In my quest to complete the LucasFilm/LucasArts adventure games Labyrinth : The Computer Game (1986) was my very last stop before completion. I have been curious about this one for years.
If Maniac Mansion and ZakMackracken are the grandfathers of point and click adventure games, then this is more like like a pre-historic species of the genre. While one could perhaps argue its no more primitive than the oldest Sierra games (Kings Quest, Space Quest, Larry, etc), that is true, but those games really are similar the later ones in those respected series with its cursor and typing based interface.
Labyrinth neither looks or feels like later games by LucasArts, but it's interesting to see what they had before the SCUMM system. They refused to use typing, so you have a scrolling wheel instead.
It certainly feels like a relic from the past, but its surprsingly alright and I guess you have to take it for what it is.
The first part of the game is more like a text adventure, but when you enter the fantasy world (the Labyrinth) it becomes a graphical adventyre, and you can control your customized character around with a joystick. There's characters to interact with, some stuff to pick up and some puzzles, and plenty of places to explore.
If you have watched the movie it helps with the puzzles.
The thing that's perhaps most similar to LucasArts games is the humor, because it does have some funny humor and situations, which would be a staple in most LucasArts games later.
Beyond that its very quirky, feels a little bit dated, controls a bit wonky, and you walk a little bit slow - but still is undeniably charming if you get into it, and if you are into the history of the adeventure game genre it's a must to experience Labyrinth. If not, any other LucasArts adventure game is recommended before this one.
If Maniac Mansion and ZakMackracken are the grandfathers of point and click adventure games, then this is more like like a pre-historic species of the genre. While one could perhaps argue its no more primitive than the oldest Sierra games (Kings Quest, Space Quest, Larry, etc), that is true, but those games really are similar the later ones in those respected series with its cursor and typing based interface.
Labyrinth neither looks or feels like later games by LucasArts, but it's interesting to see what they had before the SCUMM system. They refused to use typing, so you have a scrolling wheel instead.
It certainly feels like a relic from the past, but its surprsingly alright and I guess you have to take it for what it is.
The first part of the game is more like a text adventure, but when you enter the fantasy world (the Labyrinth) it becomes a graphical adventyre, and you can control your customized character around with a joystick. There's characters to interact with, some stuff to pick up and some puzzles, and plenty of places to explore.
If you have watched the movie it helps with the puzzles.
The thing that's perhaps most similar to LucasArts games is the humor, because it does have some funny humor and situations, which would be a staple in most LucasArts games later.
Beyond that its very quirky, feels a little bit dated, controls a bit wonky, and you walk a little bit slow - but still is undeniably charming if you get into it, and if you are into the history of the adeventure game genre it's a must to experience Labyrinth. If not, any other LucasArts adventure game is recommended before this one.