Reviews for The Malstrum's Mansion

[FightingSeraph]

Easily one of the more interesting sleeper hits.

I haven't written a review in a while, but considering the lack of reviews this had...

Graphics: You guys did a great job on all of those backgrounds. In addition, the old Mac aesthetic was captured perfectly. Of course, there wasn't much in terms of actual animation, but considering the limitations; I'll let you off the hook.
Sound: There wasn't any music at all considering how the Mac was up until a certain point. On the other hand, those sound effects are excellent.
Content: I'll admit that when I first played this, it was confusing until that aforementioned walkthrough. However, this captures the spirit of the old ICOM/Infinite Ventures games quite nicely. Plus, you guys got the scary factor down to a T. This may not be for the little peckers who can't put down the lame a-I mean, latest iDroid products, but for people who want real Flash movies and games; this gets my appreciation.

What I do like:
-Original
-Nice use of the old Mac aesthetics
-Spooky
-Fun once you know how
-Good sound effects

What I didn't like:
-Confusing at first
-Not going to win beauty pageants, but not everything needs to be in HD.

Overall: Here's a nine from me. (4.5/5)

[BigFattyPlus]

Nostalgic fun!

This really brings back memories of the old adventure games. It plays just like they did, even down to the strangeness and difficulty, which isn't a bad thing! It was challenge to play this game, even though I kept getting killed. Even though everything is retro, and the graphics do hurt the eyes after a while, it was still fun to play this! Great job!

[DrakeDraconas]

fun

I got eaten by a dog that sucked. Fun game though im not a big fan of point and click games but this one kept me enertaind for a while

[Shr00mzz]

Good little game.

And by the way, reddeye5...

Word 1 is in fact "is" since '1989' is a number..

..now what about <<<<<LINE SEVEN>>>>>, WORD ONE as you were instructed??

ohhhh okay..

[zephiran]

Nice!

This is a solid point and click adventure game with a compelling setting and theme. It´s got everything an adventure game needs to have! Puzzling puzzles, a multitude of strange ways to get snuffed, and a simplistic setup.

This game is very nice the way it is now, but the retro styling also comes with a price - the sheer simplicity of the graphics sometimes make it hard to make out crucial items, and after a few restarts the black and white scenery becomes more than a bit monotonous.

However. Considering the restrictions this kind of style puts on the game, I think you did an outstanding job. Good work, keep it up!

Also, for those of you gamers out there with a more "Classical" disposition in your gaming preferences, I recommend this strongly.