| PDAMill Arvale Short Tales Review Author:
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| | of open-ended, quest-style gameplay.
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| Dungeons and Dragons, the very first
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| | Keep playing and relax with a carefully
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| role-playing game, was also the first
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| | thought-out, simplified scoring system.
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| game to be programmed on a computer. At
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| | Explore beautifully painted, stylish
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| those times, a computer was not a small
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| | locations with hundreds of detailed maps.
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| box connected to a monitor or a TV. It
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| | Meet friendly characters and mendacious
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| was a room full of huge steel cabinets.
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| | monsters. Enjoy the difference between
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| These computers could only display text;
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| | night and day with unique available
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| they had nothing like billion color
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| | actions. Take multiple side quests,
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| displays or surround sound of today's
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| | experience unique atmospheres, feel the
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| PCs. Yet, role-playing games were still
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| | ambience of the sound track. Have fun
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| available in text-only mode. Just
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| | talking to the characters (some of them
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| imagine gameplay where a computer would
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| | are hilarious!) Can't get enough of it?
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| print something like "You are in a dark
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| | Discover the special fifth character for
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| room." You would type "Light lantern with
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| match", and the computer would reply with
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| | copy at: and start playing now! You are
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| "This room appears to be a library.
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| | guaranteed to have hours of fun and
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| There's a table with a crystal ball in
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| | entertainment with Arvale: Short Tales.
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| the center. You also see bookshelves,
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| | Compatible devices list Windows Mobile
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| ladder, and a door leading east." Was it
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| | 6.0, Windows Mobile 5.0, Pocket PC 2003,
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| fun to play? Sure, at the time, it was!
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| | Pocket PC 2002 ACER: n300 Series, n30,
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| Luckily, modern role-playing games are
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| | n50, n20 and others ASUS: A626, A636,
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| very far from those of the early days of
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| | A639, P505, P525, P535 and others
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| computers. Today's computer fits in the
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| | Cingular: 8125, 8525 Dell: Axim X3, X5,
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| palm of your hand, and today's
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| | X50, X50v, X51v and others Dopod: Dopod
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| role-playing game displays pictures and
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| | 838 Pro, Dopod 686, Dopod 699, Dopod 828,
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| animations, and produces realistic sounds
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| | Dopod 900, Dopod P100, Dopod N800, etc.
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| to make the process even more fun!
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| | Eten: E-Ten G500+, E-Ten M600+, E-TEN
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| Arvale: Short Tales by Handster is a
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| | Glofiish, Eten M700, etc. HP: hw68xx
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| great modern role-playing game. It's
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| | series, hw69xx series, hx21xx series,
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| small enough to fit even into the busiest
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| | hx24xx series, hx29xx series and others
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| person's PDA, while sports crisp graphics
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| | HTC: TyTN, Wizard, Prophet, Hermes,
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| and a dynamic sound track. Unlike simpler
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| | Artemis, Universal, Herald, P3300, P3600,
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| Pocket PC based role-playing games,
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| | P4350, P3350, X7500, Athena IMATE: i-mate
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| Arvale: Short Tales includes not one but
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| | JASJAM, i-mate JAMin, i-mate PDA-N,
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| four unique stories with four unique
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| | i-mate K-JAM, i-mate JASJAR and others
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| characters to enjoy. (Spoiler: there is a
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| | O2: XDA series T-Mobile: MDA series QTek:
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| hidden fifth character somewhere in the
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| | 9000, 9100, 9600, S100, S110, S200, G100,
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| game!) You'll get endless hours of fun
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| | 2020, 9090 Other Windows Mobile Powered
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| and entertainment with free exploration
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| | Devices.
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