Beginner's Forest
a.k.a. Eamon 140 - Beginner's Forest
created and published by NEUC in 1987-01, running on Apple II E
type: adventure
perspective: other
player options: single player
game engine: Eamon Engine
languages: eng
perspective: other
player options: single player
game engine: Eamon Engine
languages: eng
Personal review
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#140 - Beginner's Forest by Margaret Anderson
Reviewed by Tom Zuchowski
MAIN PGM Version: 5 Extra Commands: READ, WEAR Deleted Commands: None, no SAVE Special Features: Beginner characters only Playing Time: 10-60 min. Reviewer Rating: 5.0
Description: "You have no trouble finding a horse that you, well, borrow to take you on your first adventure. You follow several signs to take you to the Beginners Forest.
"You see a green, vine covered arch and a locked gate under the arch. The gate is wrought iron, into the design is worked the letters 'BEGINNERS ONLY'. As you stand there, you see the local Knight Marshal come out to inspect you."
Comment: As the above implies, this Eamon will only accept beginner characters, just like the "Beginners Cave". I whomped up a new character, bought myself a sword and leather armor, and jumped right in.
It is well enough written, with a small, coherent map and good descriptions. It is heavy into combat, and is pretty tough for freshly minted characters with very little in the way of weapons, armor, and spells. I got killed out five or six times in 20 minutes of playing, and never did see more than about 20 of the 32 rooms. In fact, I am going to jump up the difficulty rating to (7) because I found it darned hard to survive the combat with a brand-new character.
don't even try to fight the spooks; you'll soon find yourself hopelessly outnumbered. Run away!
zerothis # 2010-02-26 15:40:08 - source
#140 - Beginner's Forest by Margaret Anderson
Reviewed by Tom Zuchowski
MAIN PGM Version: 5 Extra Commands: READ, WEAR Deleted Commands: None, no SAVE Special Features: Beginner characters only Playing Time: 10-60 min. Reviewer Rating: 5.0
Description: "You have no trouble finding a horse that you, well, borrow to take you on your first adventure. You follow several signs to take you to the Beginners Forest.
"You see a green, vine covered arch and a locked gate under the arch. The gate is wrought iron, into the design is worked the letters 'BEGINNERS ONLY'. As you stand there, you see the local Knight Marshal come out to inspect you."
Comment: As the above implies, this Eamon will only accept beginner characters, just like the "Beginners Cave". I whomped up a new character, bought myself a sword and leather armor, and jumped right in.
It is well enough written, with a small, coherent map and good descriptions. It is heavy into combat, and is pretty tough for freshly minted characters with very little in the way of weapons, armor, and spells. I got killed out five or six times in 20 minutes of playing, and never did see more than about 20 of the 32 rooms. In fact, I am going to jump up the difficulty rating to (7) because I found it darned hard to survive the combat with a brand-new character.
zerothis # 2010-02-26 15:40:08 - sourceTechnical specs
software: Eamon Engine,
display: text
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