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| 16 AUG 2007 at 7:48am |
IviniaGuild Master
Posts : 4459
Joined: 7 JUN 2003
Location: US
Status : Offline | Thank you! I started to download this a couple of days ago because it looked interesting, but that 1+ gig filesize had me changing my mind and putting it off for another day. The fact that it seemed incredibly slow and the estimated download time was 13+ hours when I have broadband sealed the deal. I figured it was just announced so lots of people were generating traffic and slowing things down. I glad I didn't bother with it as it sounds like I would have been very disappointed with the end result.
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| 16 AUG 2007 at 1:19pm |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
Posts : 7277
Joined: 16 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | although i found it weird that it needed torrent to dload, the upside of that is that it's click'n'forget! it doesn't matter if it's going @3k/s, it stays in the b/g without you knowing it's even there and will eventually dload (mine took about 10h iirc) - resuming automatically if you reboot your pc
as for the game, i haven't read the review, but don't forget that this was, what, a school project or smth? it wasn't meant to be anything groundbreaking nor was it meant to be long
You have gotten the attention of the mysterious lady. She turns to face you. Her face is devoid of any flesh. You are frozen with horror as she begins ripping your body into a bloody mess.
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| 16 AUG 2007 at 4:27pm |
RobDSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 382
Joined: 30 NOV 2002
Status : Online | Quote from the website
Purpose of the game was to make a FMV-game to satisfy old school adventure gamers
and introduce new players to the genre. But also to see if it is possible to make this kind
of game using pro-consumer technology, previously only available for big budget (game)
companies.
I guess it's up to individual taste whether it satisfies or not. True, I suppose it doesn't have the
the best writing or the cleverest of puzzles. But overall I enjoyed it. The story was interesting,
the interface was simple with a minor flaw or two. And actually I thought the acting was pretty
good although not academy award winning. But the most impressive thing about it is their use
of the blue screen technique (FMV characters on top of computer generated backgrounds). And
in that respect I thought they did an excellent job. How many of you have played a freeware
game that does that sort of thing?
It does take a long time to download though (it took me about 12 hrs with a 3Mb dsl line). And it
does have same technical problems. I played on XP so I didn't have the save problem mentioned
above. But the game would mess up my sound system every time I played it. In other words,
when I quit the game I would have no sound. And the only way I could restore it was to mess
around with the sound settings in the control panel.
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| 17 AUG 2007 at 5:07am |
jalexSchattenjger
Posts : 2503
Joined: 5 MAR 2003
Status : Offline | I had my son downlaod it as I only have 256 dsl. He said he has it but he hasn't brought it over yet. I am looking forword to playing it.
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| 18 AUG 2007 at 6:54pm |
WhimsicalIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 18
Joined: 20 SEP 2005
Status : Online | I'm stuck- can anyone help?
Spoiler Alert
I need to make either one of two calls:
1) To make an appointment with Alistar Defense to wave my printout of the picture of my "dead" husband in his face (and if someone can tell me where to zoom in on the terminal shot to get something to print I'd be oh so appreciative)
2) I need to get a taxi so I can leave the tracking bug in it (and if someone can tell me how to put the tracking bug in the battery I'd be oh so appreciative) so that I can break into the
taxicab company and hack their records.
But every place I try to call from all I get is "There's no reason to.".....
Any help will be appreciated.
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| 19 AUG 2007 at 6:11am |
nytimesguyPrivate Detective
Posts : 684
Joined: 14 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Originally Posted By Whimsical (18 AUG 2007 6:54pm)
I'm stuck- can anyone help?
Spoiler Alert
I need to make either one of two calls:
1) To make an appointment with Alistar Defense to wave my printout of the picture of my "dead" husband in his face (and if someone can tell me where to zoom in on the terminal shot to get something to print I'd be oh so appreciative)
2) I need to get a taxi so I can leave the tracking bug in it (and if someone can tell me how to put the tracking bug in the battery I'd be oh so appreciative) so that I can break into the
taxicab company and hack their records.
But every place I try to call from all I get is "There's no reason to.".....
Any help will be appreciated.
Actually, from what I recall you're on the wrong track, especially with two. It's basically a game where when you discover a new clue the thing to do next is pretty obvious. My guess is you're stuck on this:
Spoiler Alert
At the train station you need to look at the camera, which opens up a new location.
