The Doom of the Pond 128k (2021) Walkthrough + Review, ZX Spectrum
INTRODUCTION:
Bernard Valley, a dystopian June 1980... Peter Parrish is a lonesome and shady ex-director of obscure “customer service“ companies. He is about to leave Arrollito and Pozolón, the turtles that his nephews gave him for his birthday that does not want to clean and feed, at the pond of the village, the place where everybody abandons their pets... Parrish will soon realize that his life will change forever.
According to the legend, every 800 years a singular conjunction of planets opens a portal to another dimension at a hidden pond where the courageous can ask to a primordial being for a wish... The location of the doomed pond is a secret zealously protected by a priestess cult along centuries. They possess the knowledge to open the portal, summon the ancient being and close safely the portal again.
REVIEW:
This is an interactive survival horror text adventure, and the game starts with you having just parked your car at the clearing of the pond. When you walk at