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| 28 FEB 2010 at 9:26pm |
IviniaGuild Master
Posts : 4459
Joined: 7 JUN 2003
Location: US
Status : Offline | After starting a quitting ND:Haunting of Castle Malloy half way through, I'm about to start Memento Mori.
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| 1 MAR 2010 at 2:17pm |
FnordSchattenjger
Posts : 2751
Joined: 15 SEP 2008
Location: SE, Stockholm
Status : Offline | I just finished Sherlock Holmes Mystery of the mummy. The game had it's fare amount of flaws which really prevented it from being anything special. The pixel hunting was also incredibly annoying, and at times I could wander around aimlessly because I missed a hook or something similar in the roof. The logical puzzles on the other hand were good, and you can feel that if the developers were more experienced, this game could have been great. I'm glad that they did not give up after this game, or else we might not have had The awakened.
As luck might have it, the next part in the series fell trough my mailbox mere moments ago. I'll probably play that next.
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| 1 MAR 2010 at 3:58pm |
nocujoIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 3
Joined: 27 FEB 2010
Status : Online | Hi...playing Next Life and need any save games for moronic timed puzzles within the game. Thx. for any help!
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| 1 MAR 2010 at 8:47pm |
MKBSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 241
Joined: 24 AUG 2006
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By gonzo333 (1 MAR 2010 3:58pm)
Hi...playing Next Life and need any save games for moronic timed puzzles within the game. Thx. for any help!
(sigh) Okay, for the third (and final) time. The line below this paragraph is a link. You'll notice it is a different color than the rest of the text. This contains the answers you seek.
http://mysterymanor.net/pafiledb35/index.php?act=view&id=228
Now move your on-screen pointer to touch this line and using your left mouse button.....
[size=18] CLICK IT!
(Oh and by the way, you might have better luck posting requests like this in the hints & tips forum. Someone might have a better answer for you.)
I don't buy download-only games. Never have, never will........Mike
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| 1 MAR 2010 at 9:07pm |
| Deleted User | Originally Posted By MKB (1 MAR 2010 8:47pm)
Originally Posted By gonzo333 (1 MAR 2010 3:58pm)
Hi...playing Next Life and need any save games for moronic timed puzzles within the game. Thx. for any help!
(sigh) Okay, for the third (and final) time. The line below this paragraph is a link. You'll notice it is a different color than the rest of the text. This contains the answers you seek.
http://mysterymanor.net/pafiledb35/index.php?act=view&id=228
Now move your on-screen pointer to touch this line and using your left mouse button.....
[size=18] CLICK IT!
(Oh and by the way, you might have better luck posting requests like this in the hints & tips forum. Someone might have a better answer for you.)
Once you have followed MKB's link, (that you have to click on); on the page it takes you to, look right at the bottom of the page, and click on the blue arrow in the red box that says "download" at the bottom of the page. That is the saved game for this part of the game, that you need.
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| 1 MAR 2010 at 11:55pm |
FnordSchattenjger
Posts : 2751
Joined: 15 SEP 2008
Location: SE, Stockholm
Status : Offline | The case of the silver earring is a really good game, far better than mystery of the mummy. The quiz at the end of each day might annoy some, but I find it to be a really good idea, as it forces you to think and draw some conclusions. It also helps to make sure that you and the game is at the same page, so that the game does not race ahead with it's story, leaving the player behind. While there is a bit of tedious pixel hunting, it's not nearly as bad as mystery of the mummy. Hopefully i'll get vs Arsen Lupin (nemesis) & vs jack the ripper soon, but sadly there seem to be some problems for the place that I ordered the games from, and they have not recieved any new stock of these games for a while. They did assure me that it's only a temporary problem, and I can always cancel any order that I have placed (but as it's about 10€ cheaper than the 2nd cheapest place for arsen lupin, and almost 15€ cheaper for jack the ripper, I think i'd be better of waiting).
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| 2 MAR 2010 at 10:51am |
LisaAnnIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 45
Joined: 19 JAN 2008
Status : Online |
Just finished Return to Ravenhearst and quite enjoyed it. Next up is Lights Out and then Lost Souls. Looking very much forward to Lost Souls.
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| 2 MAR 2010 at 3:27pm |
MaumPrivate Detective
Posts : 593
Joined: 2 JUN 2007
Location: UK
Status : Offline | Is Heavy Rain ever going to come out on PC? I keep seeing the ads on TV and it looks so good.
Currently playing: Dragon Age Origins, Dishonored, The Witcher, Fallout 3, Deponia
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| 2 MAR 2010 at 7:10pm |
FnordSchattenjger
Posts : 2751
Joined: 15 SEP 2008
Location: SE, Stockholm
Status : Offline | There are no plans to release it on any other consoles, so chances are that the PC crowd won't be allowed to play the game.
Done with Case of the silver earring.
