Comments on: The Lake

By: enquiring minds

enquiring minds — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:30:52 +0000

peaceful atmosphere hurt a bit by the frantic controls

By: Pantsman

Pantsman — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:13:21 +0000

I suffer from Vista, and haven’t had any luck getting this to run. The “August 2008″ DirectX updater app fails to download the update every time, and the redist is for 9.0, so I’m not sure if it would work – and even if it did, I don’t know what directory to install it in. Can anyone help?

By: tom servo

tom servo — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 08:22:51 +0000

thanks for the link, really enjoyed it. one of the best lovecraft games out there.

By: Scull 'n Bones

Scull 'n Bones — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 05:26:22 +0000

I like it, its relaxing. Though, I would much prefer to be doing that in the flesh (Oh, how I miss camping).

By: Adam T

Adam T — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 02:31:08 +0000

Oh man, that was sweet! At first it was a little slow, but after I found the store and figured out how to upgrade my boat things started to pick up. You have to catch A LOT of freakin toads to afford the POSIDON MK IX, but the carnage I dished out on the next merman attack was totally worth it.

Killer!

By: lalahsghost

lalahsghost — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:42:28 +0000

@The Hammer: @fishmitten: Do what Scandalon did. I had to do it too, before I saw his very wise suggestions~

By: drewski

drewski — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:54:31 +0000

I found a Direct X installer elsewhere on the web (ha, Microsoft) and spent 20 minutes downloading and installing an 85mb app to play a 5mb game…then promptly got stuck inside the roped off area with the mermaid and so had to restart.

So far this isn’t very fun…

By: Presagio

Presagio — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:14:27 +0000

It sorts of reminded me a screensaver that would go around for a whole year (with special events here and there). “Johnny Castaway” it was?

Well, it would if I had actually tried it back then in the Win 95-98 era. I think you had to purchase it. Perhaps I should hunt it and see if can make it works for XP.

On the other hand, it’s a shame that games such as TES: Morrowind (not fan of Oblivion) or any wide world RPG don’t convey the same sensation of adventure/sense of anticipation of what random fantasy stuff you will find next crossing that paceful pond, or behind that hill almost engulfed by clouds under the faint rays of dawn. Or something like that.

By: beetleboy

beetleboy — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:56:53 +0000

there is an ending, just keep at it..

By: Scandalon

Scandalon — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:54:40 +0000

I too first had the DirectX issue – had to download the redistributible (80 megs) then was able to launch it.

As everyone else says, the intro is great, then I stat there turning back and forth. Had to read a forum to tell me I had to actually tap both keys at one time to row/scull. Now…what ending? Pony? What? I rowed around, couldn’t get through/passed the buoy thingys, saw a girl (?) and…rowed some more. I realize it’s not a game, but the author did say it was like a short story…but shouldn’t there be an ending?!?

By: beetleboy

beetleboy — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:37:07 +0000

at first I disappeared in the mist, but on my 2nd time around rowing, I looked away for a moment, then found myself inexplicably out in the black nothingness. Creepy.

http://jb.radium.se/blacklake.jpg

By: terry

terry — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:00:58 +0000

The ms dx9 installer is screwy for me too, so I got the redist from softpedia, which works.

The game is neat, as far as it goes. Love the graphics.