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#1351 31 JUL 2010 at 12:57pm
New Wolfboy Space Cadet Posts : 133 Joined: 27 JUL 2010 Status : Online	I am 'considering' aquiring Broken Sword 4, in the desperate hopes that it's better than the previous one. We'll see how that goes.
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#1352 31 JUL 2010 at 5:06pm
Deleted User	*Originally Posted By Zanafarr (31 JUL 2010 12:57pm)* I am 'considering' aquiring Broken Sword 4, in the desperate hopes that it's better than the previous one. We'll see how that goes. Hey Wolfboy: If you haven't already, check out the Community Rating here: http://justadventure.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1196277272. Happy Gaming.

#1353 31 JUL 2010 at 7:27pm
New Wolfboy Space Cadet Posts : 133 Joined: 27 JUL 2010 Status : Online	Doesn't really tell me if it's got or still has the things that bugged me about 3, sadly. Namely, the controls were a hassle, the plot (right down to the characters) was just swiped from the first game without really pushing to anything different or new (like BS2 did, that was a hell of an excellent sequel), or... well actually, the post does say that there's less box-pushing puzzles. Those made me sad! I remember when I got to the last area of the game, I sarcastically said aloud "And now for the ultimate climax of the game; a box-pushing puzzle to end all box-pushing puzzles!" - and sure enough, that's exactly what I got. It was like the game was punishing me for being sarcastic.
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#1354 6 AUG 2010 at 1:45pm
Mr Innocent. Journeyman Posts : 1317 Joined: 15 JAN 2008 Location: GR Status : Offline	I have practically zero time for gaming these days, nor will I have any for the next six months or so. The odd gaming hour I do manage to get, I prefer to spend on a round of Team Fortress 2 or Heroes of Newerth, as I like to enjoy my adventures at a very relaxed pace. Still, I just bought the Casebook Special Edition Trilogy and the GOG release of The Journeyman Project 2 and I'm looking forward to trying them out.
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#1355 7 AUG 2010 at 12:28am
Andromus Guild Master Posts : 5540 Joined: 6 NOV 2002 Status : Offline	I'm currently slogging through The Moment of Silence. I say slogging because it's rather tedious to get around, even if you make your character run. Navigation is rather confusing at times, with valid exits often being unclear. And there's some really annoying pixel hunting. (There is a key to highlight items and exits, but I don't like having to use that sort of thing, if I can help it.) It also breaks one of the basic rules of gaming. If the player character knows something relevant to the game, the player should know it also. I should not be fumbling around in the character's apartment looking for his own stuff, for example. I do appreciate the very topical story, set in the not too distant future, a nice change from the glut of fantasy and supernatural themes used in adventure games. But even that is undermined by the English translation. It's not a terrible translation by any means, but it does feel a little awkward, often too formal for the setting. And there are a number of slip-ups with American English, like "WC" for a bathroom and "yoghurt". All little things, but put together they break up what was otherwise a thoughtful effort to create a plausible future New York. I'm probably nit-picking here more than I would with other adventure games, but this is a rare adventure in a realistic (albeit somewhat futuristic) setting, and to me it makes those kinds of errors all the more glaring.
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#1356 17 AUG 2010 at 10:05am
Joe_Molotov Space Cadet Posts : 153 Joined: 4 OCT 2003 Status : Offline	Just started "Murder on the Orient Express." I hope it's as good as "Evil Under the Sun" which I really liked.
