- Play, pull door, sit toilet, shit.
Award #5: Sep-poo-ku
- Play, suicide, remove pants (optional).
Award #6: Holding off for the inevitable
- Play, take pills, fart gently, wait until time expires.
Award #7: the inevitable...
- Part of 6.
Award #8: Shitting at the starting gun
- Shit.
Award #9: Slow typer
- Play, pants off (optional), wait until time expires.

Don't Escape Walkthrough Guide

Don't Escape

Play Online: Don't Escape
Developer: Scriptwelder
Genre: Puzzle, Adventure

Don't Escape Guide
Don't Escape Walkthrough
Gathering Items
1. Take the rope from the hook on the left, by the shelf.
2. Turn right once again and take the glass bottle from the table.
3. There's a bit of dark floorboard at the very bottom of the screen. Click it to look down, and click the square of loose flooring.
4. In the upper right corner, you'll find a piece of meat, and in the box, you'll find some spice.
5. To leave, click twice on the far left side of the hole.
7. Turn right so you're facing the window. Take the silver key from the jacket, and the small golden key from under the bed.
8. Check out each drawer in the chest of drawers. Open the third one from the top and take the tinderbox from inside.
9. Turn right and take the dried herb from the hook on the wall, and a piece of root from the top of the barrel farthest from you.
10. Use the small key (the gold one) on the chest. Ooh, a hammer and nails.
11. Turn right one more time, so you're facing the open door, and go outside!
12. Take the axe from the stump, the chopped wood logs from next to the stump, the chain from under the cabin roof, and the mushroom from near the rightmost fence post.
13. Head back inside.

Brewing the Potion
1. While facing the door from inside, turn right and examine the papers on the table. There's a second page, so after you read the first page, click on the one behind it (the overlap is on the left).
2. There's something here about how "a handful of hot dust, a crunchy herb, and something that grows in earth but is not a plant" can weaken the beast.
3. Facing the fireplace. The first step in brewing a potion is boiling the water, so you'd better do that first.
4. Place the chopped wood below the pot, then use the tinderbox on the wood. FIRE!
5. The next step is the ingredients. There are many things you can add, but not all of them are useful.
6. "Hot" can also mean "spicy," so add the spice to the pot.
7. The herb is already well-dried, so that can go right in.
8. Next up is something that grows, but isn't a plant. Fungi aren't plants, so add the mushroom.
9. Use the glass bottle on the pot. You have a vial of potion!
10. The notes said it wears off very quickly, so better not use it right away.

Final Preparations
1. Turn so you're facing the front door. Click the door to close it, and use the silver key on the door to lock it.
2. Click on the very left of the shelf to push the shelf in front of the door.
3. Turn 180 degrees and close the window.
4. Click the latch at the center of the closed window to lock it up. The hook is on the left.
5. Since the potion is slow-acting, combine the potion and the meat.
6. Put the meat on the hook above the table.
7. Use the axe on the table. Take the planks.
8. Use the planks on the window, then use the hammer & nails on the planks.
9. Use the rope on your face in the inventory, then do the same with the chain. Both icons should have a check mark.
10. Once you're all tied up, click the hourglass and choose "yes," and then read about your night!

Endings
What happens next depends on your level of preparedness. If you managed to complete all of the above (not necessarily in that order), you'll be successful in restraining the werewolf. Fail to do so and it will break free and go on a rampage. The results of the rampage vary depending on how long it took for the werewolf to break free - and if you fail to restrain it in any way, well… you'll see. Bad stuff.

Ernesto - A Quick RPG Walkthrough Guide

Ernesto - A Quick RPG

Play Online: Ernesto - A Quick RPG
Developer: Daniel Benmergui
Genre: Adventure, RPG

Ernesto - A Quick RPG Guide
Ernesto - A Quick RPG Walkthrough
For Any Floor: Reveal All Traps.
Reach the oracle safely, watch carefully and remember the traps. Start over and chose another entry if required, or you choose to trial and error. All you need is at least 3 health points to check for traps. Just remember that you can redo any action, so just click the space before the pit to reverse the damage.

First Floor: Immune to Poison.
Level up by fighting a few bats, then grab a few health packs. Now fight against a snake, then get an antidote as soon as possible. You will be gaining immunity to all poisons. This effectively makes poison gas a non-issue, and it allows you to steamroll the otherwise scary snakes.

Second Floor: Time to Killing Spree!
Level up a bit, and get tools early. Doing this will allow you to walk through traps and better deal with later foes. Fight against the Golem with the Golem Killer preferably. You should be clearing as much of the map as possible in second stage.

Third floor: Prepared Well.
Don't get the disguise on this floor first. It's always better to fight Dungeon God Fanatics because they give lots of XP. Afterwards, make sure you have the Sereverance aka 'The God Killer' before you leave and have more than 6 health points. Try grabbing the Templar Outfit to dodge the fight against them in the fourth floor.

Final Floor: Nailed It!
Check if you have The God Killer, lots of health, and high attack power? Grab the healing potions if needed and you should be fine. ^^

Fishy Waters Walkthrough Guide

Fishy Waters

Play Online: Fishy Waters
Developer: HillBridge
Genre: Adventure

Fishy Waters Guide
List of Fishes in Fishy Waters
Shrimp - Gone in one bite. Value: 10 Coins
Mackerel - Tastes great. Value: 20 Coins
Ray - Use rubber gloves. Value: 30 Coins
Eel - Slippery, slimy sea snake. Value: 50 Coins
Trout - Heavier than it looks. Value: 70 Coins
Shark - Tried to eat me once. Value: 100 Coins
Bass - Not the brightest. Value: 110 Coins
Swordfish - Razor sharp. Value: 150 Coins
Whale - Enough food for a decade. Value: 300 Coins
Kraken - Finally saved my dead... Value: 1000 Coins

List of Upgrades in Fishy Waters
Rainbow Bay
Mach 609 - My first engine. Cost: 150 Coins
Cheapo Rod - A good start. Cost: 80 Coins

Pllot's Basin
Scott Fishin' Boat - Definitely a better boat. Cost 500
Feather Pole - Good Quality. Cost 700

Shark Waters
McLane Pro Fishing Rig - Comes with a crew of one. Cost: 1000
Ultra Blast - Ain't no better engine in the verse. Cost: 2000

Deep Sea
Hemmingway Ultra Yacht - Only for the best. Cost: 2000
Xtreme Angling 3000 - could steal thunder from gods. Cost: 3000

Recommended Build for Fishy Waters
1. Cheapo Rod
2. Mach 609
3. Scott Fishin' Boat
4. Feather Pole
5. Ultra Blast
6. McLane Pro Fishing Rig
7. Xtreme Angling 3000
8. Hemmingway Ultra Yacht *optional*

Fishy Waters Walkthrough
Simple goal, simple concept and simple gameplay. Nothing very challenging... If you really want to talk about the hardest part, for me it will be using the arrow keys to move, and to reel back is escaping fish. I sucked it at first, but soon get a hang of it after a few tries. I've noticed that a shrimp takes up the same amount of space on the ship as a whale. To gain more coins more quickly, try aiming for bigger catch, and then only sell your fishes when you run out of space. Explore and find the nearest shortcut back to the shop. The world is round in Fishy Waters; goes right and came back to Rainbow Bay from the left! :)

The Everloom Walkthrough Guide

The Everloom

Play Online: The Everloom
Developer: Lucas Paakh
Genre: Adventure

The Everloom Guide
Solution to The Everloom
1. String - The first thing you'll need is to find String. You can get it from Fatts McGruf located in the area left of the Weaver by the Sphinx.

