For nostalgia reasons, I've been playing bits and pieces of the webgame with a friend recently, and felt inclined to go back here after messing with one of the spy missions.

Although I remember this game fondly from my childhood, the puzzlesolving always perplexed me as a small kid, so never actually got very far off my own wit, instead relying on older figures around me to figure out the meat of the game while I went around playing minigames and buying clothes.

So going back to it then... yeah it's easy, and never contains any real stumpers, but still managed to engage me to the end nonetheless. Call it nostalgia, because I can't imagine those who grew up without this game would exactly care much for the title, but there's a certain charm and warmth here that brings back fond memories of days gone by. Sure, it's not gone down as one of the greatest titles of all time for a reason, nor has it come close, but it's something I can say I was glad I played when I was younger. I can see a lot of the values that shaped me as a person under the hood here, and for that I'm humbled and thankful.

Reviewed on Dec 14, 2022


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