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<title><![CDATA[Larva Mortus comments:]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[By: TopazMystique]]></title>
<link>https://game.giveawayoftheday.com/larvamortus/#comment-122338</link>
<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Emy's comment, I did download this game even tho I am not normally an arcade &amp; action, blood &amp; guts gamer (HOG mostly). I've only completed 2 missions in EASY mode and find it a very satsifying game. 

Only problem so far is I must be missing some of the ROOM CLEARED messages because I can't find any more monsters but missed the sign. Have been using the sword after enemies are gone to break boxes, coffins, etc. looking for goodies.  

Just a fun game. Thanks, GGOTD!



.......................MODERATORS COMMENT.......................

Hi TopazMystique,  have you checked out the  other games that I listed at the end of my review  (see #1) there are several free games on the same lines as this one.  All were commercial games, but now free.  :)]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:56:25 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[By: Late]]></title>
<link>https://game.giveawayoftheday.com/larvamortus/#comment-122249</link>
<description><![CDATA[oh no, i missed this cos i was out of town...

hope to get second run soon :)]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:11:08 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[By: Phil K]]></title>
<link>https://game.giveawayoftheday.com/larvamortus/#comment-122231</link>
<description><![CDATA[Mod comment - thanks for the excellent help there on the RIP series !]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:07:01 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[By: Sam Hell]]></title>
<link>https://game.giveawayoftheday.com/larvamortus/#comment-122165</link>
<description><![CDATA[I've only had about 30min with todays version but i it feels improved somehow from the last. It installed in a separate folder from older ver. runs well at least as far as i've gone. Still curious if it is  wholly independent from previous version which I would otherwise uninstall after i've reached an insurmountable impasse. Would like to know if removing bits of the first might hose the second, esp as my time has expired for this giveaway, I will enjoy nonetheless.
I am aware this query might best be at Forums, but as I have mentioned several times before, Forums has not allowed me to register in past, and due to my limited time online line I have had to give up submitting addys acceptable to TPTB. Any kind mod that would care to assist with my registration dilemma is welcome to email me at the @ submitted with this and previous comment.
As always, thanks to Giveaway crew. Keep the "Rake in Grass" coming if you can. Cheers, S.H.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:32:42 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[By: Violet4714]]></title>
<link>https://game.giveawayoftheday.com/larvamortus/#comment-122143</link>
<description><![CDATA[@35, Cathy Champion:

some community members also had that message during the prior Larva Mortus giveaway (March 22, 2009)...comments &amp; possible fixes from that day:
http://game.giveawayoftheday.com/larva-mortus/

also, some ideas from the forum thread listed for Spiritwolf earlier (RE:Vista, OpenGL, &amp; DirectX) may help:
http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6499

good luck...save the game, try again, &amp; hopefully you can get to the forums &amp; get it running!...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:45:06 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[By: Violet4714]]></title>
<link>https://game.giveawayoftheday.com/larvamortus/#comment-122141</link>
<description><![CDATA[@37, Sam Hell:

prior giveaway, 1.01, i installed in a file i named "Larva Mortus"...the program installed a file into that "larvamortus_build"...the comments said there was a patch available to 1.02, but i didn't have the cursor problem a few had &amp; didn't patch...

today i installed into "Larva Mortus 1.02"...the program installed "larvamortus_full", version 1.02...

i ran both of the larvamortus.exe from the files today &amp; both ran, with each showing the different version #'s...

hope that helps, &amp; made some sense...lol...

@36, watcher13:

after the "loading..." part of the intro, i hit the space bar &amp; it went right to the selection/options/etc., screen...skipped the long intro...

XP MCE SP2

@38, Spiritwolf:

there was a discussion in the forums about Vista &amp; DirectX a few weeks back:
http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6444

and another about Vista, OpenGL, &amp; DirectX:
http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6499

maybe something there is part of the solution for you...good luck...

now if only i had any gaming skills...lol...

thank you Rake In Grass, GGOTD, &amp; Whiterabbit (who i hope has gotten some rest this week...thank you for another week of work...)...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:16:10 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[By: Fred]]></title>
<link>https://game.giveawayoftheday.com/larvamortus/#comment-122135</link>
<description><![CDATA[Hi Stephen, 

The old version shows as v1.01, this download shows as v1.02.