2. Scythe - Next, get the scythe from Toadpad in the village area above the Weaver.

3. Tethers - Now you'll need to take a bit of a journey to get tethers from Draco. He is located at the airship area right of the Weaver where Izabel is and go all the way down. There's another exit to the left of the waterfall. That room will be a short little jaunt around and that'll take you into the airship area. You need to go all the way to the end of it to find Draco, who will tie your string into tethers.

4. Ballons - By now, you will have your strings tied into tethers. You can now harvest the little bobbing water cactus and tun them into ballons. You need 13 of them which you will give to Izabel. (If you already wiped out the water cactus population - don't worry, they spawn like rabbits.)

5. Izabel Hair - Izabel will drop a strand of hair and you bring that to Cadmus, who is in the area above the Weaver.

6. Confidence - Cadmus will give you confidence, which you can now use to get past the Sphinx.

7. Fire Gate Key - Search for the Bad Cultist above the sphinx hiding behind the trees who will give you a key to the fire gates down south of the Weaver.

8. Solving Fire Gate Maze - Follow the numbers in the picture below and those marked with X must be avoided. Some things need to be done twice.

9. Egg - After completing the maze, proceed left and go to the very bottom until you find the meditating sage. The Sage will give you an Egg after getting all philosophical for a bit.

10. Revealing Eye - You want to go back to the area above the weaver. Go back to the fire gate maze and enter the last teleporter to be taken back to the beginning of the maze, from there just head up. Now go back to the area above the Weaver until you reach the tall building then go left and then up where the Cultist are doing the rituals. Talk to Lazarus and he'll take the egg and and in return he will let you use his Revealing Eye. To get to the eye, go to the right of the Weaver then go all the way down and to the left. It's standing on the cliff there.

11. Ring Hunt - Now you can use the eye to find the ring. It's in 4 pieces to make a complete set. The first fragment is just right below the revealing eye. The second is located in a puddle in the pathway to the airship area. The third is on the pathway below the cultists in the area above the Weaver. The fourth and final fragment is on the scenic overlook above the Sphinx.

12. Cash - Upon getting the last fragment the ring will be restored. You can now give it to Rich Uptight von Wealthson located left of the Weaver. The guy right below the Sphynx. You will receive Cash from him.

13. Ice Cream - Buy ice cream from the ice cream truck parked on a cliff near the airship.

14. Stone - Bring the ice cream to Martha by Toadpad in the area above the Weaver. You will get a rock.

15. Switch - Head towards the Sphinx and find the switch. The switch to open the lighting barrier above the Sphinx and to the right.

16. Blue Fire Puzzle - Get past the lighting gate... After a few more cinematics, you'll have to solve a puzzle with blue fire. The easy way to solve it is to simply touch each rune once in a circle. If you've already triggered some, don't worry, just keep hitting them.

The Everloom Fire Gate Maze

Diggy Walkthrough Guide

Diggy

Play Online: Diggy
Developer: Vogd & Assaulter
Genre: Adventure, Upgrades

Diggy Guide
List of Upgrades in Diggy
Driller
Drill Device - Just an ordinary drill device
Energy: 10 / 10 / 10 / 10 / 10, Efficiency: 50 / 52 / 55 / 58 / 60

Large Funnel - Creates more wide hole in the Earth
Energy: 10 / 10 / 10 / 10 / 10, Efficiency: 80 / 85 / 90 / 95 / 100

Additional Capacitor - One shot can make twice deeper tunnel, but it will use more energy.
Energy: 20 / 20 / 20 / 20 / 20, Efficiency: 120 / 125 / 130 / 135 / 140

Spectral Compensator - Now your device can drill all kind of ground with a same efficiency, but not the giant granite stones
Energy: 30 / 30 / 30 / 30 / 30, Efficiency: 200 / 210 / 220 / 235 / 250

Emitter of Neutrinos - Finally! The giant stones will no longer be a problem!
Energy: 30 / 30 / 30 / 30 / 30, Efficiency: 500 / 520 / 540 / 560 / 700

Battery
Ordinary Battery - Allows to make few shots from a drill device.
Energy: 100 / 105 / 110 / 115 / 120

Solar Battery - The solar battery is added you can recharge the whole battery on the surface but only once.
Energy: 150 / 155 / 160 / 165 / 170

Rechargable Battery - Every found item recharge 1 - 3 points of energy
Energy: 200 / 205 / 210 / 215 / 220

Seimic Upgrade - Dynamite explosion recharge 50 of your battery.
Energy: 250 / 255 / 260 / 265 / 270

Diggillium - Nuclear battery gives maximum energy, and warming your back
Energy: 300 / 305 / 310 / 315 / 320

Radar
Simple Radar - Shows the location of items underground
Energy Cost: 3 / 2 / 1 / 1 / 1, Radius 200 / 205 / 210 / 215 / 220

Lucky Radar - Detection radius increased
Energy Cost: 5 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1, Radius 250 / 255 / 260 / 265 / 270

Navy Radar - Military technology, reveal more hidden objects
Energy Cost: 10 / 7 / 5 / 3 / 2, Radius 300 / 305 / 310 / 315 / 320

Price Radar - Option "Detection" of a price of an object is added.
Energy Cost: 15 / 12 / 8 / 5 / 3, Radius 400 / 405 / 410 / 415 / 420

Doppler Radar - Only this radar can detect the wandering truffle and slow it down
Energy Cost: 20 / 15 / 10 / 7 / 5, Radius 500 / 505 / 510 / 515 / 520

Minerals
Iron Ore - The cheapest and the most widely spread one
Depth: 30 - 1000, Sell Price: 5 / 7 / 10 / 15 / 25 / 50, Amount on Map: 40 / 45 / 47 / 49 / 52 / 55

Copper Ore - Copper ore uses for alloys, wires and processors
Depth: 1000 - 2000, Sell Price: 10 / 15 / 20 / 30 / 50 / 100, Amount on Map: 40 / 45 / 47 / 49 / 52 / 55

Bones - Bones of a strange creature, it's anatomy is not like yours
Depth: 200 - 3000, Sell Price: 30 / 40 / 60 / 100 / 160 / 250, Amount on Map: 40 / 45 / 47 / 49 / 52 / 55

Silver Ore - Silver has a good value, it uses for making bijouteries
Depth: 2000 - 3000, Sell Price: 50 / 60 / 75 / 100 / 140 / 200, Amount on Map: 40 / 45 / 47 / 49 / 52 / 55

Egg - The huge egg of ancient big dino
Depth: 100 - 1500, Sell Price: 40 / 50 / 65 / 85 / 120 / 200, Amount on Map: 20 / 23 / 25 / 27 / 29 / 31

Oil - A barrel of an oil, strange finding, but it's only the beginning.
Depth: 200 - 4000, Sell Price: 200 / 220 / 250 / 300 / 370 / 470, Amount on Map: 20 / 22 / 24 / 26 / 28 / 30

