A short review of a short but fun game.
Sometimes you crave donuts, right? You don’t need a buffet or a 7-course meal. I only want fresh baked donuts right out of the oven. The Dark Prophecy is just that, and I devoured it.
The Dark Prophecy is a retro RPG point and click adventure. You are an ordinary boy in a medieval fantasy kingdom, taking on quests and solving puzzles that combine the probable and the improbable. Doing the whole thing right takes about 45 minutes to resolve.
This is a feature, not a bug.
To talk specifically about the game’s story is to screw it up in general, so know that you’re a small village boy with a message to deliver to the court wizard. Please. There is no violence, only a series of obstacles that must be discovered, explored and overcome. Point-and-click veterans will know the drill. Find objects and use them in slightly unpredictable ways to beat obstacles. Then find the next fault.
For example, you need to enter a castle to talk to a wizard. However! Guards don’t let civilians in! However! Rumors of hidden passages! However! where is the aisle?
All this with blocky pixelated shapes and selection arrows that change depending on what you can interact with (people, things) and how you interact with them (look, search, speak). bundled in a package. Feel totally cozy in this totally cozy game. Even the scary parts look more creepy than scary.
The Dark Prophecy is recommended for those who like retro point-and-click games and friendly storytelling to pass the time.
