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(Old-school) Adventure Game Fans

Discussion in 'Playground' started by Taluntain, May 1, 2008.

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  1. Loreseeker

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    I've just finished Dreamfall. It was great, movie like, with a single thing I disliked.

    The text below is hardly too spoilerish, but better safe then sorry.

    For a cool game it had my most hated kind of endings - unresolved :bad:
    If a game puts me through all that and worse even, leaves my favourite chars in rather awful cliff hangers, it better have a definite ending, right there and then.
    I hate not knowing and waiting... There's nothing wrong with Ending things Right and starting a new tale next time. Bah.

    There better be a third one...
     
    Loreseeker, Sep 29, 2008
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    There is no third one yet, and the next installments are apprently going to be distributed online in episodic fashion and called Dreamfall Chapters. It seems from what I've read though that Dreamfall Chapters is not a priority just now, so who knows when and if it will ever be done.
     
    Blackthorne TA, Sep 29, 2008
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    Thank you for the info, BTA. :)
    Episodic fashion... :( Oh, well, better then nothing I guess.
     
    Loreseeker, Sep 29, 2008
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    Just finished Strongbadia The Free (the second episode of the Strong Bad series). This one was even easier than the first. Though I apparently missed a few opportunities to call Strong Sad names, so I didn't achieve the maximum Awesomeness score. Still lots of good fun :)
     
    Blackthorne TA, Oct 6, 2008
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    Finished Baddest of the Bands (third of Strong Bad series). Missed a few nonessential things to increase my Awesomeness score (not sure what to do... maybe more pictures with the polaroid?), and I haven't gotten a high enough score on the Videlectrix game (which is kinda like Defender) to maximize my Awesomeness either because the controls are pretty awkward.

    Again pretty fun and funny stuff, but not too difficult.
     
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    Dangeresque 3 (fourth Strong Bad) is complete. Missed a ton of optional stuff this time; I wonder if I'll be able to get it all in extended play. My Awesomeness score is pretty low right now I think. I'm pretty sure I missed a few opportunities to use my nunchuck gun on characters that I won't be able to do without playing again...

    Pretty funny game, especially if you like the Dangeresque setting from Homestar Runner; The extended play is even set up like extras on a DVD where you can see "bloopers" etc. Some comical repetition: Whenever Dangeresque needs help for something, a character will always say, I know who can help you... but you aren't going to like it! And of course (for those familiar with Dangeresque) there's the obligatory "Looks like we're going to have to jump!" whenever possible. :)
     
    Blackthorne TA, Nov 19, 2008
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    Being (mostly) a modern adventure games player, I've decided to get better acquaintaned with the games this group is mostly about, so I DLed a few games:
    Sam and Max hit the road
    Discworld 1 & 2 (I have played Discworld Noir earlier)
    Legend of Kyrania 1
    Simon the Sorcerer 1

    LBA 2 (I love this game, already played it as a kid :) )

    I have the whole Monkey Island series and have finished them.

    So, if anyone feels like helping a noobie in the realm of old adventures, tell me what you think of the games I picked for starters. Recommend any old (and ancient) gems you feel I should get.

    I have the latest DOSbox so compatibility shouldn't be an issue.
     
    Loreseeker, Nov 21, 2008
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    Ooooh! Legend of Kyrania is great if I remember right. It has been many years though...
     
    Blackthorne TA, Nov 22, 2008
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    Downloaded the final episode of Strong Bad. 8 Bit is Enough or something like that. Haven't had time to play anything other than the intro, but Strong Bad's Trogdor arcade game came to life and chased Strong Sad, so it started out strong ( ;) ).
     
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    Finished Sam and Max, Season One. Had loads of fun. The final bit of Episode 5 was a masterstroke, IMO. Haven't laughed so much in a while. :)
     
    Loreseeker, Jan 1, 2009
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    Has anyone played the Vampyre Story yet? I hear it's very good...
     
    Taluntain, Jan 31, 2009
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    Wallace anf Gromit goes on sale next week. If you preorder the whole season now, you get 25% off, and Ice Station Santa (from Sam & Max season 2) and Dangeresque 3 (from Strong Bad) as extras.
     
    Blackthorne TA, Mar 18, 2009
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    Preordered Wallace and Gromit and got a couple free games that I already have with it, so I have a free gift download of Sam&Max Season 2: Ice Station Santa.

    Anyone want it?
     
    Blackthorne TA, Mar 25, 2009
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    Finished the first Wallace and Gromit (Fright of the Bumblebees)! Good stuff! Though as usual for these short episodes, pretty easy.

    So, nobody here wants a free download of Ice Station Santa?
     
    Blackthorne TA, Apr 11, 2009
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    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    Jelsoft (the vB makers) did such a great job at burying social groups even I forget they're here... no wonder there aren't any takers... :bad:
     
    Taluntain, Apr 16, 2009
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    Got the next Wallace and Gromit episode, but haven't had time to play it yet.

    Telltale Games is running a promotion. If you use this coupon code from now until June 17th you can buy any episode for $5. Also, this isn't an exclusive code, any number of people can use it to get the discount, so if you know anyone who might want to use it, send it along: TMG-4PA-HQC-7R5
     
    Blackthorne TA, May 15, 2009
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    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    That's awesome news, thanks for the heads up!

    I'm not sold on the new Guybrush look though... it seems... off. The face just doesn't match the voice. You can't keep the same voice but change the face that much.

    Redoing the first MI seems an odd thing to waste time on as well, given that they could just package the original with a prebuilt DosBox installer...
     
    Taluntain, Jun 3, 2009
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    Yay, MI! Great news. :)

    Thank you, BTA :)

    Tal: Good point, he looks... older now.

    EDIT: Wait, wow, July 7th!
    Time to ask the parents to let me get a credit card for online shopping and get refused again...
     
    Loreseeker, Jun 3, 2009
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    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    Dominic Amato (the guy doing the voice over for Guybrush) actually looks very similar to the Guybrush from CMI... so this reimaging is completely off in that respect. :bad:

    He looks like Rincewind, geez...

    [​IMG]
     
    Taluntain, Jun 3, 2009
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