Gold Ore - Precious metal, can attract women like a magnet, very good future.
Depth: 3000 - 4000, Sell Price: 250 / 270 / 300 / 350 / 420 / 500, Amount on Map: 40 / 45 / 47 / 49 / 52 / 55

Accum - Battery can slightly increase your energy
Depth: 2000 - 5000, Energy: 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70, Amount on Map: 5 / 10 / 12 / 14 / 16 / 20

Coins - Real treasure, every coin has a significant value!
Depth: 2000 - 3000, Sell Price: 300 / 350 / 420 / 500 / 600 / 750, Amount on Map: 10 / 13 / 15 / 17 / 19 / 31

Emerald - Green like an egyptian cat eye, big like a while egyptian cat
Depth: 3000 - 3500, Sell Price: 500 / 550 / 620 / 700 / 800 / 1000, Amount on Map: 5 / 7 / 9 / 11 / 13 / 15

Ruby - Nice ruby, can be used in some lasers
Depth: 3500 - 4000, Sell Price: 700 / 750 / 850 / 1000 / 1200 / 1050, Amount on Map: 5 / 7 / 9 / 11 / 13 / 15

Diamond - King of all stones, the Dream of treasure seekers, the root of many crimes.
Depth: 4000 - 4500, Sell Price: 1000 / 1100 / 1250 / 1450 / 1700 / 2000, Amount on Map: 5 / 7 / 9 / 11 / 13 / 15

Truffle - This is a mushroom for gourmands, it is served in best restaurants, diggy love them
Depth: 4000 - 5000, Sell Price: 1500 / 1600 / 1800 / 2100 / 2500 / 3000, Amount on Map: 10 / 12 / 14 / 16 / 18 / 20

Dynamite - Dynamite, after the special upgrade of a battery can restore some of your energy
Depth: 300 - 5000, Amount on Map: 10 / 13 / 15 / 17 / 19 / 21

Recommended Build for Diggy
1. Battery
2. Driller
3. Radar
4. Minerals*
5. Repeat!

Minerals Build for Diggy*
1. Bones
2. Iron Ore
3. Silver Ore
4. Gold Ore
5. Coins
6. Accum
7. Egg
8. Oil
9. Truffle
10. Emerald
11. Ruby
12. Diamond
13. Dynamite
14. Copper Ore

Diggy Walkthrough
Here's a small guide for success in the flash game, Diggy. Firstly, upgrade the bones/fossil in the mineral shop as quickly as possible. Fully upgraded bones is worth as much as a unupgraded gold ore. Which always appears on the surface, great for getting some quick money before the 4th drill upgrade makes gold much easier to get. Never drill straight down or up if you have the solar battery upgrade, a full recharge means you can do double the mining in one run! Zig zag downwards, this is your best chance of climbing back to the top for a refill. Once you recharge though, feel free to drill straight down to save power as you don't need to go back up.

Never neglect your radar, it may seem slightly useless at the start, but it gets way more useful once you start digging deeper. In fact it's essential for beating the game! You have to find a wandering truffle using the radar! The upgraded radar slow down the mushroom. Lastly, battery upgrades are expensive and don't give you that much considering the price, use the solar battery at least until you find the truffle...

House of Wolves Game Review & Walkthrough Guide

House of Wolves

Play Online: House of Wolves
Developer: Louissi
Genre: Strategy, Adventure

Game Review
I have been busying with my schoolwork. Thank goodness, I finally have the time to rest in a lovely Sunday night and do a thorough review on House of Wolves, developed by Louissi. I'm particularly excited to do a review on this because House of Wolves is a lite web-based Real Time-Strategy (RTS) flash game such as Age of Empires and Starcraft but, it is on a side scrolling 2D plane. Very refreshing!

In every RTS game, you always start off with a fundamental unit usually called as settlers or builders. Their role is to harvest trees, hunt down animals for food and explore the map to mine resources such as iron and stones. Once you collect enough materials, you can expand your kingdom by building pig and chicken farms to maintain your food source reliably. Then, raise an army by building barracks, archery stands, wizard towers, etc to seek vengeance on Lord Vilereck for taking control of the crown.

I'm surprised at the considerable amount of options and control in House of Wolves. You start kind of in the middle of the 2D plane and to the right is the evil lord and to the left... Please don't go. There are some things best undisturbed in the wild. Some very evil things. Nonetheless, they will still find you trouble by attacking the villages periodically. You really need to attack on both fronts which takes some time and effort to first raise essentially two armies and then manage both. Yes, micromanaging is the word to describe.

House of Wolves is really a gem. Even working with only a single dimension, the game manages to provide challenge and remain interesting throughout. I hope to see more implementations like a market where you would be able to sell your excess resources in return for other materials or demolish your own troops/buildings. This could really broaden a considerable amount of strategy and controls. Perfect ten for me! First run through will probably take you around 40 mins, but it's worth it!

House of Wolves Guide
List of Buildings in House of Wolves
Hut - Recruit Settlers and gather resources
Chicken Farm - Generates chickens for food
Pig Farm - Generates pigs for food
Barracks - Train the best swordmen in the realm
Archery - Train the finest Archers
Black Smith - Upgrade your troops here
Wizard Tower - Recruit Wizards that will help you in battle
Watch Tower - Mounted with an archer, this tower is great to keep an area safe.
Tower - Mounted with two archers, this tower is much more durable and damaging.
Fortress - Recruit Knights and Catapults

List of Units in House of Wolves
Settler - Settlers are the hearth of your people. Use them to gether resources and build structures.
HP + 40, Attack + 6
Spearman - Peasants with spears. Good for a small fight. Weak against arrows.
HP + 50, Attack + 10
Swordman - Stronger and better equiped than the spearman. Very effective in melee combat.
HP + 120, Attack + 20
Archer - Can attack form a distance, but very weak in melee. Support unit.
HP + 25, Attack + 4
Mounted Swordman - Mounted on a horse, the swordmen is faster and can last longer in battle. 50% chance of 2nd life.
HP + 175, Attack + 30
Wizard - Support unit, will heal teammates around him. Extremely vulnerable in combat.
HP + 60, Attack + 8
Knight - Knights are the best soldiers we got. They are steady and effective.
HP + 155, Attack + 25
Mounted Knight - Oncre mounted on his warhorse, the mounted knight is almost unstoppable. 50% chance of 2nd life. Special charge attack.
HP + 200, Attack + 35
Catapult - Slow and steady it goes, but once in position, it unleashes hell. Just make sure to protect it well.
HP + 30, Attack + 75

List of Upgrades in House of Wolves
Sharp Spears - Spearmen damage + 2 / 5
Sharp Arrow Tips - Archers damage + 1 / 3
Sharp Swords - Swordmen damage + 5 / 12
Boiled leather - Infantry HP + 10 / 20 %
Stiff Bows - Archers range + 10 / 20 %
Siegecraft - Catapult range + 25 %
Fine Horseshoes - Horse speed + 20 %
Glory - Mounted Knight Mana + 25 %
Spell Mastery - Wizard Mana + 15 %

House of Wolves Walkthrough
Standard Rush
Normally, I will always start building huts at every rock/iron/gold mine you find. Pop out three more settlers to mine collect the all kind of materials. You should have roughly 33% of your population at any time taken up by settlers or maybe a little less. Keep a contingent of soldiers guarding the eastern (right) border at all times. This force may be required to increase in size as the difficulty increases. It should probably take up around 10-20% of your population to be effective.

