HOG month
So as someone calls herself as HOG queen 'cause she beats too many HOGs, so I declare myself as anti-HOG roboprincess
Author is Moonyasha, she has no deal with this site or even Steam in any way, but she likes strange picture request from me
Well, totally I finished 36 titles or 42 games, there was 5-in-1 bundle and some trilogy. And my HOG month seems to be over 'cause I don't have any more HOGs unbeaten.
That's why I decide to write my personal wrap-up. I din't wrote posts for 3 months 'cause I'm lazy ass and I don't want to write everything right now 'cause I'm still lazy ass, so I just write about this month. You guys won't notice difference anyway.
Let's get HOG killing review started.
In general, I would like to note that I do not like HOGs. For me they are just lazy made point-and-click adventures. They have same puzzles, actors, stories. They just like lazy "copy-paste" from each other. Artifex Mundi make dozens of games per month with the same voice actress and I think I hear desperate in her voice about how she wants to run away from it but evil developers keep her tied up in the basement and force to record voice for more and more games. But maybe it's just my imagination, who knows ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
So reason why I played so many games... well... that I'm not very smart person who takes part in challenges he even doesn't like.
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Adam Wolfe
5 hours playtime
27 of 27 achievements
Adam Wolfe is just The Best HOG I've ever seen.
Despite mystic mumbo-jumbo story is good and exciting. Characters are interesting and it's pleasant to hear voice acting. Art design is cool and inspired by nuar movies. Also I like music which reminds some movie OST.
This game is good not because it's HOG. This game is good by itself. Developers putted much work into game. Puzzles are integrated into the gameplay very smoothly and do not interfere with the disclosure of the plot.
It's excellent game and looks outstanding when compared with other HOGs.
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Brink of Consciousness: Dorian Gray Syndrome
2 hours playtime
no achievements
Brink of Consciousness: Dorian Gray Syndrome reminds me "Saw" movies. You play as person kidnapped by serial killer who plays with you and forces to solve riddles.
Protagonist investigated about this serial killer but now he just tries to save his girlfriend.
Gameplay is just regular HOG with some popular benefits like active map and decent hint system.
Game is good and I'm kinda surprised to see that regular HOG could be such interesting.</span>
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Infected: The Twin Vaccine - Collector's Edition
84 minutes playtime
no achievements
Infected: The Twin Vaccine is just regular HOG.
There's nothing outstanding in this game, but for some reason I like it.
Story has no mystic mumbo-jumbo like most of the HOGs. It's about scientist who tries to find a little girl in abandoned city. There's infection which kills people quickly, that's why city is abandoned, and this girl could be the key for cure.
Downside is not very good art design so it was difficult to find active element, but all hail the hint system!
So it's simple enjoyable HOG.
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Morphopolis
2 hours playtime
13 of 13 achievements
Morphopolis. Heh, this game has no actual plot, and all gameplay is about finding pieces of bugs and plants and solving few puzzles.
But I like this simplicity. At least this game has interesting art design =P
So it's just regular HOGs. Some of them just terrible like Pahelika: Revelations, some of them just meh like Melissa K. I understand that many people like them but personally this isn't my genre.
Many of them require 2nd playthrough for 100% cheevos, but I ain't gonna bother myself with that.
