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The Witch's Yarn

The Witch's Yarn - 1.1

adventure game: upbeat tale of modern living

All Time: (3.3)
Version 1.1: (3.0)
Selected Version: 1.1
Release Date: 2005-05-11
License: Commercial
Downloads (version 1.1): 298
Downloads (all versions): 3,851
Price: $19.95

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Product Description:

The Witch's Yarn let's anyone explore a thousand ways to tell this lighthearted melodrama. Easy to pick up and play, two minutes after starting the game readers will be ably immersed in the story.

Meet Wednesday, a witch who foreswore magic for the love a mortal, now passed away. Urged by her family to resume her natural talents, she instead opens a small shop, spinning and selling yarn, intent on a quiet life. However, life will be anything but quiet until Wednesday discovers her true purpose in the mortal world. A veritable circus of outlandish characters perform their magic upon Wednesday, in The Witch's Yarn.

Presented as a theater script brought to life, beautiful illustrations and a terrific jazz soundtrack provide the richest of reading experiences. Gameplay begins as a simple branching narrative, where the player chooses, scene by scene, which actor will take the lead. The Witch's Yarn presents a wild variety of characters players can use to advance the story in different directions. The fun grows as complications arise, which are handled by choosing the character best suited to resolve these gradually more difficult challenges. By the end of the tale, an entangled web of conflicted characters must be carefully navigated in order to bring the drama to a satisfying, and quite possibly surprising, conclusion.

The Witch's Yarn tells a many stranded tale of modern living with a healthy dose of fantasy. Although suitable for everyone, adults will fully appreciate its humor and situations. It is a story about family, community, and simple living. Challenges in the game arise from the very same issues by enhancing, not interrupting, the story.

Built with the CineProse(tm) adventure engine, The Witch's Yarn combines the best of movies, live theater, and the written word. Play for one minute or one hour. It's as easy to pick up and enjoy as reading a book.

GameTunnel.com had this to say, "...provides very innovative game play that will likely get this game noticed. ...The Witch's Yarn definitely meets the mark with a quality adventure."

An AdventureGamer.com review said, "Each character has complex interpersonal relationships with several of the others—just as in real life. This large network of characters is one of the game's strengths, and the conflicts that arise among them drive the story forward."

An upcoming review in MacDirectory says, "...is a noteworthy achievement. ...meant not only to entertain [the] avid gamer, but also to attract those casual gamers who might otherwise pass a smaller game by. In fact, this game should also appeal to those who don’t consider themselves gamers at all."

Versions for Windows and Macintosh are available immediately for free, secure, and easy download. After previewing the first two chapters, unlock the full game for $19.95 (USD). Over 10 hours of interactive entertainment.

Registered users are entitled to unlimited play, free updates and technical support.

What's new in this version:

  • Tiger compatibility.
  • Bug fixes
  • Again smaller download.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.3.9
  • Mac OS X 10.3

Additional Requirements:

  • Mac OS X 10.3 or higher

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Version 1.1:
Overall Rating: (3.0) Features: (3.0) Support: Not rated (0.0)
Ease of Use: (4.0) Quality / Stability: (2.0) Price: (3.0)
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The Witch's Yarn ReviewMay be better for some audiences, not what I'd hoped for - Version: 1.4, 4/7/2006 06:04PM PST

Maize
It's a little harsh, of course, to be down on a product for not matching my expectations, since that's at least mostly my expectations' fault, but if you, like me, were hoping for a new point-and-click adventure to pick up where the lost threads from the likes of LucasArts left off, this isn't the game for you. There seemed to be far less interaction than I was hoping for, and the dialogue, although well enough written, was too melodramatic and over-wrought for me. It's an innovative system, and it might suffer for it because it doesn't really fall into any existing game genre, but unfortunately, as much as I tried to like it, it just couldn't hold my attention. All in all, a bit of a shame, given the nice production values of some aspects of the game.
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The Witch's Yarn CommentaryNot for everybody - Version: 1.2, 7/8/2005 07:38AM PST

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Snowone
Unlike grikdog below, I wouldn't mind seeing the Nutcracker on Christmas Eve, but also unlike grikdog, I wouldn't give this 5 stars. The concept and execution are great, but progress on any storyline is so slow that by the time I made it through the free part, I had little interest in what (if anything ever) might happen to Wednesday and her yarn shop, much less in paying $20 to find out. So, I don't know how to rate this.
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The Witch's Yarn Developer NoteAll known bugs have been fixed (May 30, 2005) - Version: 1.1, 5/31/2005 01:39PM PST

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Musenik
The crash mentioned below has been fixed in the current file available for download.

You're always welcome to contact Mousechief directly. We can fix bugs and turn around a new version much faster than Top-Game industry.

Mousechief Co.
www.mousechief.com
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