The remaining portion of your population should be directed first at clearing the western (left) portion of the map, then the eastern (right) portion. Use whatever types of soldiers are most effective at defeating particular types of enemies you encounter. When a mine is depleted, direct the settlers who have been working it to either farm pigs or harvesting lumber. About half of your non-mining settlers should be in a mob, going from tree to tree chopping. Simply direct them to chop as you go along, and eventually they will be picked up by the mob that develops.

FOOD! If you don't have enough of it, you won't be able to keep your two armies at maximum strength. You should have about one pig farm for every two huts you have, and each pig farm should be worked by two settlers. Deer are unreliable and chicken farming is too slow. Next is don't be afraid to place new military buildings closer to your new frontiers. They're not particularly expensive once you've established a good woodcutting enterprise, and they are very useful in keeping reinforcements up to date. However, the Blacksmith only needs to be built once.

Lastly, support your armies with towers. Only build stone towers when you're in serious trouble, though. Stone is more effectively used in mobile troops, and does not replenish itself, whereas wood is renewable.

Speed Rush
Speed Rush is slightly straightforward. You are only to win the game by using only settlers! Yup. The first 25 settlers should mainly focus on gathering materials especially wood and food. The rest of the settlers should be clearing camps and destroying castle & tower. Remember to build huts at fallen campsites and towers, this is an easy way to replace dead settlers and harvest precious resources like stones.

With enough materials, rush for Black Smith and Sharp Arrow Tips immediately. You will notice your settlers will have a slight increase in overall damage. From here onward, they can clear the eastern (right) portion of the map with your both eyes closed. You're are basically unstoppable with a large unit of weak settlers. ^^

Aqua Boy Game Review

Aqua Boy

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Developer: Duncan Fenn
Genre: Adventure, Shooter

Game Review
I have just finished up this flash game called Aqua Boy and I'm in love with this game. For one reason, the game is based on Metroidvania adventure genre. Basically, it is a side-scrolling, exploratory, action-adventure gameplay, power-ups, and a map that is filled in automatically as the player progresses through the game. I haven't reviewed something quite like that yet, so let's begin!

In the game, Aqua Boy is an intrepid underwater adventurer. Scouring the uncharted depths for mysterious, long-forgotten artifacts. Unfortunately, his latest mission has gone drastically wrong after being sabotaged by your monkey sidekick and he also hid your equipment. Embarking on an epic adventure to stop the simian's evil plans, as you retrieve your scattered gear back. A decent plot to get you started. As you progress, you will upgrade your weapons and acquiring new powerups (such as shield, bomb, time stopper, key and teleportation device) that open up previously inaccessible areas.

Sadly, Aqua Boy is on the easy side for games of this genre. You can plow through from beginning to end with few deaths. With 90% completion in normal difficulties, I felt that it was too easy. The only time was close to die was in the first 5 minutes when I was testing how things worked and what was hostile. The enemies including the bosses barely put up a fight and generally have the same attack pattern; Once you figure it out, you can easily dodge or counter them. The drop rate is high too, you could even tank tons of damage just to heal fully afterwards with little cost.

I loved how the game is structured and presented overall. The player must rely on their own sense of exploration to discover new areas and goals within the game. It really can keep you busy for a good bit while keeping you actively engaged. For those of you getting lost, the flashing pixel on the mini map indicate unexplored areas. Lastly, the voice acting deserves a mention. The voice acting is amongst some of the best I've ever heard.

This Is Not A Minimalist Game Review & Walkthrough Guide

This is not a minimalist game

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Developer: Storm Alligator
Genre: Story, Adventure

Game Review
I'm not totally sure the title works for me but yeah, don't get confused by the game title. This flash game is called "This is not a minimalist game" and it is tagged under "minimalism". I guessed you already figured out this game is made from scratch in 48 hours for the Ludum Dare #26. The previous post was another well designed entry for the competition, called XYZ. Continue reading if you don't know where to start!

In the game, you are a mighty warrior who spends his life doing quests for various NPC in a medieval fantasy setting. You start off with 99 evil wizard heads killstreak and looking for the last one to complete your quest. Lucky for you, there is one at the corner. All you wanted to do was to chop off his head but he cast a curse; downgrades your colored world into something much simpler. A world where there is no more colors, no more details. Even the way people talk has changed, only the essential words are left. Solve the challenges and get the world back the way it was.

There is no way this is a not a minimalist game. The idea behind is pretty deep when the character freaked out about the three-dimensional object when he acted so nonchalant about the square people freaking out about colors and things with no angles. It caught me thinking beyond fourth dimension, and then fifth, and then sixth... You know what? My mind can't even process it. This entire game is kind of about the human ability to understand what is less than their knowledge, yet they are unable to understand what is more than what their brain accepts.

Superb but could have been longer though. Things weren't nearly detailed enough yet. This needed more colors, content, perhaps creatures too. Another game with so much potential! Should definitely consider creating a more refined version. I think everyone would love it! By the way, this is "not" a minimalist game review. ^^

This Is Not A Minimalist Game Guide
Walkthrough to This Is Not A Minimalist Game
1) Talk to the wizards and kill one of them. The wizard will curse you and after a few moments the world will change.
2) Go right on the white plains and talk to the rectangle. Take the square quest. Ask him where the squares are, insist and he will give you the map.
3) Once you have the map, open it with “1″, and then hit “2″. You go to the quarry and unlock another location (City – “3″).
4) Pick up the 5 squares on the quarry.
5) Go back to the NPC. Talk to him until he drops two red squares. Jump on them. It will make the floor red. Talk to the NPC until he explodes.
6) Go to the City (“3″), go right, talk to the NPC. He will give you another location on the map.
7) Go to the quarry. Pick up a square.
8) Go to “signs”. Take the “this is not a square sign”. Drop a square. Drop the sign on top of it. It will generate a circle and clouds.
9) Go back talk to the NPC in the City (“3″). He will give you another location “Strange Stuff” “5″.
10) Go to “Strange Stuff”. Find the 3. Jump on it, it will make trees.
11) Go back talk to the NPC in the City (“3″) until he has nothing left to say.
12) Go to the quarry (“2″). Jump on a blue circle and on a yellow circle, it will add colors.
13) Go back talk to the NPC in the City (“3″) until he has nothing left to say.
14) Go back to “1″. Go right until you find a fruit that is different from the others. Wait next to it until you can pick it up. Pick it up, then wait, it will generate details.
15) Go back talk to the NPC in the City (“3″). He will send you to the mirror (“6″).
16) Go to the quarry (“2″) to pick a red square, a blue circle and a yellow circle. Make sure you have the strange fruit, if not, go back take one in location “1″.
17) Go to the mirror (“6″). Go right until you see your reflexion. Drop the red square, the blue circle, the yellow circle and the strange fruit. It will give you back your original appearance. Wait, you will be teleported to where you came from.
18) Go down talk to the NPC. When the NPC drops a cube, jump on it.

