Articulate Vlish crpgnut Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 I just found this CD/DVD in my library and I really don't remember much about it. It says Spiderweb Software, so I think this may have been Jeff just helping out another shareware author by printing up some copies on his site. Anyone ever play it or are there any reviews about the game that anyone can point me too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 I know it generally wasn't well-regarded, and I don't think too many people ever bought or played it. Spiderweb originally published it but no longer sells or supports it, and as far as I know the author has disappeared off the face of the earth. I'd be a little surprised if it even still runs properly on modern computers; it was written for Windows 95/98. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Kelandon Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 I know it generally wasn't well-regarded Lilith is being generous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 All that hate was maybe more a bandwagon than anything else. Someone, I can't remember who, actually did acquire and play the full game and said it wasn't that bad. That's probably accurate. From what I remember of the demo it wasn't horrible. It was just not especially good, and its awfulness became a meme here. —Alorael, who would put it around the similarly infamous Galactic Core in quality. It was playable, not particularly balanced, and for the type of game it was you have plenty of better options to play instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Alo, you did notice that you compared Homeland to a computer virus in the linked topic, right? Triumph 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 I'm as guilty of jumping into the meme pool as anyone. That thread's over a decade old, and it's been longer than that since I played Homeland. I still think its reputation is worse than its actually gameplay. The gameplay isn't good, but it's not mind-warpingly bad. Just regular mediocre bad. Official reviews might pan it but they probably wouldn't be epically humorous in doing so. —Alorael, who will offer the additional excuse that he's never knowingly owned a virus-infected computer, so he doesn't have much basis for comparison. He has used a couple of infected computers, though, with varying flavors of dysfunction and malice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd Gharbad the handsome Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Whenever I see your name I think of shampoo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Just don't rub him into your eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Sarachim Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 It's been ages since I played the demo, but here's what I remember: Combat was real time and way too fast. You could pause and issue orders, but the length of the pause was limited by a refilling timer, creating a bizarre real-time pause that barely helped at all. The demo's dungeon was dark, requiring you to carry a torch, but torches were limited and non-replenishing, so I wound up spending a lot of time in the dark. And I mean really dark- exploring was about as difficult as finding your way around a dark room at night. There were fiddly levers or buttons or something to open other parts of the dungeon, so this was a big problem. At some point, a bug let me bypass the plot door that marked the end of the demo, allowing me to explore the rest of the game world. Parts of the game still didn't work, but I won't complain about that since I wasn't supposed to be there in the first place.. Arch-Mage Solberg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fledgling Fyora kinipi Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 I recall having a good time with the game once I got into it (it took some time to get used to the combat system for sure, though). I was just looking for my copy recently actually... but it seems to have vanished. The dev made it freeware in 2008, but it has since vanished from the face of the internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 There is a discussion about where you can find it in 2010 here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fledgling Fyora kinipi Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Yep, but all the links are dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Yep, but all the links are dead. The URL has changed, but you can still download it from my webspace here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Arch-Mage Solberg Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 I played it years ago and thought it was pretty cool. Someone should update it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fledgling Fyora siennilox Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Hi so I know this is pretty late but my dad was actually the author of homeland so he did not disappear off the face of the earth. 😂 Swimmin' Salmon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chittering Clawbug fractalnavel Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 also: https://web.archive.org/web/20111025132926/http://homeland.nethergate.net/Homeland.exe; the non-archived link appears to be dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fledgling Fyora River Linden Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Aw, what if I want to try out one of the reputedly worst games ever made firsthand? Someone must reup it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Ess-Eschas Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 17 hours ago, River Linden said: Someone must reup it. I think you might have misunderstood fractalnavel, River Linden. The posted link is a working link to Homeland. Also, and I hope you don't think I mean to be rude in pointing this out, but the daughter of the game's creator posted earlier in this thread. I'm all for positive criticism, but I'm not sure this is the best place to be plugging those old Homeland memes ... In fact, why not download the game yourself and give it a try? You might be pleasantly surprised! Greetings, siennilox. You are very welcome on these boards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Based on some rudimentary internet sleuthing, I'm not sure I think that siennilox is actually related to the author of Homeland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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