Every child has a favorite movie. What they see over and over again. In the theater with popcorn. It’s spread out on the floor in front of the VCR and TV. Which one was for you? Twentieth Century Fox’s for millions of children Once Upon a Forest.
Now, thanks to Sanctuary Woods multimedia magic, your child can only do what you dream of; Jump to the screen of a classic movie and be part of the action.
But this is really more than a movie. An adventure game brought to life with exciting animations, sound effects and music. And your child is a star.
Will the Furling trio win a race against time to save their sick friends? It’s up to the kids playing Once Upon a Forest Abigail join Russell and Edgar at a rising hour in Dapplewood Forest.
~ from behind the box
Theater audiences in 1993 had the option to watch one of the two most animated films ever – Once Upon a Forest. When I was a child, I must have seen Ferngully without fantasy. If Twentieth Century Fox didn’t have a finger on both, I would think this is just another Antz / A Bug’s Life case. The man is destroying a forest. Little creatures save him. One of them is trying to be funny. Enough family entertainment.
This can also define the film bond; enough. To be fair, Sanctuary Woods was targeting a young target audience, but still a bit lackluster. Graphics are low resolution and pixelated, away from moving aesthetics. Sound is compressed and loud, some sound work difficult to understand. Frustration.
This could all be because the movie was released in 1995 – two years after the movie – and is technologically incredibly outdated. I run the risk of guessing that he should have dated in connection with the movie but was delayed for whatever reason. He could easily stand upright among his peers back then. However, this did not happen. Sanctuary Woods could have done better – the same company released the amazing The Riddle of Master Lu that same year, so it’s not like they didn’t have the talent.
As for the game itself? I’m sure the children of the age would like it. Simple, short and easy with automatic use of inventory items and automatic solving of puzzles. The main challenge is finding items in between a pile of pixels, but I’ve rarely had problems. I solved it in less than an hour.
You probably know if this is for you before you play. If you like or like the movie, you can be sure you’re going to have a good time. If you’re like me and want to relive childhood memories with better movies, you’re best served elsewhere.
Follow the link below to download the game. This custom installer for The Collection Chamber uses DOSBox to bring the game to modern systems. Tested on Windows 10.
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Once Upon a Forest (game) © Sactuary Woods
Once Upon a Forest (film) © Twentieth Century Fox
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