No-one Has To Die Game Review & Walkthrough Guide

No-one Has To Die

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Developer: Stuart Madafiglio
Genre: Adventure, Story

Game Review
I can safely say No-one Has To Die is one of the deepest games I've ever played so far, yet it's so simple! Reviewing this flash game is fairly challenging to accomplish as I don't want to spoil the wonderful story line especially for those new players.

A fire has broken out in Fenix Corporation. The security team is dead, and there are people trapped on the top floor. A girl named Christina, another guy named Steve, a mysterious man named Troy and the company's CEO Lionel. You play as a "stranger" who logs into a chat room to direct the survivors as they make their way to the ground floor. On each floor, you'll be presented with a grid floor plan of people, security door, water pumps to help put out the fire, switches to control the water pumps and fire that spreads every turn. People standing on squares filled with water or fire will die.

The whole game of No-one Has to Die is operated based on choices. Unfortunately, not everyone can make it out alive. Everything is planned and calculated by the TEMPEST computer on each floor; One casualty unavoidable, only two can live. Most levels will require the sacrifice of one or more people to continue. At the end of the game depending on your choices, you will only have one survivor and an ending. However, multiple endings incorporated into this game. By repeating the game and saving different people, new aspects of the plot will be revealed to help understand all the timelines and story.

I must say No-one Has To Die is a pretty awesome one. The gameplay is fairly easy but it is not the main focus of the game so I'm not going to hold it against it. The main highlight is the plot and the music. Both had me intrigued, seriously absorbing. I always love it when alternate paths somehow link together. It is definitely worth finding all the endings! All in all, marvelous execution and the presentation of it as a puzzle game was neat!

No-one Has To Die Guide

No-one Has To Die Screenshot

Solutions to No One Has to Die
Follow the figure in the screenshot.
Original Timeline
1.1 Save Steve
Turn 1: Lock Steve's door, Lionel moves up and switches water on.
Turn 2: Switch off. Troy dies.
Turn 3: Advance.

1.1.1 Save Steve
Turn 1: Lock Christina's door. Flip switch.
Turn 2: Advance.
Turn 3: Advance.
Turn 4: Flip switch.

1.1.1.1 Save Steve
Turn 1: Move Steve right. Lock his door.
Turn 2: Advance.
Turn 3: Advance. Christina dies.
Turn 4: Advance.
Turn 5: Advance.
Turn 6: Advance.
Steve End

1.1.1.2 Save Christina
Turn 1: Move Steve up.
Turn 2: Move Steve up. Flip switch.
Turn 3: Flip switch.
Turn 4: Advance.
Christina End

1.1.2 Save Lionel
Turn 1: Lock Christina's door. Flip switch.
Turn 2: Advance.
Turn 3: Flip switch.
Turn 4: Advance.
Turn 5: Advance.
Turn 6: Steve dies. Advance.
Turn 7: Advance.
Dead end. Advance until death.

1.2 Save Troy
Turn 1: Lock Troy's door, Lionel moves up and switches water on.
Turn 2: Switch off. Steve dies.
Turn 3: Advance.

1.2.1 Save Christina
Turn 1: Lock Christina's door. Flip switch.
Turn 2: Advance. Troy dies.
Turn 3: Flip switch.
Turn 4: Advance.
Turn 5: Advance.
Turn 6: Advance.
Turn 7: Advance.
Dead end. Advance until death.

1.2.2 Save Troy
Turn 1: Lock Troy's door. Flip switch.
Turn 2: Advance. Christina dies.
Turn 3: Flip switch.
Turn 4: Advance.
Turn 5: Advance.
Turn 6: Advance.
Turn 7: Advance.

1.2.2.2 Save Lionel
Turn 1: Lock Lionel's door. Flip switch.
Turn 2: Flip switch.
Turn 3: Troy dies.
Turn 4: Advance.
Lionel End

1.2.2.1 Save Troy
Turn 1: Lock Troy's door.
Advance until complete.
Troy End

Alternative Timeline
2.1 Save All
Turn 1: Lionel moves up. Lock both doors. Flip switch.
Turn 2: Flip switch.

2.1.1 Save All
turn 1: Lock all doors.
Turn 2: Advance.
Turn 3: Advance.
Turn 4: Advance.

2.1.1.1 Save All
Turn 1: Move Steve right. Lock Steve, Troy, and Lionel's doors. Flip switch.
Turn 2: Flip switch.
Turn 3: Advance.
Turn 4: Advance.
Turn 5: Advance.
Turn 6: Advance.
Turn 7: Advance.

A Small Talk At The Back Of Beyond Game Review & Walkthrough Guide

A Small Talk At The Back Of Beyond

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Developer: Scriptwelder
Genre: Adventure, Puzzle

Game Review
Oh awesome! A new and interesting flash game called A Small Talk At The Back Of Beyond. By ScriptWelder, it's a short experimental text-based puzzle and adventure game that you are trying to get information from a source not too eager to give anything away. Basically, you communicate by inputting questions and statements to get responses.

The game begins with your character awaking disorientedly, unsure of where you are but in an unsettling claustrophobic room. You notice a screen ringing in your ears and telling you a story and questions, but you aren't sure if you can trust it. Your observations will be key to coaxing the answers of your situation out and say whatever you want to the AI. Apparently, a nuclear war has all but wiped out Earth, and you’re one of only a few survivors, kept alive by a government-created shelter. Or perhaps, a lie or I'm wrong?

While the official Beta is over, ScriptWelder will still add user submitted parser suggestions into the game. Unfortunately, A Small Talk At The Back Of Beyond still has a long way to go... I encountered far too many instances of potentially interesting pseudo-conversation halted by "I don’t understand" or "Can you try rephrasing that?". I would also wish the AI could respond better because I wanted to talk more and ask "Why it was afraid?". I feel like the AI might not have been a computer really, but maybe a consciousness within the system. Within 5 minutes, the flash game gave me more feelings than half the movies I've ever watched. ^^

Overall, A Small Talk At The Back Of Beyond is a short but an intelligent little game. It comes with tens or hundreds twist packed in very quickly, which makes the pacing seem a little rushed but all come together in a very satisfying way. I definitely hope for a sequel or something else. I'm really impressed!

A Small Talk At The Back Of Beyond Guide
Solutions to A Small Talk At The Back Of Beyond 
General
1. Hello
2. No
3. What is AGS?
4. Why do I need Artifical Gravity System?
5. What is ESC POD?
At this point, the computer should admit its secret. Choose and type in your ending below.

Ending #1
1. What can I do?
2. I will leave
3. Yes.

Ending #2
What can I do?
I will stay
Yes.

Things to Try
1. Answer "Yes" when the computer asks if you know where you are. Then, when he asks you where you think you are, answer "In Space" or "In a shelter".
2. Agreeing to play chess, view the computer's pictures, or listen to his story will lead to a game over. Once you know why, it becomes quite chilling.
3. What government?
4. Why was I chosen?
5. Agree to play chess, then select the info option of the chess program.
6. Open Vent
7. Open Window
8. Turn on the Light. Turn on the Light.
9. Can I go?
10.Is there anyone else still alive?
11. Can I turn you off?
12. Where is the shelter?
13. Who are you?
14. What is the time?
15. What year is it?
16. How long have I been here?
17. Kill me.
18. What is the auxiliary generators system?
19. What do you want?
20. Try repeatedly swearing at the computer.
21. Why should I stay with you?
22. Can you come with me?
23. Why did you lie to me?
24. Can you fix the ship?
25. Do you want to play chess?
26. Are you lonely?
27. I love you.
28. I hate you.

