Labyrinth Game Updated With Unheard Hidden Demo
(This post was originally published on hiddeninthesand.com, The Ultimate Tally Hall Fan Headquarters!)
The ミラクルミュージカル & Wonderfling crews happily announced updates to the Labyrinth game today. But there wasn't really much said about it. So after speaking with the developers, I have some details you might want to know about...
First off, this version is much more stable. At launch, the game was hastily thrown together in a matter of weeks. They put out a pretty amazing product in that short amount of time, but it was far from perfect in anyone's eyes. So over the last few months, they've been working hard to make sure this thing WORKS the way you expect. It's now a pretty well fleshed-out game. Make no mistake, this isn't just a quaint, little bonus doo-dad for the hardcore fans. Labyrinth stands on its own as a real, honest-to-goodness indie game.
One complaint people had, aside from the stability, was the difficulty. It's not that it was hard, it was just confusing. Well, I'm happy to report that a couple puzzles have been reworked for much smoother, inviting (and dare I say it, "easier") gameplay. A few new puzzles were added, too, with some new secret areas; one of which leads you to a princess, followed by a lengthy challenge that rewards you with an entirely different alternate ending. Yes, I said a princess.
...
But folks, there's another new hidden area and I can't let this one go unnoticed. I hope I'm not giving too much away, but swing your sword at a certain spot in level 1 (fig. 1) and you'll be brought to a small maze. Reach the stella octangula symbol (fig. 2) and be greeted with a never-released demo of Murders. This is NOT the Murders demo that was included on Hawaii:Part II: part ii. This is the demo Joe originally composed on his Mac back during the Good & Evil writing era -- and in this humble fan's opinion, is the best sounding version. Granted, the production level isn't nearly as good as it is in its final form, but you know, there's a certain charm to it that can't be matched. Anyway... get that. ASAP.
If you've not yet downloaded the game, go here: http://wonderfling.com/hawaiiptii.html
NOTE: You do not have to go through the Paypal donate area to get the game if you already downloaded it. Just go to the link that was emailed to you after your original donation and re-download it for the updated version of the game. If you cannot locate your email, send a note to the developers at [email protected] with the email address you registered with (your paypal address, probably) and they can confirm your original order and send you a download link.