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| 3 MAR 2010 at 1:01pm |
| Deleted User | Originally Posted By Fnord (2 MAR 2010 7:10pm)
Done with Case of the silver earring.
Glad to see you are enjoying the Sherlock Holmes games, Fnord! I liked them all, but found they definitely increased in quality toward the later releases. I didn't like the Sherlock character of the Mummy game, and also found the story weak. I found Silver Earring much more enjoyable; but my all-time fave is still The Awakened. 8-) The latter two in the series ( Arsene Lupin/Nemesis and JTR) were still good games, but I personally found a platau in the quality from Awakened onwards.
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| 3 MAR 2010 at 2:47pm |
SharonBSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 310
Joined: 24 JUL 2007
Location: US, Delaware
Status : Offline | I'm playing Gabriel Knight 2, The Beast Within, again. I was gifted this game by Misslilo @ Gameboomers and I couldn't resist firing it up again.
There are instructions on the GOG site how to play this game without interlacing and I tried that, but the game looked to shiny and blocky to me that way so I reinstalled the interlaced version and it looked much better in my opinion.
I got thru 3 chapters yesterday and I'm on Chapter 5 at the lodge. What a fun game! This is one of those games that keeps me playing. Others, unfortunately, for some reason I have difficulty in keeping at them. So I will enjoy this one to the end and then try to get back into something else.
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| 3 MAR 2010 at 3:01pm |
FnordSchattenjger
Posts : 2751
Joined: 15 SEP 2008
Location: SE, Stockholm
Status : Offline | If I had not played the awakened first (I picked it up because of the cthulhu theme some time ago), chances are that I would have given up after mystery of the mummy. While it was not a horrible game, there are so many other great AGs out there that playing games of that quality feels a bit pointless. Case of the silver earring did feel like a Sherlock Holmes case (although it lacks some of Holmes eccentricity that can be found in the books), and the Awakened had a nice mix of fictional works in it.
I wonder why Frogwares decided to port mystery of the mummy and not case of the silver earring to DS & Wii, seeing how it's generally regarded as the weakest entry in the series. The fixed camera angles would probably also have made the DS port work better.
Now i'm pondering if I should replay the awakened while waiting for Nemesis & JTR to show up.
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| 3 MAR 2010 at 5:59pm |
| Deleted User | Originally Posted By sblack162 (3 MAR 2010 2:46pm)
I'm playing Gabriel Knight 2, The Beast Within, again. I was gifted this game by Misslilo @ Gameboomers and I couldn't resist firing it up again.
There are instructions on the GOG site how to play this game without interlacing and I tried that, but the game looked to shiny and blocky to me that way so I reinstalled the interlaced version and it looked much better in my opinion.
I got thru 3 chapters yesterday and I'm on Chapter 5 at the lodge. What a fun game! This is one of those games that keeps me playing. Others, unfortunately, for some reason I have difficulty in keeping at them. So I will enjoy this one to the end and then try to get back into something else.
I preferred it without the interlacing, but about the rest, I agree with you. Very enjoyable game.
..except if you're playing it for the first time and have to figure out the partSpoiler Alert about the cuckoo-clock....
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| 4 MAR 2010 at 11:22am |
SharonBSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 310
Joined: 24 JUL 2007
Location: US, Delaware
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By TheTraveler (3 MAR 2010 5:59pm)
Originally Posted By sblack162 (3 MAR 2010 2:46pm)
I'm playing Gabriel Knight 2, The Beast Within, again. I was gifted this game by Misslilo @ Gameboomers and I couldn't resist firing it up again.
There are instructions on the GOG site how to play this game without interlacing and I tried that, but the game looked to shiny and blocky to me that way so I reinstalled the interlaced version and it looked much better in my opinion.
I got thru 3 chapters yesterday and I'm on Chapter 5 at the lodge. What a fun game! This is one of those games that keeps me playing. Others, unfortunately, for some reason I have difficulty in keeping at them. So I will enjoy this one to the end and then try to get back into something else.
I preferred it without the interlacing, but about the rest, I agree with you. Very enjoyable game.
..except if you're playing it for the first time and have to figure out the partSpoiler Alert about the cuckoo-clock....
When I first played GK2, the cuckoo clock did give me the heebe jeebes. This time, however, I remembered and had no difficulty.
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| 5 MAR 2010 at 2:31pm |
GodfreyIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 36
Joined: 8 OCT 2009
Status : Online | I've just finished a succession of shortish titles. First was Darkness Within, which was an enjoyable yarn once I had the difficulty level on the lowest so the information would automatically be presented from the texts.
After that I played Blackwell Legacy. This was a game begging for more. The first three quarters were excellent with fabulous voice work from the actress that played Rosangela; certainly one of the best voices I have encountered. The latter part of the game petered out and I was surprised by how short it was.
