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For Games Ranked 12–9
12.
Hero
by
ncw64
Release Type:
Original Release
Fuzzy Description:
The story of a hero who traveled through towns and rescued friends from their own drunkenness.
Fight the kittens today!
Average Score:
Total Voters:
Highest Rating:
5
Lowest Rating:
1
Achievements
Achievement
Waist Level Champion
-No vote broke the midpoint barrier.
Achievement
Newbie Sensation
-Hero is the first title released by ncw64, and it adheres to all of the traditional newbie stereotypes like generic story, blocky graphics, and unfinished scenes.
Audience Consensus:
Don’t give up. Use this as your learning game and take what you’ve learned to make something better.
11.
Chronoboy Adventures
by
Chronoboy
Release Type:
Original Release
Fuzzy Description:
Boy falls down a hole. Boy wakes up in alternate universe. Alternate universe still lives by our real time clock.
Boy makes money shearing sheep.
Average Score:
Total Voters:
Highest Rating:
7
Lowest Rating:
1
Achievements
Achievement
Spiral Vote
-When placed in a straight line by order of votes received, the variant numbers cycle around 5 like a hurricane.
Achievement
Simplicity Evasion
-The OHRRPGCE comes with many native actions that any user can apply to his or her game through the CUSTOM editor. Chronoboy Adventures essentially redesigned the wheel by eschewing all of CUSTOM’s features in favor of creating an entirely plotscripted experience, even down to character movement. The end result was so buggy and notorious that many players gave up trying to make any sense of it, making it one of the most overcomplicated games in OHR history.
Audience Consensus:
Ambitious game that fails from its numerous bugs. Possible problem: scripts for simple things that should’ve just been done in the engine.
10.
Tales of the New World 2
by
mcw188
Release Type:
Re-release
Fuzzy Description:
An old school romp featuring elves, wizards, trolls, and grindfests. Lock the door, turn off the lights, and unplug the phone, for the textboxes are about to begin.
Average Score:
Total Voters:
Highest Rating:
9
Lowest Rating:
1
Achievements
Achievement
Lonely Sequel
-There were two episodes of Tales of the New World planned for Heart of the OHR, but due to the first game having only minor improvements since its last release and not actual new content (as the rules require), I had to reject its entry, leaving only the sequel eligible for participation.
Achievement
Throwback Warrior
-Classic 8-bit RPGs of the Dragon Warrior variety were genre mainstays in the early 1990s, and Tales of the New World 2 brings that style back with a vengeance.
Audience Consensus:
Too many walls of text bog down the playing experience.
9.
Apophenia Demo
by
guo
Release Type:
Original Release
Fuzzy Description:
Wake up in a hospital just in time to dodge the assassins. Run through the sewer, but get your gun.
The shootout’s about to begin.
Average Score:
Total Voters:
Highest Rating:
8
Lowest Rating:
2
Achievements
Achievement
First Person Shooter the RPG
-Apophenia plays like a traditional first-person shooter, with the exploding barrels and everything. But it’s not an FPS. It’s an RPG.
Achievement
Shortest Man on the Totem Pole
-The contest requires games have 30 minutes of gameplay to be eligible for entry, and Apophenia really pushes that minimum threshold by having about ten minutes of gameplay (that can be stretched to 30 if you’re slow enough). Game counters the time issue, however, by providing a clear and satisfying endpoint, making it ultimately acceptable for the contest.
Audience Consensus:
Much shorter than the 30-minute deadline, and the menus are a bit awkward. Lack of music improves atmosphere, though.
