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Dungeons & Dragons - Eye of the Beholder
03-02-13 06:10 AM
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Eye of The Beholder Review
I recently played and beat Eye of the Beholder. It took me all day (yesterday now), and was challenging and interesting. The game's deep D&D routes hooked me in, with the ability to create my own characters and see how far they would get together. I felt wrapped up in a classic Dungeons and Dragon's quest, and loved it to the end.
Graphics: 4
The reason I say the graphics is a mere four is because they are older GBA graphics to be sure. The gameboy advanced was capable of better, it just didn't have better. But, it could've been far worse. Everything was a little weak graphically, but in a way, it was alright. The first person camera outside of combat was kind of cool, and allowed for some great immersion.
Sound: 4
The sound in the game leaves much to be desired. With nothing but an intro alarm, and outtro alarm to signify the beginning and end of battles, and some somewhat annoying shrieks during the battles, the game is mostly quiet in battle. You hear the same old sound affects often. However, the quiet eeriness is well placed out side of combat. The occasional footsteps and mysterious laughter, or even the shrieks were unique at first, but by the end of the game it all drowns out into background noise as you meticulously crawl around the sewers.
Addictiveness: 9
This game hooked me hard, I couldn't put it down. Truly, I bothered my girlfriend by not putting it down. I yearned for the feeling of advancement, for the solving of the many unexplained puzzles. Unlike Playing Tabletop D&D, this game was unique in the way it went unexplained. You saw what you saw and nothing more. You could try what you could try, and no one gave you hints, or too detailed explanations that lead you to the answer. There were many spots where I wandered around aimlessly lost, and others where I really had to scratch my head in confusion. But in the end, I bypassed these challenges and it felt good doing so.
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