Next up was Blackwell Unbound. I couldn't get into this one (I wasn't as keen on the character of Lauren as I was Rosangela) and used a walkthrough to finish it off, again being surprised by the short length - although it's still longer than the pathetically short Static Investigator Training I had finished a couple of weeks ago.
Now I am onto GOG downloads and have just started Phantasmagoria. I've only been playing for half an hour, but this looks superb. I've already downloaded Phantasmagoria 2 and the two Gabriel Knight games, along with Egypt 2 and 3 from Big Fish - plenty to keep me busy for a while.
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| 6 MAR 2010 at 3:11pm |
AlienBZJourneyman
Posts : 877
Joined: 14 JAN 2008
Status : Offline | Am now into Secret Files of Tunguska (for the 2nd time since I bought it from BubbaJake at GB back in Dec. '07) as I'm trying to help Peteroo out with his question in Discussions here at JA.
Also finished Quiero Morir a week or 2 ago, and am now into the 4th chapter of the Theatre game (Teatro).
Doin' Warp 9 to the Great Kingdom of Adventure Games of Outer Space
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| 7 MAR 2010 at 2:46pm |
MaumPrivate Detective
Posts : 593
Joined: 2 JUN 2007
Location: UK
Status : Offline | Just started Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper. The navigation system drives me up the wall but otherwise quite an engaging game.
I quite like the deduction and investigation system. I'm quite interested in Jack the Ripper though and know a lot about the murders already so I do feel like I'm cheating a bit.
Currently playing: Dragon Age Origins, Dishonored, The Witcher, Fallout 3, Deponia
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| 12 MAR 2010 at 7:33pm |
MKBSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 241
Joined: 24 AUG 2006
Status : Offline | I just finished Ghost Pirates of Vooju Island. Very nice game. The opening cut scene seemed rushed and the ending was abrupt but everything in between was great. There was one puzzle (the charade thing) that was annoying and took me about 4 hours to get through.
I'm now playing Art of Murder: Cards of Destiny.
I don't buy download-only games. Never have, never will........Mike
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| 12 MAR 2010 at 9:36pm |
JelenaPrivate Detective
Posts : 587
Joined: 30 SEP 2007
Status : Offline | I'm currently playing Still Life 2 and liking it quite a lot in spite of timed sequences and -so far- one obscure puzzle which I solved totally by chance.
When finished I've got Dark Fall Lost Souls waiting and I'm really looking forward to it!
Temporary guest in your life.
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| 12 MAR 2010 at 11:11pm |
GodfreyIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 36
Joined: 8 OCT 2009
Status : Online | I finished Phantasmagoria. I thought it started well enough and had some great moments, such as the portrayal of the deaths of the wives and the music was suitably fitting, but I really didn't like the last chapter, which was little more than an arcade sequence really, and was highly frustrating as I must have died at least 50 times. I can see why these types of games didn't take off for too long. Big big big thanks to GOG for making this available.
I need a break from Phantasmagoria so will play Phantasmagoria 2 later. Now it's back to Blackwell and I've started the Blackwell Convergence. Hopefully I'll like it more than Blackwell Unbound, although sadly, Rosangela is not voiced by the same excellent actress as in the Blackwell Legacy.
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| 13 MAR 2010 at 3:15pm |
SharonBSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 310
Joined: 24 JUL 2007
Location: US, Delaware
Status : Offline | Finished GK2. Now, GOG had to release GK3! I couldn't resist, so I bought it and started playing it. I'm in the beginning, just started exploring the town and the museum. I guess those games I own and haven't played yet will have to wait while I play this game...again! [smiley=doh.gif]
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| 13 MAR 2010 at 6:01pm |
semihSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 209
Joined: 25 OCT 2009
Status : Online | I finished playing "Runaway:A Road Adventure".
The story wan't bad at all.The graphics were nice.But there was a lot of pixel hunting. I also didn't like the lead character. The puzzles were very easy but they were depending on pixel hunting.
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| 14 MAR 2010 at 5:11am |
CarolineJA+ Overseer
Posts : 16540
Joined: 28 JAN 2007
Location: AU
Status : Offline | I'm still playing Uru Live. I don't really want it to end.
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| 14 MAR 2010 at 7:19am |
JoGuild Master
Posts : 3313
Joined: 3 NOV 2002
Location: AU, Qld.
Status : Offline | Installed and started Sherlock Holmes/Jack the Ripper but haven't really started it - guess I'm rather bored with the Sherlock game at the moment, there seem to have been too many of them perhaps and I'm darn well sick of the same music in each game!
Anyway, recently finished Dracula 1 Resurrection which was O.K except that it was very dark in places making it difficult to find hotspots, now on Dracula 2 The Last Sanctuary but unfortunately. having to keep on downloading saves because of game freezes in places so goodness knows whether I'll ever bother to finish this one!
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