10-01-2007, 01:13 AM
It's been a while since I played a genuinely hard mansion. I'm enjoying this so far; must be my masochistic streak. 
So, it seems to me that it's impossible to venture off into the seabottom at the end of the gold path and still return to play other paths. Am I right? You know me and hidden keys; we're not friends. At all.
Of Freddy's list of
Fortunately, so far this mansion has proven rather linear (like the spokes of cart wheel are linear), so the challenge is just getting through. Unlike many players (Vern included), I like this style of mansion.
So, it seems to me that it's impossible to venture off into the seabottom at the end of the gold path and still return to play other paths. Am I right? You know me and hidden keys; we're not friends. At all.
Of Freddy's list of
extremely hardmansions, the only one I've beaten is Temple of the Moon. Loved that one! The biggest problem with hard mansions is the difficulty of exploration. You need to be able to look around to know what to do in order to advance, but every room is so hard that you find you need to do your exploration with a tether to the save pedestals. Play with abandon, figure out what you need to do, then reload from the pedestal and do it right.
Fortunately, so far this mansion has proven rather linear (like the spokes of cart wheel are linear), so the challenge is just getting through. Unlike many players (Vern included), I like this style of mansion.