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9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek
3 hours playtime
19 of 19 achievements
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Abyss: The Wraiths of Eden
3 hours playtime
14 of 20 achievements
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Alchemy Mysteries: Prague Legends
6 hours playtime
15 of 15 achievements
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Clockwork Tales: Of Glass and Ink
4 hours playtime
19 of 19 achievements
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Crystals of Time
4 hours playtime
no achievements
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Dark Arcana: The Carnival
3 hours playtime
12 of 19 achievements
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Dracula's Legacy
3 hours playtime
16 of 16 achievements
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Dreamscapes: The Sandman - Premium Edition
86 minutes playtime
no achievements
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Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek
5 hours playtime
11 of 11 achievements
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Enigmatis 2: The Mists of Ravenwood
4 hours playtime
32 of 36 achievements
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Fairy Tale Mysteries 2: The Beanstalk
4 hours playtime
11 of 11 achievements
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Frankenstein: Master of Death
5 hours playtime
20 of 20 achievements
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Grim Legends: The Forsaken Bride
5 hours playtime
18 of 24 achievements
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Grim Legends 2: Song of the Dark Swan
5 hours playtime
29 of 29 achievements
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Grim Legends 3: The Dark City
4 hours playtime
36 of 36 achievements
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Hidden Object Bundle 5 in 1
10 hours playtime
no achievements
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House of 1,000 Doors - Family Secrets
4 hours playtime
no achievements
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Left in the Dark: No One on Board
3 hours playtime
13 of 13 achievements
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Melissa K. and the Heart of Gold Collector's Edition
7 hours playtime
18 of 32 achievements
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Mythic Wonders: The Philosopher's Stone
4 hours playtime
24 of 24 achievements
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Namariel Legends: Iron Lord Premium Edition
2 hours playtime
no achievements
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Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart
4 hours playtime
9 of 15 achievements
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Nightmares from the Deep 2: The Siren's Call
3 hours playtime
26 of 29 achievements
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Nightmares from the Deep 3: Davy Jones
5 hours playtime
30 of 32 achievements
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Pahelika: Revelations HD
2 hours playtime
11 of 18 achievements
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Paranormal State: Poison Spring Collector's Edition
9 hours playtime
20 of 20 achievements
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Portal of Evil: Stolen Runes Collector's Edition
4 hours playtime
20 of 20 achievements
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Queen's Quest: Tower of Darkness
3 hours playtime
22 of 22 achievements
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Red Crow Mysteries: Legion
2 hours playtime
no achievements
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Sacra Terra: Angelic Night
3 hours playtime
no achievements
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Twisted Lands Trilogy Collector's Edition
5 hours playtime
no achievements
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Voodoo Whisperer Curse of a Legend
2 hours playtime
no achievements
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A Story About My Uncle
9 hours playtime
15 of 15 achievements
A Story About My Uncle is wonderfull game.
It's short, but excellent platformer. There is no combat, only lots of sorta jumping. Story is simple, but interesting and decent.
It's just about a boy who wanted to find his uncle. He saw some strange places, frog people and even a monster.
If you want just to beat game once, game would be easy and short, but if you want every cheevo it could be a pain in the ass.</span>
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Road to Ballhalla
5 hours playtime
13 of 18 achievements
Road to Ballhalla is puzzle platformer where you need to bring ball to the edn of the level. And each level become a bit more harder than previous one
Well, nothing unusual, but game is pretty enjoyable.
Well for someone who didn’t like HoGs, you sure went out of your way and beat a lot of them O___O Congratulations!!
Before I forget to say it, your friend Moonyasha is really talented, I love that picture :D
I’m still planning on beating Adam Wolfe before the end of the month, and it does really look neat! I’m still trying to get my hands on a key for the Dorian Grey one, I wish I had got it when it was bundled.
She also draw battle between siberian cat and buttshark-unicorn
OMG <3
Does she have a twitter or something where she posts her art? It’s really cool
She has deviantart, but she doesn’t post all of her works there. Siberian cat and roboprincess were my requests
Thanks for the link, I’ll follow her :3 Her style is really adorable.
- I like the image, anti-HOG roboprincess
- You knocked a lot out, must have been a tough month! Congrats on finishing so many!
Thanks!
So many good HOGs in your Bad Hogs category O.o Naughty naughty, Roboprincess! ;D
Great job though, playing so many games of a genre you don’t enjoy. I most certainly wouldn’t have enough willpower to do such a thing, congratulations!
Charming illustration btw :D
They’re just meh. I can’t even say difference between them =P
Wait, what? You don’t even like HOGs? O.O
The HOG Queen is surprised ^^
Never would have guessed after you have played THAT much HOGs!
But, you are my most favorite anti-HOG roboprincess :)
And you definitely were a nice opponent, in a way you are still pushing me to play more more more :D
I hope next months theme is more to your liking.
And a huge CONGRATS for solving so many games without liking them :D
Happy backlog killing!
Ps: I like the pic :]
*Cough-Cough*
Oooooooh right! Yes, I clearly remember that :D
Sry, names don’t always stick with me, although yours is now and forever connected to HOGs for me ;) :P