Medieval Part One: Spilled Blood

Let's examine this game a little closer:

1) Medieval is not as interesting as Appliance says.

2) The graphics lean more toward the bad side.

3) The "Plotline" was not "almost interesting." It was boring, tedious, and was only added as a vein attempt to quickly (takes breath) make a game seem like you put a lot of time into making it. I.E.: Why is the meeting room behind a candlestick?

4) When I played (and edited) Medieval, I didn't see one single engine or well coded object. But what I did see was that mr.bob copy and pasted multiple objects with large code over and over again, to make his file larger than most games that are of a higher grade. He also made breakable walls into objects, which would be understandable if you could shoot in the game. He did the same with normal walls, which is just rediculous. In most of the boards of the game there are multiple unnecessary objects. I.E.: You have to touch the object that you can only touch or be in contact with via multiple zapping or editing the game.

5) I'm sorry Appliance, but the music, I hardly ever use this word, sucked. Again, sorry. I don't like to use that word, but it had to be said.

6) What I do agree with Appliance with, is that Medieval is a nice start. Mr.bob did a well enough job programming and making art for a newbie. But what I frown on, is that he tried to make his game look bigger than it actually was. I.E.: Making a pointless art board (or boards, I can't remember) that can only be seen in the editor, multiple unnecessary objects, a multitude of text files crammed into each and every board (And if not in every one of them, there was still enough in the church to spread evenly over the entire game).

In conclusion, mr.bob, next time you want to make a good ZZT game, think about it and plan ahead. Write out the story and think about releasing it after it's finished. It couldn't have been "great" but it could have been decent. Sorry to be so harsh.

This is going to hurt me more than it hurts you.

Medieval is an interesting game. |it has nice graphics (nothing Nadir level, but still nice), an Almost interesting plotline, and a few interesting engines. While extremely short, Medieval does motivate you enough to play through, if only that. The music is mostly really good (mostly because I made it). It may not be much, but it's definintely a nice start. I hope the next Medieval is even better!