Captain Disaster in: The Dark Side of the Moon

A delightful romp through a highly pixelated "old style' adventure game. Captain Disaster is a bargain at the current price and I encourage you to click on and interact with everything possible to avoid missing the clever commentary. What makes Dark Side of the Moon so enjoyable is that Dave Seaman is more than a developer... he is a jack of all trades and a talented writer with sense of humor. I enjoyed the cultural references and often found myself laughing as my internal light bulb went on (what color is the character Floyd? Pink, of course!). Puzzles are typical of the old Sierra style adventures so using everything on everything is part of the fun. Looking forward to the next Captain Disaster adventure which is coming soon!

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It's free for a reason but that doesn't mean you shouldn't play it! If you grew up with the old Sierra & LucasArts adventure games, you'll enjoy Dark Side's Schtick. A satisfying diversion. Good to fill the time while we wait for the real game, Captain Disaster: Death Has a Million Stomping Boots. For more niche curation, follow me at: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/27440015-CSH-Picone/

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This game is a short little diversion that will be enjoyable to fans of the Point and Click genre. A fully voiced space comedy, you are trapped on a moon with the goal of getting off. In true adventure game fashion, a larger plot emerges. The real joy of the game is the comedy writing. It is quite reference heavy, but enjoyable nonetheless. A full third of the references are to adventure games, classic adventure games, and AGS, the software used to build the game. Another full third of the references are sci-fi references. The final third of references are to Pink Floyd albums. If you don’t like these things, this game may not be for you. The full voice is quite nice, too. It adds a lot to the experience. You can expect about an hour to 90 minutes of playtime. The overworld is a bit rough-looking, and navigation is quite slow at first, but an item does become available partway in that speeds that up considerably. Some of the puzzles are quite good. I would say the challenge level is “moderate”. Some moon logic, by definition, is involved. Newcomers to the genre may need a guide in parts. Dark Side of the Moon is the predecessor to the far superior Captain Disaster sequel, Death Has a Million Stomping Boots. If you like this, why not give that a try?

I loved this little game. Graphics are a bit of an eyesore but they fit the mood well, because it's a meta, fourth wall breaking parody type of game. It's good fun and made me laugh. Puzzles make some sense and the dev was even kind enough to help me when I got stuck - I thought I had tried something I didn't. This game is better enjoyed by people familiar with Sierra and Lucasarts games and that can get all the pop references. It exploits the point and click tropes and the bad habits of adventure players brilliantly.

I enjoyed it a lot! It took me back to the times of LucasArts and Sierra. Don't be fooled by the quality of the visuals. The dialog makes up for them. Make sure to "Look at" everything you find, even if that thing is not necessary to solve some puzzle, because there are bits of pop culture references everywhere.

Captain Disaster in: The Dark Side of the Moon is a 2D retro pixel point and click adventure with a sci-fi/comedy theme, produced by the aptly named "Team Disaster". Gameplay consists of moving around and clicking on stuiff, blah blah. It's like Day of the Tentacle, if Day of the Tentacle was a complete horrible failure of a video game. It was slapped together with Adventure Game Studio, which is capable of a lot better than this game. A choice was made to use obsolete retro pixel "art" as a substitute for contemporary PC graphics. It's unclear if this is due to lack of budget or talent, regardless, the overall visual quality of the game is extremely low as a result. Resolution and controls are locked, and can't be changed or customised to improve the visuals or the control experience. The game runs at a bewildering 320x200 resolution... did they develop this on a CRT they found in a dumpster in 1992? Nobody uses displays that low resolution. What were they thinking? These flaws push this game far below minimum acceptable standards for PC. It's a shame to see what might even have been a workable concept wasted with such a terrible implementation. Adventure Game Studio is capable of so much better than what we get here. The game is completely free. Nothing speaks more to a developers belief in themselves and their product than making their game available for everyone without remuneration. This is certainly a gesture that shows dedication to the gaming industry. It's a shame in this case that the implementation is below the minimum standards a dedicated PC game should offer to enthusiasts. There's no "maybe" option in Steam, unfortunately, but I hope to see more work from this developer, perhaps as part of a professional game development company that can make full use of their talents without needing to make budget/quality compromises.

Игра "Captain Disaster in: The Dark Side of the Moon" – это забавная, хотя и короткая, point-and-click адвенчура, вдохновленная классикой жанра. В роли незадачливого капитана, вы попадете в нелепую ситуацию на Луне и столкнетесь с уймой абсурдных головоломок и эксцентричных персонажей. Графика простенькая, но очаровательная, в стиле мультяшного пиксель-арта. Юмор игры – ее сильная сторона. Диалоги остроумные и полны сарказма, а сюжет, хоть и незамысловатый, радует своей абсурдностью. Головоломки, в основном, логичны, но иногда требуют применения "логики путешественника во времени", что добавляет игре шарма. Несмотря на свою короткую продолжительность (проходится буквально за пару часов), игра оставляет приятное впечатление. Она идеально подходит для тех, кто хочет расслабиться и посмеяться над незадачливым героем в глупой ситуации. Если вы любите классические адвенчуры и не боитесь глупого юмора, то "Captain Disaster" – неплохой выбор, особенно учитывая ее низкую цену. Единственный минус – быстро заканчивается. Хочется больше подобных приключений!