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| 13 OCT 2002 at 6:22pm |
JonasKyratzesSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 280
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Online | My eternal problem: no money. I do have some, but I'm saving it for more important things.
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| 13 OCT 2002 at 6:28pm |
bleepnikPrivate Detective
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Joined: 13 OCT 2002
Location: US
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By JonasKyratzes (13 OCT 2002 6:22pm)
My eternal problem: no money. I do have some, but I'm saving it for more important things.
omg.. there are... more important things than adventure games?!
.g
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| 13 OCT 2002 at 6:32pm |
JonasKyratzesSorcerer Apprentice
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Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I just *knew* that somebody was going to say that.
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| 13 OCT 2002 at 7:01pm |
| Deleted User | Hello Josie,
The Forgotten was a big let down and you are correct that it ended abruptly. Very abruptly. There were supposed to be 6 more (I am fairly sure of that number) games in the series but they all died on the vine. Too bad. I thought that it had potential - though most people didn't.
Harriet@JA
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| 13 OCT 2002 at 8:41pm |
JonasKyratzesSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 280
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Yeah, too bad it died. You know, the people who run gamedeveloper.net work for the company that created it! But I think they weren't employed there yet when the game was being made (or only in the final phases).
I still doubt the efficiency of the episode system. Self-contained episodes are one thing, but open-ended ones ... I guess we'll see.
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| 13 OCT 2002 at 9:12pm |
sydIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 14
Joined: 11 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I'd have to weigh in with Blackstone Chronicles but agree with Jenny and Laura - hi guys <g> about Syberia - man I hated to see that game end :'(
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| 13 OCT 2002 at 9:35pm |
CerberusPrivate Detective
Posts : 417
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Knowing I actually paid money for "Mystery of the Druids" - now THAT's depressing.
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| 13 OCT 2002 at 10:03pm |
sydIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 14
Joined: 11 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I beg your pardon - I actually liked Mystery of the Druids [syd ducks as spit balls come hurling her way] and I was more depressed that I paid good money for Myst:Exile blech
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| 13 OCT 2002 at 10:06pm |
JonasKyratzesSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 280
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Online | What *really* depressed my were the bugs in RAMA, a fascinating game based on a great book.
I wish I could remake that game myself.
Another game which was depressing was QFG4, not only due to the bugs, but due to the really sad story (the sacrifice of Erana ). Even the ending wasn't all that happy. And QFG5 also had some depressing moments (Hades; the Famous Adventurer before drinking the water).
*** SPOILER ***
At least I got to marry Erana in the end .
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| 14 OCT 2002 at 1:19am |
HelenGuild Master
Posts : 3436
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Location: US
Status : Offline | I have to say hands down Black Dahlia, great game, but
the ending was VERY depressing, I was absolutely shocked and couldnt beleive it ended the way it did.
BTW, I kinda enjoyed Mystery of the Druids myself,
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| 14 OCT 2002 at 2:20am |
josieIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | Harriett:
When I played The Forgotten I didnt know that at the time but I know that now. It is still Dissapointing and can be Depressing too. Thanks for reminding me incase I would have forgotten.
Josie
JOSIE
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| 14 OCT 2002 at 12:45pm |
infernoj13usaIntergalactic Janitor
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Joined: 14 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I'd have to agree with the "Forgotten" crowd. I felt really depressed when I realized it was just a "part of a game".
Inferno :-/
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| 4 NOV 2002 at 2:53pm |
Agustín CordesGuild Master
Posts : 5696
Joined: 23 OCT 2002
Location: AR, Buenos Aires
Status : Offline | Hey, roaming 'round the forum, I found this amazing thread by Jonas were no one has been posting for quite a while ago.
I was surprised that no one named I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream. This is the most depressing game I ever played bar none. Even the initial premise is a lowdown.
Also, Jonathan Boakes named Zork: Nemesis and I must say that the Air world (the mental institute) distressed me a lot.
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| 4 NOV 2002 at 3:45pm |
| Deleted User | I just bought RHEM. I thought it was good but I could only click on the screen but basically i can't do anything!
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| 4 NOV 2002 at 3:59pm |
bistroSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 240
Joined: 15 OCT 2002
Status : Online | The ending in Black Dahlia....and after ALLLLLLL that work.....pretty depressing.
RAMA: A fun game the first time around, but the ending just leaves you hanging with a "Is that IT??" feeling. Ticked me off... (and no sequel).
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| 4 NOV 2002 at 5:07pm |
Anastasia_RomanovSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 245
Joined: 28 OCT 2002
Status : Online | QFG5. I don't even need to explain.
And the sad end of KQ7. Edgar... :'(
And the end of GK1 and GK3.
And of course Phantasmagoria.
Phantasmagoria 2 sucks!!! Phantasmagoria 1 rules!!!!
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| 4 NOV 2002 at 10:16pm |
nytimesguyPrivate Detective
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Joined: 14 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Ico (which doesn't get mentioned here much because most of you don't have PS2s) had a shockingly depressing ending, but if you watch until the credits are often it has a happy ending. So I spent about five minutes depressed and horrified and then I was real happy.
But the most depressing game for me that didn't have a tricky happy ending was the Last Express. I hate it when
(spoiler)
people fall in love and then never see each other again (I think that's what happened - something depressing happened anyway).
Charles - Game Theorist
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| 5 NOV 2002 at 5:02am |
STooGE4444, EastCoastDoom...Schattenjger
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Joined: 15 OCT 2002
Status : Online | THis is a trickie one...
Yes Sanitarium was sad...Grim too...Syberia yes...Hopkins FBI(worst ending to a good game)..oh wait a minute...I think I cry after all games...I cried the most after these games though...
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| 5 NOV 2002 at 7:33am |
JoGuild Master
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Joined: 3 NOV 2002
Location: AU, Qld.
Status : Offline | Absolutely have to agree Black Dahlia would be the most depressing that I've played, but only because of the ending. I haven't even played it again because of that.
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| 5 NOV 2002 at 12:55pm |
TeoSpace Cadet
Posts : 185
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I have to agree with nytimesguy, ICO had a depressing ending, for a couple of minutes
also Final Fantasy X (yes its a RPG, I know) had a really depressing ending. I actually shed a couple of tears...
I had been playing the game for a really long time (60 hours) over a couple of months, and the though of it ending combined with the sad ending really got to me...
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| 6 NOV 2002 at 5:34am |
Armand1880Sorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 223
Joined: 14 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I have to agree that the ending to Gabriel Knight 3 was really really depressing...after all that hope for something to happen...bam. Gone...I almost cried.
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| 6 NOV 2002 at 6:30am |
MichalNGrand Inquisitor
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Joined: 14 SEP 2003
Status : Online | Why was the GK3 ending depressing? What if Gabriel actually failed? What would it be then?
I forgot my sig.
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| 9 NOV 2002 at 4:57pm |
LauraIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 35
Joined: 9 NOV 2002
Status : Online | I have no mouth and I must scream, hands down.
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| 9 NOV 2002 at 5:48pm |
Agustín CordesGuild Master
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Joined: 23 OCT 2002
Location: AR, Buenos Aires
Status : Offline | I have no mouth and I must scream, hands down.
At last!! Someone who agrees with me
It really is one game that I'll never forget.
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