So, as you suspected it is a newer release.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:41:23 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[By: Spiritwolf]]></title>
<link>https://game.giveawayoftheday.com/larvamortus/#comment-122132</link>
<description><![CDATA[I'm glad that games are offered multiple times at intervals.  This way, if one has been lost via a hard drive crash, if you've bought a new pc, etc, you have the opportunity to have your game back.  

I installed LarvaMortus on my laptop last time it was offered. Now I cannot access the net with the laptop until I get another wireless router.  (For some reason, my laptop's ethernet port is just a fraction too large to adequately connect an ethernet cable, according to what I've read on forums there have been a number of laptops with this same problem, involving more than one brand.)

But I did download and install LarvaMortus on my current desktop that I didn't have up and running when the game was last offered.

I WISH THAT MAHJONG EPIC WOULD BE OFFERED AGAIN.  I LOVE THAT GAME, I would love to put it on this desktop and replace it on the laptop.  For some unknown reason, the laptop (which is a Vista machine) started loading the game with a blank white page without the graphics.  
Please consider offering Mahjong Epic again, and other Mahjong games too.  I haven't seen a Mahjong game offered at all except the one time Mahjong Epic was offered back in mid-2008.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:39:41 -0500</pubDate>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Spiritwolf]]></dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[By: Sam Hell]]></title>
<link>https://game.giveawayoftheday.com/larvamortus/#comment-122126</link>
<description><![CDATA[To #16 have you successfully overwritten earlier version without problem?
To # 32 Have you successfully run both today's and prior version? if so, verdict?
THX, S.H.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:13:10 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[By: watcher13]]></title>
<link>https://game.giveawayoftheday.com/larvamortus/#comment-122123</link>
<description><![CDATA[Impressed with this one, though I kinda doubt I'll be able to master it. I'm just not comfortable with keyboard control - which is not a complaint - since its necessary, here. It would be prohibitive to try and control everything with a mouse. Actually, as it hints in the included manual, this is designed for a gamepad, and I suspect it would be HIGHLY playable on one. The problem I have with keyboard control is that I'm a pretty big guy, although my hands are on the small side for someone my size. Still, the standard keyboard cluster is too small and cramped for my hands. 

It surprises me a little that more developers don't consider a wider spread - more like what you have on a gamepad. To explain, I'd be fine with an A,S,E,F finger spread, ignoring the thumb, with S being down, or ASDE, with AS being left right and the thumb on D being down. Of course, that's a little different than the gamepad, but, I think using the thumb on a keyboard is unnatural, anyway, unless you make the space bar down.

However, I'm really impressed with this game. The developer's took a standard format and just did it well. The manual for one thing can get you started easily, though it's not comprehensive. A newbie might not immediately get that a first aid kit is adding what some games call life points, or that you're getting ammo or dynamite from some of the slain monsters or the barrels, etc. And what contains treasure. I'm using my sword to hack up everything in every room, because I'm too green to know better. Noticed a couple grammatical/spelling errors, but, VERY minor. Actually, the manual is clearly and simply written. And the info. layout is good, also. Plenty of space with everything allocated it's own corner to make it easily viewable, rather than cluttering all the info on one place on the screen. And self explanatory icons and symbols. Simple mechanics, so for many the learning curve should be easy.

For the first time, the intro is too long, but I sympathize with the developers. I once edited a blooper reel for a student movie and made it 8 minutes long. Honest, it was all good stuff! It's hard to leave stuff out when you put so much creative effort into it.

Sorry it creeps some people out, but I'd be inclined to believe Whiterabbit (not that I wouldn't always, anyway) when he says this is one of the finest entries in this genre. I like Realore, but I'm impressed with how Rake in the Grass finds these little, slightly different gems. In other words, you don't have to reinvent the wheel to be creative.

If you're comfortable with this genre, or with keyboard control, or have a gamepad, this seems like a bargain - maybe a big bargain - at 9.95.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:57:09 -0500</pubDate>
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