Ugh...
This game COULD have been great but the controls are an absolute dumpster fire. You're supposed to walk about and explore, but you cant walk backwards... so anytime you get to a point where you cant move forward anymore you need to turn a full 360 degrees unless you wanna just sit there, stuck. God forbid you need to look at something from a different angle or simply move back a step or two. Its a truly maddening experience. In a 3D first person game this is simply unacceptable. The entire interface as a whole is a pain to use, and so is attempting to look up, down, left, right... ANY direction... ugh. Its just awful.
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Horrible!
Complete waste of money. Do not buy! Works horribly on an iPad.
Nothing
Game loaded. Went through several “ please wait “ screens, then as I waited for game to start, the game went away. Twice. Removed game. I’m done
Just being honest
Might be a great game who knows? For me it’s a hard pass when the devs want 10$ and the amount of gameplay offered in the demo takes me literally about a minute to finish. There was a nice “history of our game” to view and I’ll admit at first it seemed like it was going to be decent adventure game but then I realized it took more time to download the app than it was gonna take me to finish this supposed “demo”
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My first game purchase, now my latest!
I first bought Colossal Cave on my then brand new Apple ][+. I spent countless hours playing it.
When I heard a graphical version by the Williams folks was out, I had to get it!
It is a lot of fun, be sure to check out the TV :)
When I heard a graphical version by the Williams folks was out, I had to get it!
It is a lot of fun, be sure to check out the TV :)
Garbage
The PC version was ok, but this is bad. Instruction screen with writing chopped off on all 4 edges. Painfully slow 3D view panning. Clunky interface.
Almost Myst like!!
This game was amazing!! This genre of games are what a lot of people are looking for! It’s been the first of its kind for years!! I bought an iPad for specific games like this over 10 years ago, but slowly they just stopped making them.
I have to admit, without the walkthrough I was clueless, as in playing a totally different game. I explored (which I love to do) the lower caves all the way up to a futuristic area, that seemed so different from the caves. But what do I know?!?! When using the walkthrough, the game was different from what I had been exploring and would have never come to the conclusion as to the real game. But it was fun just exploring!! What’s funny, is all the places I had been to, very few were part of the game!
Was not crazy about it being a point system. The main concern I have is that you can die and have to start over, so save your game ….OFTEN!!
I rate games, but never a review, so this tells other gamers, this game was a 10 out of 10 for me! Worth the price!! Please make more of these! Always looking for non linear, NO violence, (including dying) adventure/exploration games. Thank you developers!!
I have to admit, without the walkthrough I was clueless, as in playing a totally different game. I explored (which I love to do) the lower caves all the way up to a futuristic area, that seemed so different from the caves. But what do I know?!?! When using the walkthrough, the game was different from what I had been exploring and would have never come to the conclusion as to the real game. But it was fun just exploring!! What’s funny, is all the places I had been to, very few were part of the game!
Was not crazy about it being a point system. The main concern I have is that you can die and have to start over, so save your game ….OFTEN!!
I rate games, but never a review, so this tells other gamers, this game was a 10 out of 10 for me! Worth the price!! Please make more of these! Always looking for non linear, NO violence, (including dying) adventure/exploration games. Thank you developers!!
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What a blast from the past
I started following this amazing couple for their exploits outside the gaming world and that led me to Ken’s revelation about Colossal Cave 2.0!
I had played Advent back in the day on a PDP 8 and lost a ton of productivity the fall of ‘78 … and again on my Apple Lisa a few years later, so had to try this version. It does not disappoint!!!!
Having achieved 350 all those years ago, it’s nice to just explore and enjoy all the nuisances in this iOS 2.0 version. The graphics are great and the sounds are even better! I have never been tempted to go down the VR journey …. but I will now (dang it, but 🎉 at the same time).
Special shout out to Roberta for the video about the Crothers and the history of the game itself. I loved those details as much as I love the warmth of bunny slippers on a chilly nautical morning 😉 Thank you, thank you! Ten thumbs up from me 👍🏼
I had played Advent back in the day on a PDP 8 and lost a ton of productivity the fall of ‘78 … and again on my Apple Lisa a few years later, so had to try this version. It does not disappoint!!!!
Having achieved 350 all those years ago, it’s nice to just explore and enjoy all the nuisances in this iOS 2.0 version. The graphics are great and the sounds are even better! I have never been tempted to go down the VR journey …. but I will now (dang it, but 🎉 at the same time).
Special shout out to Roberta for the video about the Crothers and the history of the game itself. I loved those details as much as I love the warmth of bunny slippers on a chilly nautical morning 😉 Thank you, thank you! Ten thumbs up from me 👍🏼
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Great throwback!
Very fun to play a old school, slower paced game where I can ponder all day on how to solve the next
Puzzle!
Puzzle!
Great Puzzle game!!
Love this game thus far can't wait to really get into it!! By far one of the best out right now for sure!!
Not a bad start!
I absolutely love the feel of the game: Simple, pretty, a world that wants to be explored!
Only issue I see is the controls dont feel great on iOS. Its a bit awkward at times, and I think could easily be updated.
Games like Myst (Mobile I think) or XON, or even Nimian Legends have similar experience and I think a similar movement / look system could be implemented!
Otherwise, I look forward to further exploring "The Cave"!
Only issue I see is the controls dont feel great on iOS. Its a bit awkward at times, and I think could easily be updated.
Games like Myst (Mobile I think) or XON, or even Nimian Legends have similar experience and I think a similar movement / look system could be implemented!
Otherwise, I look forward to further exploring "The Cave"!
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Great Game
I love this game. Graphics are amazing
Fascinating
I’ve just started this game and I can immediately tell the work that has gone into it, I’ve found a house with a tv which I switched on and have been fascinated by the history of colossal cave and this game, the lady who joined the caves by squeezing through the tiny gap was incredibly brave. The 1 star review for this game is ridiculous, the controls aren’t difficult and the graphics are fabulous, read the description of this game to understand that is based on a very important game from the 70s and this developer has done so well to create this for those who missed it first time around. Huge well done!
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I’ll just replay the text version
Love the idea, and the visuals are nice…but controls are awkward and slow and you don’t get the sense of the amount to explore that you could in the old text version.
Great Mobile Experience
Great classic puzzle solving adventure. The interface and controls work well on iOS and the game is fun to play as bite size chunks on the go. If you were on the fence about this game, having the ability to play the first 3 levels for free is a really nice.
Colossal Cave
Brilliant work. Looks sharp, plays smoothly and also gave me a claustrophobic feeling. Well done.
Great Remake
Ken and Roberta Wiiliams crested an awesome game!!! Highly recommended. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Still the legend
This just keeps getting better
Really bad controls
Gave up and deleted after ten minutes as controls are completely useless.
Retro Fun for Everyone!
Great retro style game with modern graphics. The only thing I miss is the old text parser!
