Giveaway of the Day - Ghost in the Sheet

Ghost in the Sheet (210Mb)

I was unable to get a downloadable demo of today’s game, so the following is just a collection of links to video’s, screenshots and other reviews rather than a review of my own. {how can you review a game without at least a demo}. I’ve also included general information about the game taken from the developers site as well as a walkthrough fr anyone who gets stuck. The game is a dark ghostly point and click adventure, though because you play s a ghost you can’t actually pick things up in the usual way. Thankfully you start with the power of telekinesis, so you can move objects a little. You’ll either love or hate the dark humor contained within this game which was released at the end of 2007. The graphics are excellent. Apparently, without the use of the spoiler you should get through this game in several hours, assuming you’re a regular point and click gamer,; If you don’t usually play such games it may last aseveral days of casual play. From what It’s had some good write up’s, so please don’t let the apparent shortness of the game put you off.

I had several Point and Click adventures in my ‘to post’ folder, which I’ve been intending posting for ages. Seeing as I have so many, I thought it would be nice to post a few that complement today’s giveaway rather than wait. (I’ve had most of them ready to post since I started the free games for the weekday project back in September 08). I’ll post links to where you can find them in the forums at the bottom of this pseudo-review.

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Introduction from the developers site:

Welcome to the afterlife! It’s nothing like you’ve expected. Ghost in the Sheet is a comedy adventure game of supernatural proportions. Become a ghost and master your new paranormal skill set to unravel the secrets of your life-after-death adventure! Mystery, intrigue, comedy and adventure await; aren’t you just dying to play?

Features:

• High-resolution graphics with detailed animations to immerse players

• A RPG-like skill learning system: as players progress through the game, they learn new paranormal skills that are vital for future adventures

• Skills range from the conventional paranormal Telekinesis to obscure skills like Scary Sound

• Nonlinear game play that allows players to freely roam the factor while solving a variety of puzzles in any order

• Music and sound design are seamlessly integrated into the game

• Humorous and entertaining mini-games integrated into the game play

• No dying, mazes, slider puzzles, or timed sequences that can needlessly frustrate

• Non Playing Characters (NPC’s) who reveal hints and provide intriguing back-story

• Comic style cut scenes to supplement the plot

Reference: Developers home page accessed 13th Feb 09

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Useful Resources:

Video:

YouTube Video

Big Fish Games video

Images:

Googled images of Ghost in the Sheet

Walkthrough:

Click here for walkthrough

Game Reviews worth reading:

Game review 1 – Click here

Game review 2 – Click here

Game review 3 – Click here

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System Requirements:
OS……………………… Windows 2000/XP/Vista
CPU……………………..1.4 GHz
RAM…………………….512 MB
DirectX…………………v8.0
Hard Drive……………..300MB MB

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ESRB Rating: T for Blood and Gore, Mild Language, Mild Suggestive Themes, Mild Violence, Tobacco Reference.

If you’re at all squeamish, disturbed by things supernatural or creepy, or offended by the occasional mild curse word like “arse” or “hell” then approach Ghost in the Sheet with caution. The subject matter is grittier than the average casual.

Reference: Gamezebo Game Review – Click here accessed 13th Feb 09

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Other games:

We’ve posted quite a few point and click adventure games over the last few months for the free games project. The following are well worth checking out, especially if you’re on dial up and find the 210Mb size too much, although a couple are still quite large. You can find all of the games mentioned below in the Alphabetical Games Synopsis, apart from the last four, which I’ve only just posted, so they won’t have been added to the synopsis yet. I highly recommend all of the following: Bermuda Syndrome, Beneath a Steel Sky, Broken Sword: Return of the Templars, Cirque de Zale, Aftershocked, Conspiracy of Songo, Ben Jordan, Ben there Dan that, Cruise for a Corpse, Lure of the Temptress, Out of Order and The White Chamber. You can find all of the above HERE

I’ve also posted four older Point and Click adventures, all of which require DOSBox; however, all four are excellent games, called: Tex Murphy 1 – Mean Streets, Tex Murphy 2 – Martian Memorandum, 5 days a Stranger, and Blackstar – Agent of Justice which can be downloaded HERE

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This looks cool and I’m going to try it. Sadly I have my doubts due to my old computer possibly not being able to run it. We’ll see :]