Code Fred: Survival Mode Game Review

Code Fred: Survival Mode

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Developer: Museum of Science and Technology of Chicago
Genre: Adventure, Education

Game Review
Our body is a complex system built for everyday's survival and incredible phenomena are happening in your body all the time. But have you ever stopped to think about what keeps you breathing, how information travels from your senses to your brain instantly, or any of the other amazing things that constantly happen to keep you alive? What happens when the human body is put into extreme situations? These questions can be answered by Code Fred: Survival Mode sponsored by the Museum of Science and Technology of Chicago, which is an educational flash game teaching how your body works.

In the game, you are Fred. Fred is having a really bad day! Lost in a forest late at night while making your way back to camp. Soon, you find yourself attacking by a lone wolf. Your job is to jump inside the human body and participate in these physiological processes to help Fred outrun danger in the woods in various engaging mini games. For example, build a blood clot to help heal a wolf bite, prioritize energy intake to the most critical organs, and even fight bacteria invaders after Fred gets sneezed on in the woods.

The idea behind Code Fred: Survival Mode is original. It presents the human body in an understandable way that still makes me feel a little smart! The information is accurate and meaningful from a medical and scientific point of view. I can safely say, the education factor is beneficial to people of all ages. Things like this should appear more often in classrooms! Biology would become so much more interesting when you see things in action like this. This is probably one of the most educational games I have played. Now no one can say I haven't been productive! >:D

Icycle Game Review

Icycle

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Developer: Dampgnat
Genre: Platform, Adventure

Game Review
Imagine the next ice age has arrived and the world as we know it has peacefully frozen in time but to one naked survivor it's cold and lonely as hell! You found a kids push bike and you ride over the icy terrain collecting bubbles while avoiding various hazards like icicles and spikes.

The special feature implemented is push bike can only advance, you cannot pedal back so remembering the best route is part of the challenge. I don't mind challenges and the trial and error through the game. Dying multiple times to figure out the way to go feels pretty accomplishing.

The controls are okay. Holding back seems to slow you down for the parts where you're going too fast. The first run was not smooth, I had lots of deaths which are avoidable. In my opinion, it's not really that bad afterwards. If you play multiple times, you will notice he gets clothing. From scarf to shirt to underwear to sweater and lastly traffic cone. The developer is being creative here, why wear a traffic cone on his head instead of getting him a pants?

The game has good sound effects especially when the guy's echo "hello?!". I like it! Overall, it's a humoristic game; a nudist man cycling an undersized bike in the snow and ice. Thoroughly enjoyed it all the way.

P.S. First post of 2013, I wish you happy new year! ^^

Dungelot Game Review & Walkthrough Guide

Dungelot

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Developer: Pixeye
Genre: Adventure, RPG

Game Review
Hoping for more rogue like RPG flash games? First was Red Rogue and now we have Dungelot. Red Rogue was a fairly hardcore rouge like flash game mainly suitable for competitive gamer. I would say Dungelot is a lot more casual but it works in its favor. It is an amazing game concept, truly unique and very fun to play.

Dungelot is a very typical dungeon crawler. You have four playable characters that you can choose on; a paladin, a vampire, a dwarf brewer and an assassin. Each character have their own special abilities and stats (Health & Attack Rate). Basically, you flip over tiles to reveal amazing treasures or deadly monsters in your search for the key to exit the level. A side note here, if you encounter an enemy you do not have to fight right away but they do block passage.

During the run, you will sure face monster arena. Its a place where you must kill all monsters to get a chest with rewards, but there is no turning back if you agreed to go there. Next will be this tile that is constantly flashing object like slot machine; you must click fast to grab thing you want. "Greedy door" is one of the last additions. The idea is that you must pay something to open the door. Not necessarily money, sometimes it takes your hp or attack rate.

I like the game so far and it's quite addictive too! Not only that you can pick among different heroes and fight evil goblins and skeleton, the game improves as the player goes deeper into the dungeon. The quest option for some levels gives the player a special challenge and reason, more on motivation, to continue playing. Another thing I love the Dungelot is the fact that this game congratulates me upon dying makes this quite possibly one of the more enjoyable rogue like games I've played. No bitter feelings upon dying, nothing negative. Losing is fun! ^^

Dungelot Guide
Dungelot Ver. 1.4

Characters in Dungelot
Paladin - Divine powers make the paladin an effective warrior against undead.
Abilities
Holy Strike: Attacks deal more damage to undead enemies.
+ 25 / 50 / 75 / 100 % damage vs. undead
Crusader Strike: Chance to recharge weapon with divine energy after killing undead.
+ 12.5 / 25 / 37.5 / 50 % damage to the next attack 25 / 50 / 75 / 100% chance
Resurrection: Return to life after the first death.
10 / 20 / 30 / 40 % of initial death
Paladin Manual: Paladin manual for dummies.
+ 0 / 25 / 50 / 75 HP, + 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 Attack, + 0 / 5 / 10 / 20 Initiative, + 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 Crit Chance

Vampire - The vampire uses the power of darkness to weaken and drain the life force from his enemies.
Ablities
Blood Drain: Attacks against non-undead enemies have a chance to restore health.
Heals 2 / 4/ 6 / 8 HP 4 / 8 / 10 / 12 % chance
Undead simpathy: Attacks against non-undead have a chance to reduce the target's attack power, but attack against undead sometimes deal less damage.
+ 10 / 20 / 30 / 40% damage modifier 4 / 8 / 12 / 16 % chance
Bat Rush: Each turn, a swarm of bats may damage all visible enemies.
8 / 16 / 24 / 32 % of enemy HP 1.5 / 3 / 4.5 / 6 % chance
Vampire Manual: The book "Why vampires hate twilight"
+ 0 / 10 / 20 / 30 HP, + 0 / 1 / 2 / 3  Attack, + 0 / 3.3 / 6.6 / 10 Initiative, + 0 / 2 / 4 / 6 Crit Chance

Brewer - The dwarf brewer is a true beer expert. He is also the only man in the world who knows how to make jelly out of slime.
Ablities
Spell Salvager: When converting spells scroll to health, more health is gained and there is a small chance to gain attack power.
5 / 10 / 15 / 20 % health bonus 4 / 8 / 12 / 16 % chance for attack bonus
Hangover: Attack have a 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 % chance to stun the target for 3 turns.
Beerinface: Attacks have small chance to deal extra damage based on the dwarf's health.
25 / 50 / 75 / 100 % of health becomes attack power 1.5 / 3 / 4.5 / 6 % chance
Brewer Manual: To beer or not to beer.
+ 0 / 35 / 70 / 105 HP, + 0 / 0.3 / 0.6 / 1 Attack, + 0 / 3.3 / 6.6 / 10 Initiative, + 0 / 1 / 2 /3 Crit Chance

