For me personally this is one of my all time favourite games. It has a lot of charm and humour.
It looks like it's a zelda-like game, but because combat is deterministic rather than skill-based, it's really more of a puzzle game
The Frog for Whom the Bell Tolls
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#12'While game’s title is a reference to “For Whom the Bell Tolls” by Ernest Hemingway...'
This is actually much, much older than Hemingway.
No man is an island,
Entire of itself.
Each is a piece of the continent,
A part of the main.
If a clod be washed away by the sea,
Europe is the less.
As well as if a promontory were.
As well as if a manor of thine own
Or of thine friend's were.
Each man's death diminishes me,
For I am involved in mankind.
Therefore, send not to know
For whom the bell tolls,
It tolls for thee.
--John Donne
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#13> despite a few twists at the end: the Princess does not escape her fate Which is? What fate?
You'll have to play to find out ;) haha!
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#14What serendipity, I've just begun my own play through a few days ago after having learned of the game (as most of those in North America have) through the Link's Awakening cameo. It's thoroughly charming, makes me sad it never enjoyed a proper release outside of Japan. If any readers here have an interest in retro gaming or (like me) loved Link's Awakening back in the day, I highly recommend giving it a look.
Woah, that's awesome!! Enjoy :)
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#15'While game’s title is a reference to “For Whom the Bell Tolls” by Ernest Hemingway...' This is actually much, much older than Hemingway. No man is an island, Entire of itself. Each is a piece of the continent, A part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less. As well as if a promontory were. As well as if a manor of thine own Or of thine friend's were. Each man's death diminishes me, For I…
Donne was a poet (a very good poet, at that) but this particular passage is from a bit of devotional prose, not a poem, and I think it's misleading to format it as if it were poetry. Especially as it's quite unlike the style of Donne's poetry.
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#16'While game’s title is a reference to “For Whom the Bell Tolls” by Ernest Hemingway...' This is actually much, much older than Hemingway. No man is an island, Entire of itself. Each is a piece of the continent, A part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less. As well as if a promontory were. As well as if a manor of thine own Or of thine friend's were. Each man's death diminishes me, For I…
Donne was a poet (a very good poet, at that) but this particular passage is from a bit of devotional prose, not a poem, and I think it's misleading to format it as if it were poetry. Especially as it's quite unlike the style of Donne's poetry.
I pulled it from this source. Perhaps they are amenable to your insights?
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#17From the title I'd assumed this was a mixed metaphor between boiling the frog and facing impending doom. Maybe I need to stop AI doomscrolling for a bit.
What amazes me is I thought the exact same thing, verbatim. And I hadn't thought about that boiling frog in years. I guess it scarred you and me both when we saw it.
"Boiling the frog" is a common idiom for making a negative change slowly enough that no-one reacts. It perhaps comes from the (incorrect) notion that if you add a frog to water and bring it to a boil very gradually, it won't notice.
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#18What serendipity, I've just begun my own play through a few days ago after having learned of the game (as most of those in North America have) through the Link's Awakening cameo. It's thoroughly charming, makes me sad it never enjoyed a proper release outside of Japan. If any readers here have an interest in retro gaming or (like me) loved Link's Awakening back in the day, I highly recommend giving it a look.
Thanks for the recommendation, also worth checking out RetroAchievements[0] to power up your retro gaming and keep track of your accomplishments (hardcore or not:))