I've heard the complaint in the past that Dreamcatcher Interactive would publish anything that came across its desk. That were head and shoulders better than this. The directionlessnss of the plot, and the rather amateurish production values (the final cutscene was so badly recorded it sounded like a teenager had taped it on hisĬassette recorder), and you've got a game that leaves me wondering how it ever found its way onto the shelves of CompUSA. Add to this the interface, which managed to do absolutely nothing right, This is a game that takes an intrepid archaeologist hopping across driftingĬrocodiles' heads a la Pitfall so dead seriously you can't even really laugh at it. Not only is this one of the cheesiest games of all time, but there's no humor in theĮntire thing (unless you count the unintentionally funny stupidity of the ending). Really bad graphic adventure games at some point. It was so bad that I had myself half-convinced it was going to turn out to be a clever parody of This is the single worst game I've played in at least a decade. That's fit to print, just not on the no-spoiler review site. Ah, well, a girl can dream, right? Here's all the news about Riddle of the Sphinx Indiana Jones-style archaeological adventure that DOESN'T completely suck. Hey, who knows, maybe a game designer'll be Googling for the title of some recent hits, read this page, and be inspired to write a kid-friendly Tell you everything you need to decide whether or not to play this game without giving away any of its plot.īackseat Game Designers pages are primarilyĪ place for me to put all my game commentary that was too revealing for the regular reviews, as well as a place to tell everyone exactly how *I* would have done the Please go back to the regular review site, where I promise to If you haven't finished playing Riddle of the Sphinx yet, you don't want to read this page. This is the addendum to my Riddle of the Sphinx Review in which I put all my opinions that contain The Backseat Game Designer: The Rest of Riddle of the Sphinx Review The Backseat Game Designer: Riddle of the Sphinx
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