If you've gone to the new location you probably have the photos. Zoom in on the cab and once it responds to that you should be able to call the cab company, or hack it. Something like that.
Charles - Game Theorist
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| 20 AUG 2007 at 3:56pm |
WhimsicalIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 18
Joined: 20 SEP 2005
Status : Online | Originally Posted By nytimesguy (19 AUG 2007 6:11am)
Originally Posted By Whimsical (18 AUG 2007 6:54pm)
I'm stuck- can anyone help?
Spoiler Alert
I need to make either one of two calls:
1) To make an appointment with Alistar Defense to wave my printout of the picture of my "dead" husband in his face (and if someone can tell me where to zoom in on the terminal shot to get something to print I'd be oh so appreciative)
2) I need to get a taxi so I can leave the tracking bug in it (and if someone can tell me how to put the tracking bug in the battery I'd be oh so appreciative) so that I can break into the
taxicab company and hack their records.
But every place I try to call from all I get is "There's no reason to.".....
Any help will be appreciated.
Actually, from what I recall you're on the wrong track, especially with two. It's basically a game where when you discover a new clue the thing to do next is pretty obvious. My guess is you're stuck on this:
Spoiler Alert
At the train station you need to look at the camera, which opens up a new location.
If you've gone to the new location you probably have the photos. Zoom in on the cab and once it responds to that you should be able to call the cab company, or hack it. Something like that.
Spoiler Alert
Actually, I've been there and gotten the three stills. I've found where to go closeup in two out of the three (all but the one that I (Alice) appear in- I can't seem to find where to zoom in to get a printout on that one).
And I've called the cab company- but they wont give me any info. Thats why I want to book a cab, so I can "accidently" leave the tracking device in it and get the location of the cab company when it returns to base - but the game wont let me call the cab company again to do so.
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| 20 AUG 2007 at 7:11pm |
RobDSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 382
Joined: 30 NOV 2002
Status : Online | Spoiler AlertLook at the large sign above Alice in the still shot. There are two small lights above
that sign. Zoom in midway between those two lights and you will see someone on the roof
with a sniper rifle who shot you. Then print a hardcopy photo. Actually, this information leads
to a dead end (you never get to find out who shot you) so I don't think that photo is necessary
to finish the game.
If you've called the cab company you should know that drivers drive their own cabs and
operate in their own territory. Access your computer and click the hacktools icon. Is there
anything to hack there?
The tracking device isn't used in the way you think. It is used later.
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| 21 AUG 2007 at 5:25am |
WhimsicalIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 18
Joined: 20 SEP 2005
Status : Online | Thanks for the tip, but that's bloody poor game design.
Spoiler Alert
You're not given any indication that suddenly, there's a target in the "hacktools" directory", and barring that you've got no reason to look there. *GRR*
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| 23 AUG 2007 at 12:01am |
flinton35Space Cadet
Posts : 104
Joined: 16 MAR 2003
Status : Online | Does any how solve the puzzle where you look at the photos to find what to do next?
Matt
Love adventures
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| 28 AUG 2007 at 2:36am |
nytimesguyPrivate Detective
Posts : 684
Joined: 14 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I thought I *should* be able to find something like this, but I never did; good to know it was there after all.
Originally Posted By RobD (20 AUG 2007 7:10pm)
Spoiler AlertLook at the large sign above Alice in the still shot. There are two small lights above
that sign. Zoom in midway between those two lights and you will see someone on the roof
with a sniper rifle who shot you. Then print a hardcopy photo. Actually, this information leads
to a dead end (you never get to find out who shot you) so I don't think that photo is necessary
to finish the game.
If you've called the cab company you should know that drivers drive their own cabs and
operate in their own territory. Access your computer and click the hacktools icon. Is there
anything to hack there?
The tracking device isn't used in the way you think. It is used later.
Charles - Game Theorist
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| 29 AUG 2007 at 8:03pm |
jalexSchattenjger
Posts : 2503
Joined: 5 MAR 2003
Status : Offline | I think it's quite good but I havn't had much time to play it yet. What I saw was pretty good acting. I am looking forword to playing the rest of it when I get time soon.
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| 29 AUG 2007 at 11:11pm |
flinton35Space Cadet
Posts : 104
Joined: 16 MAR 2003
Status : Online | I finshed it. I thought it was ok.
Matt
Love adventures
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