Assassin - Fast and deadly assassin is a dangerously enemy.
Ablities
Dodger: A chance to dodge enemy attack.
4 / 8 / 12 / 16 % dodge chance
Double Strike: 3 / 6 / 9 / 12 % chance to hit enemy twice.
Dirty Punch: Cause damage to newly discovered enemies without hit back. Chance to stun target for 1 move.
+ 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 % of enemy HP 25 / 50 / 75 / 100 % chance to stun victim
Assasin Manual: How to kill and get away with it.
+ 0 / 10 / 20 / 30 HP, + 0 / 0.3 / 0.6 / 1 Attack, + 0 / 5 / 10 / 15 Initiative, + 0 / 2.5 / 5 / 7.5 Crit Chance

List of Spell Scrolls in Dungelot
Fireball - Damages one enemy.
Polymorph - Turns the target into a sheep. Reduces health and attack by 50%.
Move enemy - Teleports enemy on random opened cell.
Ice Prison - Freeze the target for 3 turns.
First Strike - Guaranteed next first strike for 3 attacks.
Power - Next attack will deal 50% more damage.
Curse - Victim attack rate reduced by X points. Attack rate value can't be lower than 1 points.
Poison - Victim lose X HP per move.
Lightning - Curses the target to be struck by lightning, dealing damage to it and all already opened enemies.

List of Artifacts in Dungelot
Spikes - Spikes cause damage to newly discovered enemies without hit back.
Magic Compass - Points on the level key.
Treasure Map - Shows hidden treasures.
Wooden Shield - X% chance to block enemy attack.
Lantern - Shows all traps on level.
Lucky Coin - Sell it.
Ring Of Health - Restores X of health each level.
Agility Rune - Increase initiative by X%.
Furious Rune - Increase critical hit by X%.
Resurrection Stone - Player Returned to life after death.
Short Sword - Add X points to hero attack.
Chest Armor - Reduce X point monster attack on hero. Enemy attack rate can't be smaller than 1 point.
Angel Boots - Teleports you on the next level.
Cloak Of Invisibility - Make hero invisible. Monsters don't block neighbour cells.
Note: X is a value.

List of Monsters in Dungelot
Skeleton - A generic undead minion. They're easy targets for paladins.
Bat - These little guys are everywhere. They're not very strong, so they shouldn't give you much trouble.
Goblin Grunt - A common, nameless minion of the goblin horde. Watch out, sometimes he'll attack twice before you hit.
Slime - A Persistent little bugger. When his health drops to zero the first time, he'll come back with half his original attack and life.
Demon Pig - The demon pig hates birds. Explodes upon death. You'll take damage if you finish it off with a physical attack. Oink, BOOM!
Goblin Axe Thrower - As soon as you enter a dungeon, any goblin axe throwers will appear and start attacking you with every move you make. Take'em out with spells, or make your way quick to them.
Ghost - An ethereal being that lingers in this world. YOu may have a tough time landing physical attacks on him.
Meatman - Magic scrolls have no effect on meatman. Hope you have some decent strength.
Zombie - Another undead mob. His attacks can weaken heroes, reducing their attack power for three turns.
Rogue - A mysterious sneak. When you run into him. He'll strike immediately, so watch where you step.
Skeleton Mage - Like goblin axe thrower, skeleton mages appear when you enter a dungeon in which they lurk. They have ranged attacks, and can even heal themselves and allies, making them his priority targets.
Zombie Cow - An undead bovine who probably died from mad cow disease. When half of his life is gone, he'll go into a frenzy making his attacks stronger.
Stone Golem - A granite sentinel. As long as one of these is visible, any damage that would be dealt to other foes is dealt to this instead.
Black Knight - A warrior of shadows. His armor reduces physical damage by half.
Goblin King - He's large and in charge, so don't hold anything back. He's shout increase monster's attack power.

Dungelot Ver. 1.5

Characters in Dungelot
Paladin - Divine powers make the paladin an effective warrior against undead.
Abilities
Holy Strike: Attacks deal more damage to undead enemies.
+ 25 / 50 / 75 / 100 % damage vs. undead
Crusader Strike: Chance to recharge weapon with divine energy after killing undead.
+ 12.5 / 25 / 37.5 / 50 % damage to the next attack 25 / 50 / 75 / 100% chance
Resurrection: Return to life after the first death.
10 / 20 / 30 / 40 % of initial death
Paladin Manual: Crusading for dummies.
+ 0 / 50 / 100 / 150 HP

Vampire - The vampire uses the power of darkness to weaken and drain the life force from his enemies.
Ablities
Blood Drain: Attacks against non-undead enemies have a chance to restore health.
Heals 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 HP, 4 / 8 / 12 / 16 % chance
Undead simpathy: Attacks against non-undead have a chance to reduce the target's attack power, but attack against undead sometimes deal less damage.
+ 10 / 20 / 30 / 40% damage modifier 4 / 8 / 12 / 16 % chance
Bat Rush: Each turn, a swarm of bats may damage all visible enemies.
8 / 16 / 24 / 32 % of enemy HP 1.5 / 3 / 4.5 / 6 % chance
Vampire Manual: The book "Why vampires hate twilight"
+ 0 / 50 / 100 / 150 HP

Brewer - The dwarf brewer is a true beer expert. He is also the only man in the world who knows how to make jelly out of slime.
Ablities
Spell Salvager: When converting spells scroll to health, more health is gained and there is a small chance to gain attack power.
5 / 10 / 15 / 20 % health bonus 4 / 8 / 12 / 16 % chance for attack bonus
Hangover: Attack have a 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 % chance to stun the target for 3 turns.
Beerinface: Attacks have small chance to deal extra damage based on the dwarf's health.
25 / 50 / 75 / 100 % of health becomes attack power 1.5 / 3 / 4.5 / 6 % chance
Brewer Manual: To beer or not to beer.
+ 0 / 50 / 100 / 150 HP

Assassin - Fast and deadly assassin is a dangerously enemy.
Ablities
Dodger: A chance to dodge enemy attack.
3 / 6 / 9 / 12 % dodge chance
Double Strike: 3 / 6 / 9 / 12 % chance to hit enemy twice.
Dirty Punch: Cause damage to newly discovered enemies without hit back. Chance to stun target for 1 move.
+ 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 % of enemy HP 25 / 50 / 75 / 100 % chance to stun victim
Assasin Manual: How to kill and get away with it.
+ 0 / 50 / 100 / 150 HP

Alchemist - After realzing that burned eyebrows and constant explosions during a date aren't going to help her get married, she created her own husband.
Ablities
Strength Potion: A chance to get extra attack point.
25 / 50 / 75 / 100 % chance
Poison: Chance to poison newly revealed enemies.
7 / 14 / 21 / 28 % chance
Robosaur: Summon a minion on slain enemy place. Add extra attack point with little chance.
4 / 8 / 12 / 16 HP, 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 % chance to summon
Alchemist Manual: 101 recipes for cake in a mug.
+ 0 / 50 / 100 / 150 HP

List of Spell Scrolls in Dungelot
Fireball - Damages one enemy.
Polymorph - Turns the target into a sheep. Reduces health and attack by 50%.
Move enemy - Teleports enemy on random opened cell.
Ice Prison - Freeze the target for 3 turns.
First Strike - Guaranteed next first strike for 3 attacks.
Power - Doubles attack power for 3 attacks.
Curse - Victim attack rate reduced by X points. Attack rate value can't be lower than 1 points.
Poison - Victim lose X HP per move.
Lightning - Curses the target to be struck by lightning, dealing damage to it and all already opened enemies.

