I recently reviewed an interesting text-based game for iOS called Blackbar. Somewhat different from other text-based adventure games, this was quite the unique title. But it made me long for a more traditional text-based adventure game experience. A quick survey of the Mac App store proved that the selection of text-based games was quite limited. I decided to give a game called Escape from the Maiden's Curse, as it had both text-based gaming elements, as well as some interesting visual elements. It's not a traditional text-based adventure game in the style of Zork, but it does have some of those elements.
What is it and what does it do
Main Functionality
Ninja raijin mac os. Escape from the Maiden's Curse is a game where you must escape from a strange and mysterious cruise ship, using only your wits.
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- Press the Escape key, located in the upper-left corner of the keyboard. If you have trouble using your computer's standard QWERTY keyboard, you can switch the keyboard to Dvorak layout, which optimizes key layout for typing comfort and ease of use.
- For a more reliable replacement, OS X Daily suggests manually mapping Caps Lock to Escape, which has the added benefit of shutting you down every time you're about to shout. Use of k eyboard.
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Pros
- Inexpensive game that's also available for iOS
- Targeted towards more casual, 'pick up and play' style gamers
- Developer website includes hints!
- A good blend of text-based gaming elements and click-to-navigate movement
- Notebook to take notes in as you explore the ship
Cons
- Has not been updated since its initial launch for Mac back in the fall of 2011
- Somewhat cluttered interface
- Has not been updated since its initial launch for Mac back in the fall of 2011
- Somewhat cluttered interface
Discussion
The game opens as you have been transported to a mysterious cruise ship amid mysterious and maniacal laughter. Trapped in Room 307, you decide that you must escape! The game scenario is presented as text, with a map of the ship serving as your sole visual.
The controls here are very simple. You can use your mouse to scroll down through walls of text, or you can click on areas of the ship or icons to make your moves. The clickability makes Escape from the Maiden's Curse a lot more accessible than more classic text-based adventure games. There no frustrating need to find the right words to commit your next action: we've all been in a position playing those old-school games where you had to go through too many commands to move ahead (like, 'pick up rock,' 'grab rock,' 'take rock.')
The exploratory nature of Escape from the Maiden's Curse is tons of fun, and it's very interesting to examine the objects in very rooms and try to figure out what your next move should be. Turn back the clocks 4 mac os. The game is so much easier to navigate than a traditional text-based adventure game, especially when it comes to using items in combination with one another. The clickable interface is an excellent feature of this interesting game.
Conclusion and download link
I can see this game appealing to fans of text-based adventure games, choose your own adventure books, mystery games, board games, or tabletop RPGs. In short, it's got kind of an alt-nerdy feel to it. If you're into text-adventure games or just love a good mystery, this is a game worth checking out. It's not the flashiest game, but it has a surprising amount of substance.
Price: $1.99
Version reviewed: 1.0
Supported OS: OS X 10.7 or later
Download size: 10.9 MB
Escape from the Maiden's Curse on Apple App Store
How to run Escape Velocity on OS X
There are two ways to run Escape Velocity in OS X. You can either use the EV Nova engine + plugins or run the classic EV app in an emulator.
Method 1: EV in an emulator
- Install a classic Mac OS emulator such as SheepShaver or Basilisk. This kit has most everything you need to get started with Basilisk. Be sure to add a 'Unix root' directory so you can move files between OS X and the emulation environment.
- Download Escape Velocity from the Ambrosia website. It is a .bin file, which you can double click to expand in OS X. Move the Installer into your emulator environment.
- Run the installer inside the emulator. You cannot install to a mapped OS X folder (the 'Unix' volume in Basilisk) so you will need to have a mounted .img with enough free space for the application. This could be your classic OS startup disk or a separate disk image. If you need to create a .img, use Disk Utility and make sure it is formatted as Mac OS Standard (not Extended).
- Launch EV inside the emulator and enjoy!
Method 2: EV Nova plugins
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- Download EV Nova and install it.
- Download the Escape Velocity Trilogy plugin / launcher app.
- Make sure your copy of EV Nova is registered.
- If you've never purchased it, you still can purchase a license from Ambrosia's website.
- If you have purchased it in the past with an email address you still have access to, enter your serial number in the registration window. It will prompt you to refresh your serial number and a new one will be delivered to the address on file.
- If you have purchased it in the past and no longer have access to the email address it was registered under, contact Ambrosia support on twitter or by email to get your serial number transferred and refreshed.
- Open the EV Trilogy app and select the original Escape Velocity. Enjoy!
