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The Excavation of Hob's Barrow

Evocative and compelling, but...

... This game really needs an alternate ending. I couldn't stop playing, and this is a very good thing. The quality of it all is on par with the average WadjetEye game. Some story-wise things, though, lowered the experience in the end. First of all, there's no real wow-moment: much of what happens is predictable and digs skin-deep into the usual folklore (and I love this kind of setting). This, until the very end, which is not what I was expecting. [SPOILERS] Unfortunately, the "wrong path" is so easy to guess... that it's a pity that Thomasina falls for it. I mean: we actually see a flashback telling us to be aware of some betrayal, stating straightforwardly what NOT TO DO... still, she does it! It serves for the dark tone and the Lovecraftian "we are all doomed" mood, eventually, but... c'mon! This game really needs an alternate ending.

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