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From: patm@omepd (Pat Mead)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,rec.games.misc
Subject: Re: Review of _Quarterstaff_ (Mac game)
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Date: Wed, 4-Nov-87 11:46:14 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov  4 11:46:14 1987
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I just last week got a review copy of this game for our Users Group Newsletter.

I may have a newer copy of this game since some of the problems discussed before
didn't occur to me. For example I could double-click on a saved game and it
would go in just fine. Also taking an object from someone in the same party is
fine. But I'm also running it from my hard disk. My version is 1.2 or 1.3. 

Just to add to the previous review I have found much to be lacking in this
game. The first thing you'll notice is that you must open a door, a simple task
right. Being used to text adventures you type 'Unlock door with key'. No go
here DOOR is an unreconized word. The only sentence that works 'unlock with 
bronze key'. If you use the word door foget it you'll never get in. You get 
the idea of how bad the sentence parcer is. There is a way to get around some
of its problems. You can choose a verb from the action menu and an object from
the characters menu or room menu to build most of your sentence. I have also
found no way to split up food between party members. This is a pain to pass the
food around when you have 3 rations and it would be easier to split it up.

I have spent most of my time playing fighting the game instead of really playing
it. I have great hopes that the AI under the poor interface is good if only I
could get far enough to see it. They are working on a multi-player version with
apple-talk or modem which could spice things up some but the first order should
be to make it user friendly.

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Patrick Mead			ogcvax!inteloa!omepd!patm

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