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| 14 AUG 2006 at 6:34pm |
jalexSchattenjger
Posts : 2503
Joined: 5 MAR 2003
Status : Offline | That's a good question. I have gotten so I look only for the point and click games with no action. I used to buy almost any of them but I have had so many games latly that were impossible to control or crashed all the time that I would just as soon stay with something that has proven it works time and time again for adventure games. As far are story and graphics go I don't care too much. I do have favorite story lines but I will play them all. For me a game with a good story,lots of polish and interaction is much more enjoyable than one that's full of keyboard tricks, gimmicks and crashes.
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| 17 AUG 2006 at 1:57am |
BazzaLBPrivate Detective
Posts : 512
Joined: 27 AUG 2005
Location: AU
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Jo (12 AUG 2006 7:22am)
Bazza, you should definitely try Overseer, you'll surely get it to run, I didn't have too much trouble with it using the DVD rather than the CD's, although I seem to remember doing a bit of tweaking in the beginning to get it to run smoothly. Anyway, it's a "must" for Tex fans.
Oh noooooooo!
Well, I've got the DVD version of Overseer up and running. I still love the characters and good ol' Tex. Dialog is funny.. Great memories... but this interface is driving me nuts and I know it is the same as it was (or very close) in UAKM and PD... Its so slow and clunky (smooth enough, just awkward)... Modern FPS interfaces have ruined my enjoyment of this game...
Still, its TEX so I'll try and persevere...
I do get some graphic corruption which I believe has something to do with the mouse pointer... but on the whole, its playable.
EDIT: Fixed the corruption with the Tex.Ini tweak from Steve's XP corner
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| 17 AUG 2006 at 2:50am |
jalexSchattenjger
Posts : 2503
Joined: 5 MAR 2003
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Revliskci (11 AUG 2006 11:28pm)
Originally Posted By Bazza (11 AUG 2006 10:29pm)
I never got to play Tex Murphy Overseer (but I wanted to)!!! IS it as good as UAKM and PD?
Well I have only juststarted, but it seems everything is familiar. The same interface as UAKM and PD, the same puzzle style and snarky comments and the glorious overacting is present as well. The videos on the DVD version areclearer than before, but I have a hell of a time getting this game to runwith it freezing at odd times.
But that is no obstacle for a Tex fan 8-)
Is there a dvd version of Pandora Directive? I have one for Overseer but not PD.
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| 17 AUG 2006 at 7:10pm |
SusanGuild Master
Posts : 5485
Joined: 13 OCT 2002
Location: 0
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By jalex (17 AUG 2006 2:50am)
Is there a dvd version of Pandora Directive? I have one for Overseer but not PD.
Not that I know of.
I miss my Bubba: 1986 - 2006.
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| 20 AUG 2006 at 4:40pm |
Goddess of All Things MagicalSchattenjger
Posts : 1565
Joined: 27 MAY 2003
Status : Online | After just finishing Keepsake which was a joy, I am currently playing Delaware St. John Vol. 1-Curse of Midnight Manor.
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| 22 AUG 2006 at 11:05pm |
AustruckIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 3
Joined: 22 AUG 2006
Status : Online | Hi, first post by a sometime lurker and longtime adventure gamer.
I'm currently playing Obsidian (from eBay), Return to Mysterious Island, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Black Mirror, and Post Mortem.
Other games in progress, but which will now need one of the teenagers to get me past a timed sequence are Still Life and Dreamfall and Paradise (all games I was thoroughly enjoying until these frustrating spots!).
In the on-deck circle are: Scratches, Lights Out.
Semi-permanently on hold out of sheer frustration or abject fear: Missing, Indigo Prophecy (even the joystick-wielding teen gave up on this one), Alida (have no idea why I fizzled out on this one but I did).
Games I'm intrigued by, hope to buy, or otherwise waiting for: Alan Wake, Barrow Hill, Morpheus.
That about covers it.
Proofreader to the Starz&&&&"Always remember, you're unique . . . just like everyone else."
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| 23 AUG 2006 at 2:05am |
trudysgardenSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 312
Joined: 19 JUL 2005
Status : Online | Oblivion in a big way and I just finished Safecracker which was a fun little puzzle game.
happy trails,
Carolyn
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| 23 AUG 2006 at 2:42am |
MarkGuild Master
Posts : 3803
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Location: US, Georgia
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Austruck (22 AUG 2006 11:05pm)
Hi, first post by a sometime lurker and longtime adventure gamer.