List of Artifacts in Dungelot
Spikes - Spikes cause damage to newly discovered enemies without hit back.
Magic Compass - Points on the level key.
Treasure Map - Shows hidden treasures.
Wooden Shield - X% chance to block enemy attack.
Lantern - Shows all traps on level.
Lucky Coin - Sell it.
Ring Of Health - Restores X of health each level.
Agility Rune - Increase initiative by X%.
Furious Rune - Add X points to hero attack.
Resurrection Stone - Player Returned to life after death.
Chest Armor - Reduce X point monster attack on hero. Enemy attack rate can't be smaller than 1 point.
Mask of Happiness - Increase mood by X point.
Angel Boots - Teleports you on the next level.
Cloak Of Invisibility - Make hero invisible. Monsters don't block neighbour cells.
Note: X is a value.

List of Weapons in Dungelot
Sword - Sword disarms an enemy every 4 attack. + 1 Attack.
Hammer - Hammer stuns an enemy every 5 attack. + 1 Attack.
Axe - Axe makes a killing blow every 8 attack. + 2 Attack.
Dagger - Dagger hits without stike back every 4 attack. + 0 Attack.

List of Monsters in Dungelot
Skeleton - A generic undead minion. They're easy targets for paladins.
Bat - These little guys are everywhere. They're not very strong, so they shouldn't give you much trouble.
Goblin Grunt - A common, nameless minion of the goblin horde. Watch out, sometimes he'll attack twice before you hit.
Slime - A persistent little bugger. When his health drops to zero the first time, he'll come back with half his original attack and life.
Demon Pig - The demon pig hates birds. Explodes upon death. You'll take damage if you finish it off with a physical attack. Oink, BOOM!
Goblin Axe Thrower - As soon as you enter a dungeon, any goblin axe throwers will appear and start attacking you with every move you make. Take'em out with spells, or make your way quick to them.
Ghost - An ethereal being that lingers in this world. YOu may have a tough time landing physical attacks on him.
Meatman - Magic scrolls have no effect on meatman. Hope you have some decent strength.
Zombie - Another undead mob. His attacks can weaken heroes, reducing their attack power for three turns.
Rogue - A mysterious sneak. When you run into him. He'll strike immediately, so watch where you step.
Skeleton Mage - Like goblin axe thrower, skeleton mages appear when you enter a dungeon in which they lurk. They have ranged attacks, and can even heal themselves and allies, making them his priority targets.
Zombie Cow - An undead bovine who probably died from mad cow disease. When half of his life is gone, he'll go into a frenzy making his attacks stronger.
Stone Golem - A granite sentinel. As long as one of these is visible, any damage that would be dealt to other foes is dealt to this instead.
Black Knight - A warrior of shadows. His armor reduces physical damage by half.
Goblin King - He's large and in charge, so don't hold anything back. He's shout increase monster's attack power.
Evil Mushroom - These cute mushrooms won't kill you... Directly. They will poison you and heal your enemies. Don't try to eat them.
Orge King - Fat, strong and stupid. The Orge King Presents everything orges admire. He can't fit through the exit door, so he has to stay in dungeon forever, or until you kill him. Be warned through, he is so stupid that your spells have almost no effect on him!

Strategy for Dungelot
Paladin
Paladin is a good class to play because in the later part, most of the monsters are mostly undead. Your Crusader Strike and Holy Strike have good synergy together and will deal tons of damage as you progress. The best part of being a Paladin is you can afford to die once, you get revived after being killed. If you see it in my context, you basically have a Resurrection Stone in your pocket every time you start a new game.

Vampire
So far, I feel that the vampire is probably the most most well balanced class in Dungelot. It can life steal, modify monster's damage and a mass attack power. Undead Sympathy in other words, a damage modifier has a chance to reduce the target's attack power against non-undead monsters up to 40%. You will find it handy once you reach floor 50 and above. Life Stealing HP from monsters means you are constantly healing bit by bit. It may seem little but essential for survival. I like!

Brewer
The brewer has the highest HP among all the classes. It has a skill which effectively converts spells scroll to health at a higher amount and there is a small chance to gain attack power after doing so. This skill really helped me clear through floors easily when you have extra spell scrolls to spare. Every time you attack, you have a 20% chance to stun an enemy for 3 turns and 6% to do extra damage based on the dwarf's health.

Assassin
The assassin has been badly nerfed but still an outstanding class to play with. The assassin has no direct or indirect way of healing but you are a cunning dodger; you dodge attacks and have the ability to hit the enemy twice. These skills are made to protect you and keep you alive longer. Dirty Punch cause damage to newly discovered enemies without hit back and stun target for 1 move. He is perfect in clearing bosses.

Alchemist
The alchemist is fairly new character in Dungelot. She is a more passive class I would say... She can poison newly revealed enemy and has a chance to gain extra attack rates. I like one of her unique skills which can summon a minion to tank damage from her. The HP may not be much but, just imagine if she can summon at least one minion in every floor. Calculate the total amount of temporary HP she gets? It is actually unbelievable.

Dungelot Tile Strategy

In my opinion, I will explore all the tiles along the white lines shown above. Try to take out monsters in 1 hit if possible. A good offense is the best defense. Then explore the remaining dungeon floors as much as you can before fighting, since you might find upgrades or allies. Wait to open the barrels until all of the unexplored squares around them are gone, just to prevent monster that will block you. Clearing dungeon now gives rewards like health, golds, attack rate. In most cases, with the exception of quests and arenas, killing monsters unnecessarily in the later part of the game is a bad idea, as it reliably drains your health for only a tiny achievement gold boost at the end of the current game.

There are two types of ways you can use a scroll, cast it or exchange it. Try saving up scrolls like Polymorph, First Strike and Teleport. Let them stack up as much as possible as these three yield highest HP for trade in. Alternatively, you can save all fireball scrolls for levels 40+ and use them to take out ranged foes. Aside that, Lightning scrolls can be good in arenas since you're hitting ~8 monsters. General thumb of rule, wait until the next floor to exchange scrolls for health if possible, you might get more for them. If you are lucky to find artifacts, always keep as many Resurrection Stone and Ring Of Health as possible. They all the essential items for your survival.

Greedy doors mostly contain spells and rarely artifacts which makes it really quite easy to tell whether or not they're worth the price of admission. Remember also how much health you gain from burning a spell; that's the value of the door. If the door costs health, then, it's usually worth it, since you probably gain health by burning the spell outright. If it costs gold, it's frequently a better deal than the shop which does not necessarily say that it's a good deal. You receive spells too from challenge doors. It's pretty easy to clear it, so try your best to complete.

Lastly, towards the end when your HP is lower than 10, don't forget you can sell artifacts for money for those desperate situations. This will help you get extra gold to upgrade your character and buy single attack boost.

Pro Tip: Spell scrolls do stack. You can pick up spell scrolls even with full inventory, if there's a duplicate in there. You can exchange spell scrolls by consuming but do not eat all the spells scroll for health until you really need to, they give more HP the lower down you go.