Gaming

well I had some issues with the blood sample - it was trickier using it in hard mode than in casual.

I stopped playing once I got to part 4, and the whatsitname event got started at the hotel. So that's where I'm at, now.

I think I am nearing the end of part four, though I am stumped right now about what to do with the several story elements that on currently in motion (then again it was about 1:00am when I stopped). Progress slowed to a crawl and it became a little more of a grind once you have five characters on the go. It was enough to have to jump back and forth between the two agents, once you then have Dolores, the *BLEEPING* Clown, and Franklin-a-boo to hop around between it gets annoying. *go to place, realise other character has the thing you need, switch to other character, travel to place, give thing to first character, do thing*

Then I experienced that thing that always happens to me in games like this. I tried to interact with something that I thought I should be able to interact with only foe the game to tell me that it wasn't anything I could interact with and that I should just forget about it and never touch it ever again. So I toddle off and wander around for a couple of hours making very little progress, end up resorting to the hint number which tells me that I have to go and use the thing I attempted to use hours ago which now miraculously works.

I also had the other thing that always happens to me in these games, where I work out what I need to do, and spend ages trying to do it and get it to work only to discover that I'm doing it in the wrong place.

I don't mind the 5 characters very much but I do find it a little "off-putting" that although they don't know or like each other, they are sometimes required to give each other things for no reason other than that you as the player know another character needs that item...

I think some of the story elements continue on in part 5? Not certain, though. In casual mode I had 4 characters lookinig for a key, in hard mode I found a key that's unobtainable in casual - but I doubt it's the same key.

Yeah, there are more than one key. I have one, but need another. I currently have multiple avenues that are all at dead ends

At least Doug is keeping me entertained...

Diggin'...

Diggin in the HALLWAY! *shouts*
and covers them up again all neat and tidy.

I'm not sure how much fun it'd be to dig holes and fill them back up again, over and over.

oh grrrrr getting tickets to thimblecon was much easier in casual. Now I just get a busy tone.

Hello Part Six