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#1357 18 AUG 2010 at 5:10pm
CrisGer Schattenjger Posts : 2548 Joined: 28 APR 2007 Location: US Status : Offline	MOE is fun, and has some great graphics...the train you see is actually the Golden Arrow, not the Orient Express.... but it is fun non the less. I am still playing Anachoronox, Omikiron, and several others, looking forward to Syberia 3, and some others due out whenever they get finished. Admin 3D Worlds and Game Developers Linkedin http://3dworldandgamedevelopers.blogspot.com
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#1358 14 SEP 2010 at 2:37am
Andromus Guild Master Posts : 5540 Joined: 6 NOV 2002 Status : Offline	I recently finished Puzzle Bots. Cute game, some fun dialogue, very short though. Most of the game feels like a tutorial in how to use the robots to solve puzzles. The endgame puzzle was more complex than the rest of the puzzles, and what the bulk of the game should have been like. Too late, unfortunately. But I enjoyed the game nonetheless. It was something like Lost Vikings with a Futurama vibe, and that fusion really appealed to me. I'd like to see the developer try something else in the same vein.
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#1359 20 SEP 2010 at 12:52pm
Taurnil Mithrandir Journeyman Posts : 1093 Joined: 13 AUG 2006 Status : Online	Currently playing nothing! Any suggestions? ....set the controls for the heart of the sun....
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#1360 20 SEP 2010 at 5:51pm
Traveller Guild Master Posts : 4040 Joined: 3 JUL 2010 Location: US Status : Offline	*Originally Posted By eragon (20 SEP 2010 12:51pm)* Currently playing nothing! Any suggestions? Black Mirror 1 or 2? * * * Just call me Trav. * * * “Despite my ghoulish reputation, I really have the heart of a small boy. I keep it in a jar on my desk.” - Robert Bloch "They are not reciprocally sublated--the one does not sublate the other externally--but each sublates itself in itself and is in its own self the opposite of itself" (Hegel, from The Doctrine of Being)..."
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#1361 20 SEP 2010 at 8:44pm
Deleted User	I recently purchased: Dark Flight Ghost Pirates of Vooju Island Timelapse Titanic Adv out of Time Should keep me out of trouble for a while. Thought for sure I could zip through Dark Flight over the weekend but it seems that someone must have complained that A Painted Tower was not challenging enough and someone else must have listened. I was surprised and pleased that the older ones still run with Win Vista.

#1362 20 SEP 2010 at 10:30pm
markornikov Journeyman Posts : 1312 Joined: 28 OCT 2011 Location: BE, Antwerp Status : Offline	Monkey Island 2 (Special Edition) and Amnesia
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#1363 24 SEP 2010 at 4:30am
MKB Sorcerer Apprentice Posts : 241 Joined: 24 AUG 2006 Status : Offline	I recently finished Alter Ego. Liked the game but I hated the ending. > Now playing Lost Horizon. I just got to chapter 3. A very good game so far. I don't buy download-only games. Never have, never will........Mike
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#1364 24 SEP 2010 at 5:37pm
Jelena Private Detective Posts : 587 Joined: 30 SEP 2007 Status : Offline	I'm re-playing Sanitarium in a community play through over on Adventure Gamers. It's such a rich story with lots to discuss: the foreshadowing, the metaphors and the overall creepy atmosphere. It's definitely one of my favourite games. Temporary guest in your life.
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#1365 24 SEP 2010 at 11:18pm
GreyFuss Private Detective Posts : 767 Joined: 4 DEC 2006 Location: US Status : Offline	While waiting for Rhem 4 to release I am replaying Still Life.....darn lock puzzle [smiley=hair_pull.gif] "Don't Hate Me Because I Am Beautiful...There Are Many Other Reasons"
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#1366 29 SEP 2010 at 9:02am
Taurnil Mithrandir Journeyman Posts : 1093 Joined: 13 AUG 2006 Status : Online	*Originally Posted By placeholder (20 SEP 2010 5:51pm)* *Originally Posted By eragon (20 SEP 2010 12:51pm)* Currently playing nothing! Any suggestions? Black Mirror 1 or 2? Have played them. ....set the controls for the heart of the sun....
