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Powers in the Basement

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4.1/5

( 13 Reviews )

4.1

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Powers in the Basement
Description
Will Phail is a fifteen-year-old like many others: lazy, spoiled, and phlegmatic. But he has one thing that others lack: he's useless! Experience Will's drama in this short adventure as he searches for his favorite T-shirt so he can hang out with his friends trying to defend his already compromised...
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4.1/5

( 13 Reviews )

4.1

13 Reviews

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Product details
2022, Illiterate Code Games, ...
System requirements
7, Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon64, 2 GB RAM, Any Graphics Chip with support for DirectX 10, Version...
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Powers in the Basement Extended Soundtrack
Time to beat
1 hMain
1.5 h Main + Sides
-- Completionist
1 h All Styles
Description

Will Phail is a fifteen-year-old like many others: lazy, spoiled, and phlegmatic. But he has one thing that others lack: he's useless! 

Experience Will's drama in this short adventure as he searches for his favorite T-shirt so he can hang out with his friends trying to defend his already compromised reputation. 

Dodge lazy grandparents, mischievous rats, and carnivorous plants, and find the courage to descend into the frightening basement, where powers beyond understanding lurk, waiting to be awakened! 
 

  • A dive into the golden age of point-and-click adventures 
  • A state-of-the-art, ultramodern 9-verbs interface, to put you in total control 
  • The humor of the great classics, with jokes conceived for smart people, like YOU who have decided to play this game! 
  • Amazing 3D graphics: Dimple, Dlat, and Dapproximate 
  • Awesome MT-32 music and 22KHz sound effects that will blow your mind 
  • Challenging and merciless puzzles that will force you to rack your brains!

The Game


Powers in the Basement is a 5/6 hours long point-and-click adventure game, deliberately reminiscent of the great classics from the 80s / 90s, with a specific sweet spot for LucasArts production. 

It's a witty and sometimes surreal game, with clean humor, also suitable for children, set in a pseudo-fantasy world in which the medieval fairytale is punctuated by anachronisms, elements of modernity, and absurd references to nerd pop culture. 
It's a challenging game made for puzzle lovers, those who like to have a-ha moments in the shower or while cooking, but we did our best to make it a fair and enjoyable experience for casual gamers as well.

If you are a longtime fan of this genre, well... we hope we can bring you back to your childhood for a while.

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Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
1 hMain
1.5 h Main + Sides
-- Completionist
1 h All Styles
Game details
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11), Linux (Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04), Mac OS X (10.13+)
Release date:
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Size:
49 MB

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Posted on: February 24, 2024

twillight

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Games: 315 Reviews: 69

Horrible

Sure, it's free, and yes I get the references, but the plot is paper-thin, there are too many complex red-herrings, one time you even have to disassemble an item you had crafted together for moon-logic to be honest, and the measurement for the feeding-ingredients is just entirely based on absolute nothing besides hitting up a walkthrough.


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Posted on: May 3, 2024

W4iteFlame

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Games: 274 Reviews: 90

Why?

Specifically: making complex control scheme for an adventure game now? There are 9 actions with one default that lets you get character opinion on specific thing. Yet in the first room you mainly have to use one action very different from a default one. It is almost like you need only 2 actions, so like...use 2 mouse buttons, there is no need to overcomplicate things now and you will not lost the "oldschool" atmosphere much not making people click many times more than necessary.


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