Legend of Hand──AVG with a great deal of public life
I have to admit that I only have little experience with
the classic AVG, like Sierra or Lucas Art. I believe they are all great works,
but my age disturbs me to approach them, comparing to modern video games, the
traditional are sometimes limited with graphic and sound, also much harder
puzzles. For the hardcore, they are the core of AVG.
But I was't too worried about Legend of Hand (LoH),
actually I really enjoy LoH for its amusing content which is included with
multiple characters, soundtrack, illustrations. I already knew Cloak and Dagger
Games for a while, The main developers Shaun Aitcheson and John Inch are the
fan of AVG but their games have showed some new things on the way of AVG road,
such as Mudlarks uses a Google Map-like real view as background for a modern
story, and The Terrible Old Man presents a expressive and creep drawing for old
man’s face.
Picture 1. Screenshot of LoH.
LoH is a karate game with point and click on the surface,
I believe that it is more like a game with a great deal of public life. The
player walked on the street and discovered the island, and also was curious
about what people are doing and their house decoration.
Picture 2. Screenshot of LoH.
The story is like a kung fu kid who has both gut and
talent, became the chosen one, so the master asked him to find a man named
Legend of Hand, who had the power to stop the war between the main island. It
was a classic story type of hero adventure, but after I started up my trip of
four islands, I cared more about the public than the boss of island who I had
to beat. It is true that John Inch committed that the fighting scene wasn’t not
his focus, but the background beyond the fighting.
In the fighting stage, it was the same visual composition
as Way of the Exploding Fist (released on ZX Spectrum,
1985) which had the influence on Inch. But it was real difference between them,
LoH didn’t ask players to have nice controlling skill, but to pretend
themselves as a coach to issue an intrusion, like playing in Punch Club (PC,
2016). It was fun to watch the fight because you must know there are many
spirtes (images) to create lively animation, not just fighting, everyone you
met in the whole game are showing a very realistic daily life.
Picture 4. Screenshot of Way of the Exploding Fist.
Yes, I have to say again that I like the subordinate
story than the main one, for example there is an old short lady who guarded the
door to the gym, so you have to feed her stomach, and it is my gut to buy the
cheap food at the street shop easily, and the lady watched the beef noodle for
a while then threw it to the sea. This time I tried so hard to find a excellent
chief teach me to cook and get the lady’s smile.
There are many these kind of small joys around the
islands, without the gorgeous details and electronic soundtrack, especially the
voice recorded by IPhone, it can’t be so fun to take time to enjoy the game.
It is very kind to the new generation who would not
really be good at hard puzzle or outmoded graphics limited to the age. Though
the latter part of story from the fourth island to heaven is too sudden and
quick for me. Player fought with Red Lord on the street during the war, and the
background was very crude for the final boss, only an empty store and a
bystander, she is almost bare and nothing special on her face, why she didn’t
run away with others.
It was a pity too for no specific stories or game in the
library and some public place. In addition, the huge dragons and inexpressible
monsters are too late to show up, it would be nice to have their own story for
they can talk!
Cloak and Dagger Games has taken almost 3 years to make
an adventure game with many joys. Its background and character, soundtrack
would be worthy for you to take time into it, make yourself to have a
comfortable and cheerful experience.
Picture 9. Screenshot of LoH.
written at 2017/11/17 by whiteblack
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