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#1367 29 SEP 2010 at 11:24am
Fnord Schattenjger Posts : 2758 Joined: 15 SEP 2008 Location: SE, Stockholm Status : Offline	*Originally Posted By eragon (29 SEP 2010 9:02am)* *Originally Posted By placeholder (20 SEP 2010 5:51pm)* *Originally Posted By eragon (20 SEP 2010 12:51pm)* Currently playing nothing! Any suggestions? Black Mirror 1 or 2? Have played them. How about shadow of destiny, The void or Penumbra? Current Let's Play: Crusader: No Remorse
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#1368 20 OCT 2010 at 9:42am
Fnord Schattenjger Posts : 2758 Joined: 15 SEP 2008 Location: SE, Stockholm Status : Offline	Trying to play Egypt, but the music in the game makes my head hurt, and playing without it makes the game feel rather empty. Does anyone know if this improves later on in the game? Current Let's Play: Crusader: No Remorse
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#1369 20 OCT 2010 at 5:27pm
Jenny100 Guild Master Posts : 3510 Joined: 12 OCT 2002 Status : Offline	*Originally Posted By Fnord (20 OCT 2010 9:42am)* Trying to play Egypt, but the music in the game makes my head hurt, and playing without it makes the game feel rather empty. Does anyone know if this improves later on in the game? If you're talking about Egypt 1156 B.C., no it doesn't. Best to put on your own music if you want sound in the background.
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#1370 21 OCT 2010 at 12:22pm
Fnord Schattenjger Posts : 2758 Joined: 15 SEP 2008 Location: SE, Stockholm Status : Offline	Yes, it is Egypt 1156 B.C (although my copy is named Tomb of the pharaoh). Shame that it won't get any better, and I don't have any decent alternative background music. I guess I'll write of this game as a loss. Current Let's Play: Crusader: No Remorse
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#1371 24 OCT 2010 at 3:16am
AlienBZ Journeyman Posts : 877 Joined: 14 JAN 2008 Status : Offline	For the past 2 - 3 days I was playing Liath at Barnes & Noble/Panera Bread on my netbook, and now am stuck in Part 5, even after following the GameOver and the GB walkthroughs for Part 5. Doin' Warp 9 to the Great Kingdom of Adventure Games of Outer Space
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#1372 27 OCT 2010 at 3:04am
Idris Intergalactic Janitor Posts : 57 Joined: 24 DEC 2009 Location: UK Status : Offline	have finished both drawn the painted tower and loom. obv these are easier ones cause im easing myself back into the genre, but they were very fun, was a bit stuck early on in loom as i had no idea about the mechanics until i downloaded the manual and read through it. both short too but again thats good, want to really get used to the genre and its general mechanics before i take on a 15+ hour harder adventure. up next is full throttle then emerald city confidential
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#1373 27 OCT 2010 at 3:59am
Deleted User	Nice to see you enjoying these games Idris. Haven't played Loom yet but I really should look into it. (So many games still out there when I feel bad with the state of the AG genre) If you get the chance you ought to play Drawn Dark Flight, part two of the Drawn series. (Can’t help it but I still find myself sometimes humming some of the musical themes from that one in my head) Not sure when the final installment of the trilogy will be released but for my own interest in seeing this project through I have been keeping my eyes open. As for gearing up for fifteen hour harder adventures. Hmm. Lots and lots of games that fall into that category.

#1374 27 OCT 2010 at 9:19am
CrisGer Schattenjger Posts : 2548 Joined: 28 APR 2007 Location: US Status : Offline	LOOM is still after all of these years a unique and wonderful title...such a fun idea of how to do the game mechanics...and beautiful graphics and music....it was meant, among other things, to feature what computers of that era were capable of graphically and i think it still does that well. And i also admire the coding to no end, just think how long ago it was done and it still runs flawlessly on modern computers.... great work LucasArts...George and Co. Admin 3D Worlds and Game Developers Linkedin http://3dworldandgamedevelopers.blogspot.com
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#1375 27 OCT 2010 at 4:25pm
Deleted User	Re-LOOM. OK, kind of a dumb question, but how do I quit the game normally without using Ctrl-Alt-Del? The mouse is constrained within the DosBox window and I've tried all the F keys. :-/

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