The author is reviewing the 1988 video game "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and expresses their extreme dislike for it. They criticize the game's poor graphics, music, and gameplay, calling it a "horrible concoction" and a "piece of filth". The author also notes that the game's storyline, which is loosely based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, is unfaithful to the original and lacks coherence. However, towards the end of the review, the author takes a more philosophical tone, suggesting that the game may be a metaphor for the dual nature of human beings, with Jekyll representing good and Hyde representing evil. Despite this, the author concludes that the game is still terrible and that their initial assessment of it as a bad game was correct.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The speaker gave a warning about a game called Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in May 2004.
2. The game was made by Toho, the same company that made the Godzilla films.
3. The proper pronunciation of Jekyll is "G chol," as insisted by the author of the novel, Robert Louis Stevenson.
4. The game has two ways to die as Hyde: by getting hit too many times or by reaching the same spot where the player died as Jekyll.
5. When playing as Hyde, the player must defend themselves from evil monsters.
6. The game has a stress meter that must be relieved by killing certain creatures to turn back into Jekyll.
7. The Japanese version of the game has more levels than the US version.
8. The game is based on the novel "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson.
9. The game's music is similar to the music from the game Rygar.
10. The player can only kill a few enemies in the game, including a small bee.
11. The game's manual explains that the singing lady's singing is so bad that it hurts the player.
12. The game's enemies include a gravedigger, a hunter, and a woman who throws musical notes at the player.
13. The game has a variety of hazards, including bombs and bird droppings.
14. The game's graphics and music are considered to be of poor quality.