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I tried to open floatpoint, but could not suceed. So instead I decided to play "Figaro", a sort of fan fiction based on Beachmarchais' "The Marriage of Figaro." I was familair with the concept of the game, having read the play and seen the opera.

In the game, Figaro was hiding in a trunk to spy on his wife. He suspected that she was having an affair. Figaro kept peeking out of the trunk into the dimly lit room (a clue that the entire thing was going to be a misunderstanding). Once Susanna was visible enough, the game gave you two options:

1)she is kissing Cheurubino

2)she would never be with him

I selected 2, and another set of options came up

1)It is that bastard Count Alamaviva

2)no, it is not him either

I selected 2, and yet another set of options came up

It is Barbarina, Susann'a friend, and they are not kissing

1)yes, let's do that

2) no! In that case, I'd rather it be the lecharous count

I selected one and had Figaro pop out of the trunk and surprise Susanna and Barbarina. It turns out all they were doing was talking. Susanna had been faithful to Figaro the entire time, just like in the book/opera. That game ended with Figaro being ridiculed for not trusting his wife.

I would like to point out that the entire time, you/figaro could have hit 0 as an option, which was say nothing. This selected would further complicate the story.

These are just storyline options-Figaro is oblivious. The player's actions come afterwards.

While "Figaro" was short, it gave me ideas for my own game, such as selecting numbers for different options. I am sure that when the player selects Count Almaviva or Cheurubino, both options can lead to the same ending. However, I could not figure it out. Selecting neither and then Barbarina was the only way I could end the game.

*update*

I wikipedia'd the entry, and the entry said that the player's inventory is not initially set, so I am going to try playing the game again using my inventory. The inventory options are a camera, an axe, and a cream pie.

attempt 1: Figaro hacks Almaviva's brains out all over the wall

attempt 2: Figaro carries a cream pie as he spies on Susanna and Cheurbino.He threw the pie at Cherubino, who promptly cries and screams like a baby.

The second game I played was "another goddamned escape the locked key room". This game was much harder. All I could do on my own was watch the tv, which gave me one point. Then all I could figure out was how to examine the door with nailed boards across it. A review on IFDB gave me some clues, but i still had to figure out how to get to that point. And so, I cheated by surfing for hints

It was only after 5 more attempts that I was able to discover a fire extinguisher under the pillow on the cot. From this point on, I was able to adavnce the plot, discovering a desk with tape, an electric fan, and a photo.

There was a little sarcastic humor in the game, such as when I examined the desk. The game called it "a cheap particle-board desk-probably from IKEA"

This game took some time, research and patience. I got rid of the character's headache, and "got" several items. While I advanced the plot, I only scored another point: by eating swedish fish. I couldn't escape the room. This game gave me a heachache.

It turns out, not many players enjoyed this game either. Almost all the reviews blasted the default respones and called it "unplayable." And I agree with them.

At least Figaro was entertaining.