Howdy.
Originally Posted By Austruck (22 AUG 2006 11:05pm)
I'm currently playing...
Obsidian - Yay!
Still Life - Eh
Scratches - Yay!
Lights Out - Yay!
Morpheus - Yay!
Originally Posted By Austruck (22 AUG 2006 11:05pm)
That about covers it.
You have a bunch of great games to play, Austruck. The only ones I have played you mentioned are the ones above. So keep us posted.
Please proofread your posts carefully to see if you any words out.
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| 25 AUG 2006 at 2:54am |
| Deleted User | Finished Myst V, finished AGON, and am now on... SCRATCHES!
Finally.
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| 27 AUG 2006 at 5:46pm |
jalexSchattenjger
Posts : 2503
Joined: 5 MAR 2003
Status : Offline | I am playing the Nancy Drew Games again. I am helping a lady that has never had a computer before and she got into the games and wants to play them without walkthroughs. I had forgotten a lot of details on the old ones so I have to refresh my memory in order to keep track of where she is in each game. She is doing great and I think the adventure gerne has just gained another fan.
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| 27 AUG 2006 at 11:14pm |
from_finlandIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 14
Joined: 30 AUG 2003
Status : Online | i've never been a big fan of first person adventure games,i can almost say that i hate first person adventure games but 3 hours ago i started to play dark fall and i fell in love with that game instantly.
I love the atmosphere,it's darn scary i almost peed in my pants when those lights went off one by one and of course story is interesting too.
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| 2 SEP 2006 at 3:44pm |
Harriet_@_JAIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 90
Joined: 1 JUN 2003
Status : Online | Currently playing Secrets of DaVinci.
The puzzles are logical. Some are rather difficult. The graphic depiction of Le Chateau du Clos Luce is lovely. The colors are warm and inviting. The characters are a little less lovely. They are stiff. The voice acting is very good.
I think that I am about half way through the game. At this point I will give it a B.
I just installed The Last Express on my old computer. It was lost in a stack of games to play. I have not started it yet but the introduction looks interesting.
I gave The Messenger a try recently. Marginally OK but I junked it. Not worth the time investment. In my opinion.
Harriet @ JA
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| 4 SEP 2006 at 4:10am |
ArcherIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 7
Joined: 4 SEP 2006
Status : Online | Playing Syberia, Nancy Drew Danger By Design and the Sims 2
Me loves to play Nancy Drew/Sims2 plus with the expaians packs&&&&ArChEr!!!!!!!!!!!!!&&
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| 4 SEP 2006 at 4:15am |
Terry PenrodGrand Inquisitor
Posts : 6693
Joined: 16 OCT 2004
Location: US, Texas
Status : Offline | .
This weekend I decided to replay Nightlong: Union City Conspiracy for the first time since finishing it way back when and am reloving it.
Cheers, Terry
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| 4 SEP 2006 at 5:15am |
Melanie68Intergalactic Janitor
Posts : 83
Joined: 20 JUL 2006
Status : Online | Originally Posted By Harriet_@_JA (2 SEP 2006 3:43pm)
I gave The Messenger a try recently. Marginally OK but I junked it. Not worth the time investment. In my opinion.
Harriet @ JA
That was such a weird game for me. There was nothing about the main character that made her interesting to me but I was interested enough in seeing how the Louvre (sp?) changed and the different time periods to stick with it. It's certainly a mediocre game but one I finished none the less.
I'm currently playing the new Safecracker. I've already had to get hints. It's cool but my poor brain doesn't always want to cooperate with puzzles such as those.
What I resist, persists and speaks louder than I know.
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| 7 SEP 2006 at 3:02am |
SarahJourneyman
Posts : 913
Joined: 13 JUL 2004
Status : Offline | What games am I playing now? Just like what my list says below. Plus The Sims 2 Open for Business. [smiley=happy.gif]
Still busy being a mom &&
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| 7 SEP 2006 at 7:54am |
mickymouseIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 17
Joined: 1 SEP 2006
Status : Online | I'm playing for the first time ghosts,lighthouse,phantasmagoria and the beast within,I missed those when I was a kid and I still know that I was holding the boxes in the shop years ago, but needed to put them down because I couldn't afford it right then and NOW? I even had to pay more to get a copy of one of those then I should have back then.
