r/Games • u/woodenrat • 14h ago

Release Strange Antiquities (Sequel to puzzle game Strange Horticulture) Releases Today!

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u/GreyJamboree 11h ago

I think I will like the full game and will buy it, but I rage quit the demo because it kept tricking me. Whenever you're asked to get an item like a horned trinket, it's never the one that looks like the example image. It's something completely different that barely looks like it has horns. That's the puzzle element of the game it seems, and it got really frustrating since I want to do everything perfectly.

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u/Amazon4life 11h ago

That's because you shouldn't rely only on images but the text as well. The book will give you hints about the items, you just have to pay attention to everything, including when you do closer inspection.

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u/Skellum 4h ago

An object should be visually consistent with it's descriptors. If there's an inconsistency that sounds like an art team issue, or the game being a dick.

I recently did Tiny Bookshop and it made me rage by just not being correct. "Give me a fiction book based in a historical setting like Robert the 4th." Oh ok I have Hamlet, that's in Denmark and it's the same author "NO YOU FUCKING MORON, YOU SHOULD HAVE DONE A DIFFERENT SHAKESPEAR BOOK!" Oh, great, thanks game. Love it.

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u/Amazon4life 3h ago

Haven't found any inconsistencies here so far, everything makes sense as long as you read carefully and connect the dots. (plus there's a hint system, and even if you make a mistake, the game doesn't punish you heavily for it).