Pac-man parody kicking it to the curb

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More rain. The pond guys and I were hoping for a few dry days to test the pond's water level but I think at this point we should just start it up. It's December in BC, after all. The chance of having no rain for three or four days is virtually zero. The new shrub will be planted beside the pond on Friday so i can now see what the whole thing will look like.

I bought the new washer and dryer, nice sleek, smaller models that won't take up half of my narrow laundry room/mud room. The old ones are really huge. I'll be glad to see them gone.

If the rain lets up a bit at any point I'll go for a walk to test my new, allegedly waterproof walking shoes.

Lady K, SD, michele - three more knocked off!

It always amazes me how they assume we will automatically know this stuff. Telling you how to close the book should be an essential part of instruction!

The original was a great game. I played it three or four times.

Thanks for the update. I have the Big Fish icon pinned to my Firefox Pocket (whatever/however you say all that) and it's been working fine.

An excellent finish!

It was both, oldbroad. It was used to develop the Unreal game (naturally!) and was then made available for other developers to use. It's still in existence

About 45 minutes in and this is clearly going to test my puzzling skills.

I am in a single room attic apartment, although the locked door suggests perhaps a bathroom as well, and puzzles abound. I have spent my time exploring the space and settling into things. I am not sure I have encountered everything I can at this stage, but it's time to focus on a puzzle or two and attempt to start unraveling things.

Which will require making connections. Various things are clearly clues; I just have to work out to what.

In 2020 the world went crazy for a while. New and Uncomfortable replaced the norm and this is the story of one thing that happened.

I know because the game starts by telling me.

It won't win any visual prizes but it is more than fine as a canvass for the goings-on. Which will clearly be about the puzzles, and through them presumably an escape from the room.
According to the maker, all the puzzles have a logical solution, and having poked about in a few I doubt you can force the answer. Which appeals to me; everything I need is here in this space, and my brain and intuition will be my best attributes.

I have acquired various items, placed a few, looked at quite a few more, and made notes. You move with the keyboard, WASD moving you in the relevant direction, Q and E turning you 90 degrees. It took me a short while to settle in, especially when I wondered could I look in a drawer. Take my advice and open the first drawer you find, and then use W to 'lift' yourself high enough to see inside. Right click the mouse to back out.

Speaking of which, the right click became my friend. Interaction can pull you in, but just right click to get back to your world view.

The hot spot icons are rather small, so I switched play to my PC rather than my laptop. They are still small, but more discernible. Check out How to Play from the menu for more detail on what they each do.

The keypad also e.g., opens your inventory, and the mouse interacts with the world. Hints exist, and having tested one puzzle they are very much nudges not solutions. Save at will.

I look forward to sharpening my pencil and my brain, and solving the attic.

PS, There are also cats. I look forward to finding a dog.

Excellent review flotsam. Thank you

I'm still enjoying my trip back. I had both versions running. After about 2 hours in on both I dropped the original, its time has come and gone, and am continuing on with the remaster. I love the visuals, they trump Kates static movement I get from time to time and those upscaled cutscenes. Like you I am enjoying my time back with Kate and Oscar, one last journey

Thank you Drac