tag:cheerfulghost.com,2005:/games/28704Cheerful Ghost: Potions: A Curious Tale2024-03-28T22:17:35+00:002016-04-11T05:14:26Ztag:cheerfulghost.com,2005:Post/28772016-04-11T05:14:26Z2016-04-11T05:14:26Z/jdodson/posts/2877/potions-a-curious-tale-is-a-unique-new-adventure-game-on-kickstarterPotions: A Curious Tale Is a Unique New Adventure Game On Kickstarter<iframe width='100%' height='600px' scrolling='no' src='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1268017280/potions-a-curious-tale/widget/video.html' frameborder='0'> </iframe><a href='http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1268017280/potions-a-curious-tale' target='_blank' class='btn btn-primary btn-xs'><i class='fas fa-heart'></i> Back this on Kickstarter!</a> <br/>Being part of the Portland Indie Game scene is great in that you can meet really interesting developers working on unique projects. Last year I met Renee and played an early build of Potions: A Curious Tale and was really impressed with it. Potions is an adventure game where you explore the vast forest and search for ingredients for your brews. For me, Potions is a fun game in that when I played it I couldn't stop collecting items and progressing through the forest. The lack of focusing on combat was shockingly refreshing and it made the world feel more alive. Fighting is such a staple of any modern adventure game that not focusing on it felt strange and surprisingly freeing. Not to say the game doesn't include combat, it just wasn't a focus and the more times I used my wits to escape I fared better than the times I stood my ground.<br><br>If Potions is something you are interested in, I recommend you watch the video above and check out the Kickstarter project page. Potions: A Curious Tale will ship at an unspecified time on PC, Mac and Linux and I wish Renee and her team well in a successful campaign and launch.2016-04-11T05:14:26Zjdodson