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| 11 FEB 2003 at 10:26am |
LagavulinPrivate Detective
Posts : 475
Joined: 21 OCT 2002
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Young beginners, I guess.
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| 11 FEB 2003 at 11:10am |
dimidimidimiSchattenjger
Posts : 1784
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I've played adventures for more than 10 years now...and I still prefer easy ones... or at least logical ones.
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| 11 FEB 2003 at 11:42am |
TeoSpace Cadet
Posts : 185
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I like them easy/logical..TLJ/syberia is just right for me.
I`ve been playing adventures 12 years now
the story and experience, just the feel of being in another world is the thing I like about them..
usually when I play a game I turn off all lights, put on my headphones and just get totally immersed in the game.
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| 11 FEB 2003 at 1:03pm |
CarlaJourneyman
Posts : 836
Joined: 12 JAN 2003
Status : Online | You mean "easy" as Syberia, for instance?
When a game is "easy"? Ok, I believe that's story for another topic... :
But, just to put it clear (at least for me ), I believe a game is easy when its puzzles are. However, (and sorry dimi, I disagree with you here :-/) there is a big difference between an easy and a logical puzzle...and personally, I think Syberia has some logical ones, but it's full of easy puzzles. Eventhough...not too sure it's a completely easy game...but quite enough.
So, answering your question...I kind of got bored in some parts of Syberia (and other "easy" games), because puzzles presented...let's say, too little "challenge"...
So far, I've tried to play games where puzzles have, at least, a "medium" level of difficulty...which doesn't mean they are not logical... :
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| 11 FEB 2003 at 1:39pm |
upcIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 77
Joined: 11 JAN 2003
Status : Online | Well, playing games too easy isn't really satisfying, but sometimes I like to get in those mad RON (Reality on the norm) adventures. Short games, easy puzzles but funny stories. It only takes a while to finish them and each story adds a new chapter to the whole plot.
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| 11 FEB 2003 at 2:22pm |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
Posts : 7277
Joined: 16 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | sometimes i like them... it helps me to relax when an adv is easy... syberia for example was a very relaxing experience (ok it was even easier than accepted but i enjoyed it!)... i recently played nightlong, which was also easy (not THAT easy as syberia though) and it was great to play after a tiresome day
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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| 11 FEB 2003 at 7:31pm |
Freddie_PharkasSpace Cadet
Posts : 114
Joined: 17 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I have come around on this one the past few years. I used to scoff at easy games, and looked for the hardest I could find. Now that I have so little time available for gaming, I like a game that allows me to blow through it quickly. While I prefer a challenge, I have no problem with a game I can beat in a weekend, especially given how inexpensive you can find games these days ($20 US and lower). All that said, I still love challenging games as well.
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| 11 FEB 2003 at 9:31pm |
AndromusGuild Master
Posts : 5540
Joined: 6 NOV 2002
Status : Offline | Easy adventures have some advantages. Sometimes it's nice to be able to interact with a game world and advance the story without a lot of stress or frustration. I'd rather have a challenging game, but sometimes easy adventures are a relaxing change of pace.
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| 11 FEB 2003 at 10:23pm |
mszvPrivate Detective
Posts : 751
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Online | What Teo said. I could not have said it any better, so I won't even try!
Regards, mszv
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| 12 FEB 2003 at 5:44pm |
msadvIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 66
Joined: 1 NOV 2002
Status : Online | Easy is fine if the game is immersive and story line well done. If not, only interesting, challenging puzzles will keep me playing.
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| 12 FEB 2003 at 7:03pm |
bistroSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 240
Joined: 15 OCT 2002
Status : Online | My only preference are easy AG's ....like Barbie's Riding Adventure...
Just kidding....I had to install and put up with an evening of my daughter playing that last night.
Myst, TLJ are 'just right' for me. Syberia was pretty easy, but I still enjoyed it for the storyline---I agree it was very relaxing to play.
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| 12 FEB 2003 at 11:22pm |
eggyIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 27
Joined: 3 FEB 2003
Status : Online | I like easy sometimes, as long as it had an easy price tag.
For instance, I finished both Santa Fe games in one evening but they cost me £6 for the two so I constitute it as a good evenings entertainment.
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| 13 FEB 2003 at 12:18am |
Cindy_KIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 56
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I remember when I HATED an easy adventure game and felt cheated without weeks of gameplay.
Now days, I'm so busy with work and kids that I actually enjoy a shorter game. This lets me actually finish it instead of taking over a year like I did with Planescape and Outcast (which I still haven't concluded).
Maybe it's my advancing age (NOT!), but when I take a few weeks off from a game, I have a hard time figuring out where I was and what I was doing!
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| 13 FEB 2003 at 12:22am |
GayleSchattenjger
Posts : 2544
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I like easy and hard ones but not has hard as Schizm, that was a nightmare for me.
Teo, you said everything I would say but said it much better and cannot think of anything to add to your comments.
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| 13 FEB 2003 at 12:52am |
szcaxJourneyman
Posts : 935
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I like medium-hard games.
**MILD GK1 SPOILERS**
GK1: perfect difficulty. The drei drachen clock puzzle... logical, yet tricky. The vine puzzle... thinking outside the "outmaneuver the zombies" box.
**END SPOILERS**
The perfect game keeps you stumped on puzzles for a couple days until the answer smacks you right in the forehead...
I don't like games that are too easy because I always feel that the puzzles in an easy game only serve as a carrier for the story. I'd rather have the puzzles and story walk side by side rather than have the puzzles take a backseat to the story. For the same reason, I don't like a game to be so difficult that you're stuck on a puzzle so long that the game doesn't move fast enough for the story to hold your attention.
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| 13 FEB 2003 at 5:29am |
Jenny100Guild Master
Posts : 3510
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | Don't any of you guys like alternating an easier game with a harder one for variety?
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| 14 FEB 2003 at 1:08am |
JPSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 217
Joined: 24 NOV 2002
Status : Online | Originally Posted By dimidimidimi (11 FEB 2003 11:10am)
I've played adventures for more than 10 years now...and I still prefer easy ones... or at least logical ones.
Lgical, yes
but easy games? No way !!
I personally dont want a game to last less than a month!
Anything less I would consider a waste of my hard-earned money!
Bow down before the one you serve&&You're going to get what you deserve !
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| 15 FEB 2003 at 5:00am |
| Deleted User | I like easy adventure games. Sometimes if it's too hard, I feel like breaking the Cd into pieces.
I dont like illogical puzzles but I'd still play it though.
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| 15 FEB 2003 at 5:13am |
| Deleted User | Don't any of you guys like alternating an easier game with a harder one for variety?
Yeah! That's what I do, including some action games in between.
I have no problems about easy adventure games (phantasmagoria, dark eye, etc are some of my best gaming experiences)
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| 15 FEB 2003 at 5:17am |
JoGuild Master
Posts : 3313
Joined: 3 NOV 2002
Location: AU, Qld.
Status : Offline | One person's easy is another's hard I guess. I like games that are logical mostly. What really annoys me are things like the "monkey challenge" in MK4 - beating the stupid monkeys, I really can't be bothered with that part and if I could find a cheat I'd use it.
All the Gabriel Knight games were pretty logical - don't know if you would call them easy or not really.
Don't mind if a game takes a long time and feel really cheated if it's too short, so try to "spin" them out as long as possible.
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