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| 8 SEP 2009 at 12:43am |
IviniaGuild Master
Posts : 4459
Joined: 7 JUN 2003
Location: US
Status : Offline | Just finished Drawn. Umm, it was VERY short.
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| 8 SEP 2009 at 3:31am |
| Deleted User | I recently finished the second Monkey Island chapter, The Siege of Spinner Cay, and my opinion is that it was slightly better than the first since it wasn’t quite as linear and I didn’t mind the absence of a sound puzzle. With everything squared away for now, well until the very last cut scene…. I’m eagerly anticipating chapter three.
I really hadn’t planned on purchasing the boxed version of Still Life 2, (the initial general consensus that it wasn't a great sequel) but with all the ruckus in discussions and reviews posted to date I finally caved and reluctantly handed over the 19.99 price of admission to see just what it’s all about. : So far I’ve only played through the prologue though it appears that I will have to move the game from my laptop which doesn’t quite meet the minimum system requirements to the old PC since Victoria’s character seems to move like she’s in an anti-gravity chamber.
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| 8 SEP 2009 at 10:41am |
Taurnil MithrandirJourneyman
Posts : 1093
Joined: 13 AUG 2006
Status : Online | Originally Posted By princesy (7 SEP 2009 8:35am)
Repalying Sanitarium one of my fav games ever.
I'm thinking of restarting it too. One of the greatest games I've ever played.
I'm playing Everlight-Elves into Power. Great story.
....set the controls for the heart of the sun....
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| 8 SEP 2009 at 5:50pm |
colpetSchattenjger
Posts : 1632
Joined: 12 APR 2003
Status : Offline | I'm on holiday this Friday - we're driving to Myrtle Beach. I didn't want to get into a longish adventure, so I went a little crazy this past long weekend with casual games.
I played:
James Patterson Death in Scarlet
Alabama Smith Escape from Pompei
Treasure Seekers Enchanted Canvass
Things I like about casual games - quick, cheap, I enjoy the variety and the HOG part
Things I don't like - puzzles that are almost always too easy, some games repeat the same type of puzzles, the hand holding tutorials and hints ( am surprised they actually have WTs for some of them)
This makes 18 casual games I've played this year. By far and away the best and least easy was Return to Ravenhurst, with the first Azada a close second.
Occasionally visiting Uru Live (KI 0063722 .&&
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| 9 SEP 2009 at 12:15am |
CarolineJA+ Overseer
Posts : 16552
Joined: 28 JAN 2007
Location: AU
Status : Offline | Last time I played Obsidian was 2002 and it's an awesome game but I've just solved the cards/office of pre-approvals/maze puzzle all by myself. I cheated first time. :-[ Yesterday I experienced the time compression effect when 2 hours felt like like 5 minutes and it was HEAVENLY......
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| 9 SEP 2009 at 12:41am |
AndromusGuild Master
Posts : 5540
Joined: 6 NOV 2002
Status : Offline | I just finished up The Dig. Not perhaps quite equal to LucasArts best work, but still a lot of fun. It's a standard third person point and click game, of course, but with a hint of Myst or Riven in the machines you have to figure out how to operate, a pleasant surprise.
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| 9 SEP 2009 at 12:57am |
LisaAnnIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 45
Joined: 19 JAN 2008
Status : Online | Just finished up The Lost Crown and besides from a few complaints LOVED it.
I'm now starting Sherlock Holmes The Awakened, and have Ben There Dan That on the side.
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| 9 SEP 2009 at 12:44pm |
colpetSchattenjger
Posts : 1632
Joined: 12 APR 2003
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Andromus (9 SEP 2009 12:40am)
I just finished up The Dig. Not perhaps quite equal to LucasArts best work, but still a lot of fun. It's a standard third person point and click game, of course, but with a hint of Myst or Riven in the machines you have to figure out how to operate, a pleasant surprise.
I really liked The Dig - the graphics were bright and interesting (given it's age) and the puzzles vere more than the usual 3rd person inventory types. I liked the mechanical aspects of some of the puzzles too.
Occasionally visiting Uru Live (KI 0063722 .&&
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| 9 SEP 2009 at 6:56pm |
AnnacatIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 97
Joined: 23 JAN 2005
Status : Offline | I've finished replaying Dark Fall 1. It was as good as I remembered, although less jump-out-of-your-seat scary... which is probably inevitable when you know what's going to happen.
Now I'm moving on to replay Dark Fall 2, but I've been somewhat distracted by Guild Wars the last few days.
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| 10 SEP 2009 at 1:17am |
LisaAnnIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 45
Joined: 19 JAN 2008
Status : Online | Getting the urge to replay Grim Fandango, does it work at all on Vista?
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| 10 SEP 2009 at 3:54am |
| Deleted User | This is a great game LisaAnn. The fact that it is a keyboard controlled game doesn't win a lot of points with me, but still I ultimately got used to it early on.
Here's a link (perhaps one of many) that might help you to play Grim Fandango on Vista.
http://www.grim-fandango.com/comments.php?type=news&id=19
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| 10 SEP 2009 at 9:09am |
| Deleted User | Originally Posted By Caroline (9 SEP 2009 12:14am)
Last time I played Obsidian was 2002 and it's an awesome game but I've just solved the cards/office of pre-approvals/maze puzzle all by myself. I cheated first time. :-[ Yesterday I experienced the time compression effect when 2 hours felt like like 5 minutes and it was HEAVENLY......
Ah - glad to see that you seem to have gotten Obsidian to work now, Caroline! Yay! Way to go! [smiley=rockin.gif]
So what happened with The Awakened, LisaAnn? I really loved that game.
