Hickbilly Bride

eMTe · Post by **eMTe** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 22:20

A heart-warming tale about love and family... and possums. Hilarious.

http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/HickbillyBride

Pater Alf · Post by **Pater Alf** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 1:44

"Yer Cuzzin' done married your Sis' dat just ain't right she's yours! Go teach that sum'bitch a lesson!"

The game reached place five in last years "B-Game Competition" over at Tigsource and it really deserved it.

Developer: can-o-spam

Year: 2007

Download size: 4.7 MB (including versions for Mac and Windows)

Scythe · Post by **Scythe** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:53

Not that it's not kinda fun for that time, but a trial and error game that's over in five minutes is just not worthy. It's like playing (extremely) poor man's Dragon's Lair. The graphics don't exactly inspire confidence either (so they're made that way on purpose? Bad call). This is a joke, and it doesn't gain in the retelling (i.e. you'll never play it again).

Post by **Chroelle** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 13:20

Well I find the game somewhat funny but with lots of annoying little issues. Like why the typing has to be so slow...?
I have run into a little problem though... I cant seem to get past the cats... Anyone has any ideas? (or solutions?)

Scythe · Post by **Scythe** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 13:33

Just take a small step, then back up, then another, etc.

Post by **Chroelle** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 14:02

So I should be able to just "activate the cat" and step back? I tried that with no luck..

Scythe · Post by **Scythe** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 15:58

It's probably pixel perfect timing. You "activate" the cat before it starts moving; too late to save yourself once it's already moving.

Pater Alf · Post by **Pater Alf** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 23:06

I was laughing the whole ten minutes that it took me to complete this game...

To be serious, I don't think that any of the games presented in the "B-Game Competition" will make it to our site (maybe "Cottage of Doom" would have a chance). Most of them are quite...ehm...obscure. But still it was my favourite contest in 2007. Hope there will be another one sometime in the future!

moshboy · Post by **moshboy** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 1:09

Scythe wrote:Not that it's not kinda fun for that time, but a trial and error game that's over in five minutes is just not worthy. It's like playing (extremely) poor man's Dragon's Lair. The graphics don't exactly inspire confidence either (so they're made that way on purpose? Bad call). This is a joke, and it doesn't gain in the retelling (i.e. you'll never play it again).

The graphics are made that way on purpose because it was made for a B-game competition.. so if you take it in context it was actually a good call IMO, otherwise it would have most likely placed lower in the competition.

As far as games that you guys might consider worthy (from that competition).. Space Barnacle was pretty cool, although a new version is being worked on as far as I know.

Scythe · Post by **Scythe** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 2:09

I probably have no idea what is meant by "B-game."

Pater Alf · Post by **Pater Alf** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 2:15

Well, it means the same as B-movie in the movie business. Amateurish trash full of obscure themes, sex and violence. How could anyone not like this genre...

Scythe · Post by **Scythe** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 11:24

Then my statement stands. (Bad call on the graphics.)