The plot thickens, the clients continue to be strange, and Tripper is as lost as ever. But he's pressing on!
The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker is produced by D'Avekki Studios and written by Tim & Lynda Cowles. Tentative Review: 6/10 Hats (unchanged)
Eric jumps into the fray with a review of Dave the Diver! Dave the Diver is developed and published by MINTROCKET.
Summary: A fun game with great characters, a distinct feel, and an incredible value. Highly recommended!
Review: 10/10 Hats
Tripper, one of the resident gamers of Rabid Haberdashery, is also a trained therapist. During Tim's review of the psychoanalytic video game The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker, he noted that it would be interesting to get a professional opinion on the gameplay and the conversations. This is part one of Tripper's review of the game, with his training and experience in mind.
The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker is produced by D'Avekki Studios and written by Tim & Lynda Cowles.
Summary: This style of gameplay isn't particularly appealing to Tripper, but the story is interesting and he's looking forward to diving in deeper.
Tentative Review: 6/10 Hats
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This week, Tim reviewed Horizon Zero Dawn, a post-apocalyptic sci fi game with heavy prehistoric themes. Horizon Zero Dawn was developed by Guerrilla Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. I accessed it through Steam.
Summary: I am invested in the story and characters, the gameplay was fun without being overly stressful or difficult to pick up, and the art is beautiful. I literally have nothing bad to say about this game.
Overall Rating: 10/10 Hats
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This week, Tim reviewed Darkest Dungeon, a 2016 dungeon crawling video game from Red Hook Studios about reclaiming an estate fallen to cosmic evil forces. I accessed the game through Steam.
Summary: While the story is an interesting premise, it is little more than a premise. The object of the game is largely wrapped up in cyclic quests that enable you to upgrade your party. The game introduces some varied gameplay by way of having a variety of characters to recruit, the darkness system, and forcing downtime that changes out party composition, and these mechanics are implemented well. I always enjoy a good Lovecraftian vibe, I actually enjoy turn-based combat, and the visuals work really well with the concept and serve to create the right vibe. Overall, it's very good at what it aims to accomplish, and for that I have to give it credit; but what it seeks to accomplish isn't really for me, and it is my review, so.
Overall Rating: 6/10 Hats
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For this episode I dove into The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker, a first-person horror mystery about a psychiatrist trying to help a small cast of patients and unearth the truth of his predecessor's murder. This game was developed and published by D'Avekki Studios and originally released in 2017. I accessed it through Steam.
Leonard Susskind, by the way. It was the Holographic Principle as theorized by Leonard Susskind that I was trying to remember.
Summary: The game was frustrating to get a handle on, thanks to its unique gameplay style. However, as I got the hang of it, the story was really given opportunity to shine and the gameplay felt more fitting. By the end of my session with it, I was eager to continue and solve the mystery. The characters are interesting, their issues are tricky, and getting answers out of them poses a real challenge that befits a well-written mystery. The clever gameplay ability to ask questions is significantly hindered by the game's inability to register variations on known topics, and I found myself relying on the offered prompts much more than I would have liked. I look forward to returning to this one.
Overall Rating: 8/10 Hats
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Introducing Haberdasher's Reviews, the review stream by Rabid Haberdashery! This episode was all about Hardspace: Shipbreaker, a science fiction game with a fondness for compound words and the morality of Elon Musk, about work as a space ship scrapper in Earth orbit deep in a dystopian setting. Hardspace: Shipbreaker was developed by Blackbird Interactive and published by Focus Entertainment, and originally released in 2020. I accessed it through XBox Game Pass.
Summary: The game was fun, but repetitive. The puzzle aspect, being that you have to sort out the best way to dismantle the ship without losing credits, is a fun mechanic but doesn't appear to have much longevity since figuring out one ship looks to carry over to other ships of the same design. The motion in space was easier to catch onto than expected, and provided an enjoyable freedom of movement that felt like how I suspect space would actually feel. Overall, I think this game will be fun to come back to time and again, but not for long sessions of play and probably not for an incredibly long time.
Overall Rating: 7/10 Hats
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