As for myself, Puritas Cordis STILL has not appeared on the shelves in our local stores, > so I've now had to resort to trying to get hold of it online. I'm hoping to have it by the weekend, but will probably start on it whenever it arrives.
Been toying with trying something more light and casual, or otherwise just carrying on with the RPG scene.
I have Outcry, Nibiru, Scorpio Ritual and Nikopol waiting on my shelf, but I had not finished Dark Fall - suppose I should get on with that. :-/ Yeah, I think I've got a bit of burnout regarding "darker" games. :-/ *mope*
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| 10 SEP 2009 at 11:42am |
ThaumaturgeJourneyman
Posts : 999
Joined: 11 MAY 2006
Status : Offline | Well then, by all means play something lighter!
Too much of one thing can weary the "palate", I think, so a break may be sometimes a good idea. ^_^
MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
*ahem*
Sorry.
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| 10 SEP 2009 at 8:03pm |
LisaAnnIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 45
Joined: 19 JAN 2008
Status : Online | Originally Posted By Camaroboy1968 (10 SEP 2009 3:54am)
This is a great game LisaAnn. The fact that it is a keyboard controlled game doesn't win a lot of points with me, but still I ultimately got used to it early on.
Here's a link (perhaps one of many) that might help you to play Grim Fandango on Vista.
http://www.grim-fandango.com/comments.php?type=news&id=19
I simply adored it the first time around many moons ago. Thanks for the link Camaroboy, I have Vista 64 bit and those should solve the problem, you're a doll! I do feel the need to revisit the land of the dead.
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| 11 SEP 2009 at 8:45am |
Taurnil MithrandirJourneyman
Posts : 1093
Joined: 13 AUG 2006
Status : Online | Everlight gets more and more interesting everytime I play it. New things come to the light, new characters appear on the screen, new music comes from the deep dungeons of Tallen. A beautiful fairy-tail takes place far away from us making me feel happier that I found a shelter at Mr Teeth's shop when it rained!
....set the controls for the heart of the sun....
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| 11 SEP 2009 at 5:27pm |
Taurnil MithrandirJourneyman
Posts : 1093
Joined: 13 AUG 2006
Status : Online | [IMG]http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/3272/everlight.jpg[/IMG]
Even though I'm inside a cemetery it's still a great game!
....set the controls for the heart of the sun....
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| 12 SEP 2009 at 7:36am |
| Deleted User | You are really whetting my appetite for Everlight Taurnil!
But for now, I have managed to get hold of a copy of Puritas Cordis, and have come as far as watching the intro. What immediately struck me, was a feeling of "high production values" as compared to many of the games I had been playing recently. It just seemed so professionally done - the music, the sound, the cinematics ...the ..the how to put it? Atmosphere? All this gave quite a 'slick' and 'polished' impression.
Now, I know these are not what makes a game intrinsicially good, but surface polish does go quite a way towards "selling" a game to the user at the startout.
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| 12 SEP 2009 at 9:47am |
MaumPrivate Detective
Posts : 595
Joined: 2 JUN 2007
Location: UK
Status : Offline | Is that an Everlight screenshot? It looks pretty good!
Traveller I thought Puritas was much better than the 1st installment. Once you manage to get off the ship that is!
It's a good game, let down by a terrible script (just like its predecessor IMO).
Currently playing: Dragon Age Origins, Dishonored, The Witcher, Fallout 3, Deponia
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| 12 SEP 2009 at 7:36pm |
LisaAnnIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 45
Joined: 19 JAN 2008
Status : Online | I had to sit The Awakened to the side till I find my mouse, so I started Ghost in the Sheet. I'm not quite sure about this one, it's very odd to say the least.
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| 12 SEP 2009 at 9:52pm |
pollodiabloSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 295
Joined: 4 NOV 2002
Status : Offline | The Book of Unwritten Tales (in German, I'm a bit rusty but I have no trouble understanding what's happening or what I need to do - although I do sometimes have to look up certain words in my dictionary).
Also Jake Hunter Detective Story.
Beta-tester of 'The Path', 'Rhiannon', 'Scratches', 'Hope Springs Eternal', 'Time Stand Still', 'Frasse and the Peas of Kejick', '1893: A World's Fair Mystery', 'Carte Blanche' and 'Oakhaven Plantation' a.o.&&
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| 12 SEP 2009 at 10:44pm |
Jenny100Guild Master
Posts : 3510
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By pollodiablo (12 SEP 2009 9:52pm)
The Book of Unwritten Tales (in German, I'm a bit rusty but I have no trouble understanding what's happening or what I need to do - although I do sometimes have to look up certain words in my dictionary).
Lucky. I hope that game is eventually published worldwide.
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| 14 SEP 2009 at 1:18pm |
funkidivaIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 13
Joined: 19 JUL 2009
Status : Online | Everlight looks interesting...
Im about half way on Black Mirror
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| 14 SEP 2009 at 5:27pm |
Taurnil MithrandirJourneyman
Posts : 1093
Joined: 13 AUG 2006
Status : Online | Originally Posted By maum (12 SEP 2009 9:47am)
Is that an Everlight screenshot? It looks pretty good!
I assure you it is!
....set the controls for the heart of the sun....
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| 15 SEP 2009 at 3:17am |
MikekellyPrivate Detective
Posts : 618
Joined: 25 JUN 2004
Status : Offline |
I just Finished "Still Life 2" a few hours ago. I ran into few bugs where Vic slowed down a little and that was about it.
The game was fun - lots of puzzles to solve - for $19.95 I'm happy. The last four PC games I've bought have been $19.95 and this one was the best of the four by far.
Good news about PC adventure games - lots of good ones released at $19.95.
Bad news is - not many truely stellar ones like "Longest Journey" coming out.
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