Still looking to find some old gems
I just finished playing:gabriel knight 3,dark fall 1&2,delaware 2,clandestiny
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| 7 SEP 2006 at 8:13am |
BazzaLBPrivate Detective
Posts : 512
Joined: 27 AUG 2005
Location: AU
Status : Offline | I am now playing "Zork: Grand Inquisitor" for the first time..
The graphics are a tad pixelated, but this is more like it. Really enjoying it. Nice humor, good Zork GUE references...
I must try and get a hold of Zork Nemesis next as I haven't been able to get that one yet either.
(I loved the Text adventures and "Return To Zork" really left a bad taste in my mouth when it came to graphical versions of Zork... but this is great)
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| 7 SEP 2006 at 9:43am |
MarkGuild Master
Posts : 3803
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Location: US, Georgia
Status : Offline | Just you wait until you get to Zork Nemesis, Bazza. ZN is one of my top five favorite games I've ever played.
If you're liking Zork: Grand Inquisitor, I think you'll like ZN even more. It doesn't have the same tongue-in-cheek humor that Z: GI has, but more black humor.
It features gobs of Full Motion Video, somewhat better graphics, 360° smooth panning, a very rich story, luscious music, lovely fantasy sequences, a record player, sexy scenerios, elevators, Zorkian trumpets, celestial bodies, talking heads, rotating planets, a Zorkian orchestra, and even a military tank!
A true classic of Adventure gaming.
Please proofread your posts carefully to see if you any words out.
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| 7 SEP 2006 at 10:43am |
| Deleted User | Originally Posted By Mark (7 SEP 2006 9:43am)
If you're liking Zork: Grand Inquisitor, I think you'll like ZN even more.
Not necessarily. I loved ZGI, liked Nemesis.
It doesn't have the same tongue-in-cheek humor that Z: GI has, but more black humor.
Black humor? Just black, period. I don't remember any humor.
It features gobs of Full Motion Video, somewhat better graphics, 360° smooth panning, a very rich story, luscious music, lovely fantasy sequences, a record player, sexy scenerios, elevators, Zorkian trumpets, celestial bodies, talking heads, rotating planets, a Zorkian orchestra, and even a military tank!
And in spite of all that Nemesis has hardly anything to do with Zork. Just like Return to Zork, which Bazza didn't like.
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| 10 SEP 2006 at 6:55pm |
WimliGuild Master
Posts : 3259
Joined: 14 MAR 2003
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Bazza (7 SEP 2006 8:13am)
I am now playing "Zork: Grand Inquisitor" for the first time..
Ah, Zork Grand Inquisitor, crazy at times, but hilarious, original and soooo much fun. [smiley=love.gif]
Have to agree with Betje on Zork Nemesis: totally different kind of animal. More Myst-like, serious game than ZGI. Still nice though. Never played Return to Zork, so I have no idea how those two would compare.
And as for me: playing Voyage, Voyage, Voyage! And loving it. 8-)
Up next: I'm thinking Space Bar or Last Half of Darkness. Could be Broken Sword 3 as well. Or maybe Dreamfall. Hm, that Tunguska game is looking nice as well. Might get that one as well. Damn, so many options!
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| 11 SEP 2006 at 12:52pm |
jamarchandSchattenjger
Posts : 1665
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | I'm actually recovering me from Egypt 1156 BC. [smiley=angry.gif] [smiley=hair_pull.gif] [smiley=zombie.gif] [smiley=shocked.gif]
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| 11 SEP 2006 at 5:22pm |
JenniferMillerSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 232
Joined: 16 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I just picked up Indigo Prophecy yesterday (yes, I'm a little slow in getting to it) and I'm hoping to load it up this week. I just finished a little project called Studio Cypher. what else? Grim Fandango, Riven (again), realMyst (again), Symbiocom (again), and getting reschooled in platformers with Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves.
Jennifer 8-)
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| 15 SEP 2006 at 1:02am |
jedicriSpace Cadet
Posts : 111
Joined: 13 MAR 2005
Status : Online | Adventure
Ankh --- very entertaining set in ancient Egypt but filled with lots of our modern humour and sensiblilities
FPS
Sin Episodes: Emergence --- plays like HL2; enjoying it for what it is
Action
Obi-Wan On the X-Box --- very underrated game imho; having said this, would've been better if LucasArts had left it for the PC
LEGO Star Wars 2: The Original Trilogy, PC version --- you guys have gotta get a hold of this game! Picks up where the first game left off --- charming, fun, entertaining, for kids and adults alike.
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