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In article <6db79d$gks$1...@nnrp2.dejanews.com>, thya...@sol.com.br writes
>  Phantasmagoria was mildly entertaining, but not a game at all. Besides being
>ridiculously easy, the woman robbed all puzzles from previous games - like the
>get-key-with-nail-and-newspaper... it was an original puzzle... IN ALONE IN
>THE DARK 2 !!!
>  For God's sake, Sierra, get rid of the imbecile - the design in her games
>are the ultimate proof of what you can achieve with a careful combination of
>laziness and complete lack of any visible talents.
>  I'm sure I'm not alone here. What do you guys think?
>
Speaking as an experienced adventure writer myself (text adventures on
the Spectrum, published under the FSF Adventures banner), I must say a
few words.

There is no such thing as an "original" puzzle in any adventure game, be
it text or graphic. Any puzzle has appeared in some form or another in
virtually every adventure game ever released. The get-key-with-nail-and-
newspaper puzzle is just a variation of the classic how-to-open-a-
locked-door puzzle. There are actually very few "basic" puzzles any
adventure author can do variations on.

IMHO, the people you want to have a go at are Sierra, for publishing the
game in the first place. If it is as bad as you say it is, surely they
should`ve recognised this and not released it. As it is, all they seem
to be interested in is profit.

Larry