Geeky Gamer: Abyss: The Wraiths of Eden

Hello again!

I recently became hooked on an adventure point and click game which has become an increasingly rare occurrence as I get older, wiser and let's face it, less able to spend hours playing games! Growing up is overrated ;) I found myself with a bit of spare downtime after a run of night shifts and treated myself to a trial download of a game. I loved it so much that I had to go and buy the full version!

I tend to love the adventures which bring the scare factor. I love playing games with the lights on low and the music turned up high which inevitably makes me jump far too often but I love it! This particular  story starts when your husband-to-be goes missing while on a solo diving expedition (who does that??) so we go off in search of our one true love and find some rather disturbing creature-types underwater who appear to have kidnapped our beau. Your mission is to free him and escape with your lives but of course, as with all great adventure games, this is not a straight-forward task...

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This game made me jump out of my chair several times, so much so, that I was always on edge every time I moved my character through into another area... So much fun!! And the puzzles are great, not with terribly obscure solutions as I have found in the past but real brain-teasers which are so satisfying to complete. Great story, fantastic effects and atmosphere and the backgrounds and videos are rather beautiful. My only gripe is that is wasn't long enough but then again the best games never are!

Have you played any fun games lately?

Hannah xo

Favourite Flicks: The Birds

I know, I know. This is an old film and I'm waaaaay behind the times. There are many classics I am yet to see but I count myself lucky that there is still so much for me to discover! I was very lucky to be introduced to some amazing classics while studying for my degree and that has made me rather keen to continue discovering these hidden gems :)

I found a boxset of Hitchcock films when we moved house. It turns out that my boyfriend had it stashed away somewhere so that I'd somehow managed to miss it for two years... Maybe that shows how unobservant I am ;) I broke it open the other day and this was the first film I watched...

I will certainly be watching more Hitchcock films, I absolutely loved it and was very sad that it wasn't a longer film. I was surprised by how much it affected me. I wouldn't say it was a terrifying film but it certainly has its moments, unexpected and quite shocking. And of course there is the vintage fashion to enjoy ;) Most definitely worth another watch! Have you seen The Birds?

Hannah xo