A classic game from a memorable era
I remember playing this game in the 80’s on the C64. Back then there was no walk-throughs so I always regretted not finishing it back then. Fast forward and with a little help, I’ve managed to explore the game further and seeing the graphics is a lovely trip down memory lane. The people behind this have brought 80’s nostalgia to live. Thank you. Highly recommended!
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Broke it for me
Unfortunately, the game does not work with VoiceOver. You took the one game genre that's blind-accessible from the get-go and made it inaccessible. 5 stars if this can be addressed.
Another Classic!
I originally played this on my Apple II+/IIe. Lovingly updated!
No VoiceOver Support
Very unfortunately, but perhaps unsurprisingly, these Magnetic Scrolls games have no support for the iOS built-in screen reader, VoiceOver. The games are thus unplayable by blind players. Given that the primary interface remains essentially textual, the original games have been playable in Magnetic on Windows or glkmagnetic in macOS. Please either make the remakes fully playable or else allow the game files to be exported for use by the other interpreter programs.
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Great to see Magnetic Scrolls games back with excellent remastering.
I've just written a separate review for Strand Games's other Magnetic Scrolls title 'The Guild of Thieves'. Unlike that game, I never played The Pawn when it originally came out (I was a bit too young at the time) so I am really looking forward to playing it now. Like all Magnetic Scrolls adventure games it will have wonderful puzzles, great writing, a very enjoyable atmospheric world, and lots of humour.
I'm very pleased that Strand Games are bringing back these classic Magnetic Scrolls games and remastering them so we can now play them on tablets and mobile phones. The remastering has added great playing benefits like auto-mapping and easy text entry functions. Also the graphics look better than ever and the sound is great too.
I would recommend Magnetic Scrolls games to anyone who likes a good story with logical puzzles that really make you think, they are good value for money as they include a lot of gameplay. I am looking forward to further Strand Games releases, I believe the next one is 'Jinxter'.
I'm very pleased that Strand Games are bringing back these classic Magnetic Scrolls games and remastering them so we can now play them on tablets and mobile phones. The remastering has added great playing benefits like auto-mapping and easy text entry functions. Also the graphics look better than ever and the sound is great too.
I would recommend Magnetic Scrolls games to anyone who likes a good story with logical puzzles that really make you think, they are good value for money as they include a lot of gameplay. I am looking forward to further Strand Games releases, I believe the next one is 'Jinxter'.
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