lilyr wrote:

Hi stuesue. Yes, it was me.I Beta  tested from the very beginning to the very end. You didn't mention the comic book. There are some scenes where you can't return once you finish. That might have been where you missed the memory object.. tuttifrutti is a relatively new developer. Now that BFG FINALLY accepted the game they want to port it to Mac and translate to German. And a bunch of other languages.

Hi Lily!   

WTG, beta testing all the way through!  That must have been really interesting, seeing how it developed over time.

I actually looked at TuttiFrutti's website and at its partners.  Weird thing is, GameHouse released Darkarta last September, and yet it isn't even mentioned as a partner, whereas BFG has only just released it and they're right up there near the top, if not at the top, of their list of partners!  What's that all about?

Yes, I didn't mention the comic book in my brief review in this thread, as I didn't mention any of the extras, but I did mention it and all the extras in my full review in my review thread.

And, unfortunately, I only realised I'd missed one of the Memories when I finished the main game and checked out the achievements and the Memories and realised I'd missed one - and you can't go back to find any you missed once you'd finished the game.  And, once you've moved on to the next location, you can't go back to any of the previous locations to get any you missed even before you've finished the game.  I hate it when that happens but, as I didn't buy the game but just played it with my FunPass, I sure ain't complainin'!  But I'd really like to know what that Memory was!!!!  I really liked reading all the info about the Memories.


 

stusue -- Part of the problem with DARKARTA's late release on BFG was due to the survey tester's ratings -- specifically the fact that a good number don't use tutorials so rated the tutorial as a 1 or 2 -- without even looking at it!  Another part was that Churchill Downs owned BFG and they seemed to want to get away from HOPAs. Also BFG is committed to some developers whose HOPA series should have been retired a number of games ago. I can't help you with the memories. It's been a long time since I Beta tested and, although I bought the game at full price on BFG to support tuttifrutti, I haven't replayed it. The developer is very responsive. You might try asking them about the missing  Memory. Or maybe you know someone else who played it and got all the memories?  I just switched over to  a new computer with Win 19, so I'm busy learning that.

Anki --  MCF: REWIND seems to be one of those love it or hate it games. Lots of people who have been with MCF since the very beginning (HUNTSVILLE) love it. A lot of other people think MCF only started with RAVENHEARST and should be all about the Dalimars, all the time. In fact in comments they say that the series started with RTR! I bought it and will be playing it soon. I'm glad you liked it.

Tirama -- DARKARTA came out on STEAM and GAMEHOUSE first. BFG wanted the game to appear on iWin and/or Gamehouse before they would consider it.

Stuesue, as I recall, I think there was a memory missing in the game. I bought it on Steam so it's a long time since I played it, but I think it was in a location with a pond(at least water) and a mountainwall or something to the right. It was marked in the Walkthrough but was not in the scene..

Lilyr, I even bought Huntsville when the name was CCI:Huntsville (Criminal Case Investigations) 

Tirama, thanks for the link, it was interesting to read.

lilyr wrote:

I found it interesting that a certain reviewer who wants series ended and complains about short games gave  the BFG for TGT 5 stars -- even though she;s complained about this developer, the game is 3 chapters and the Strategy Guide is 37 pages.

I didn't think Elephant Games was on her hit list of developers she wants BF to fire.  In fact, I thought she wanted MCF to be returned to the Elephant. 

I don't think you can judge the length of a game based on the number of chapters or even pages in the strategy guide.  Nowadays, the SG's are so minimalist and streamlined, not like the good old days when EVERYTHING was shown and instructions were very detailed.

I was so excited about MCF.  I was sure there would be a super sale and I could finally get some new games.  So now I've got 15 new CE's, 3 new SV's, but the MC castle challenge has become, well, challenging, and the weather has been stormy, and I haven't been able to play any of the new games.