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| 12 MAR 2008 at 5:09pm |
| Deleted User | Thanks for your observations Pirate Neilsouth. They fit in well with the JA review by Eric. I'm definitely thinking of picking this one up since horror themed games are one of my favorites.
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| 12 MAR 2008 at 7:37pm |
Pirate NeilsouthIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Masher (12 MAR 2008 5:09pm)
Thanks for your observations Pirate Neilsouth. They fit in well with the JA review by Eric. I'm definitely thinking of picking this one up since horror themed games are one of my favorites.
This game is really good , one of the best point and click horror adventure games i've played for awhile.. I've just become the ghost hunter and hearing screams and seeing faces is kinda cool
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| 12 MAR 2008 at 10:43pm |
Pirate NeilsouthIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | Just saw my first proper ghosts using the ghost investigation equipment , this game is seriously cool!
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| 13 MAR 2008 at 5:12pm |
| Deleted User | Looks like you are having a good adventure there Pirate! It will be awhile before I give it a go since I still have a long way to go with my current game (The Witcher) and so little game playing time available. I look forward to any final comments you have on the game. Enjoy.
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| 14 MAR 2008 at 12:56am |
Pirate NeilsouthIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | Thanks Masher ! There is one thing i wanted added to this game , the ability to SKIP text. Nothing worse than accidently clicking what i've already read and going through it all again. I speed read so
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| 16 MAR 2008 at 3:45am |
MKBSorcerer Apprentice
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Status : Offline | Thanks Pirate! Were there any action, arcade or timed sequences in this game? And I can't really tell from the screen shots, is this a 3rd person point & click?
I don't buy download-only games. Never have, never will........Mike
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| 16 MAR 2008 at 7:18pm |
xxaxIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | MY take
I was a bit disappointed at first, but now the story has gotten the best of me. I must say the character animation is terrible (walking, Nanny's dog, the cats) and the voice acting can be horrible at times. The same phrases in some places are also starting to piss me off. WHY CAN'T I CHANGE VOLUME? Ambient noises are too loud in someplaces, can't even hear what Nigel is saying... Also maybe some kind of quick travel via map? I hate walking from the museum to the fens...
But the story is getting really interesting, puzzles are just right (most of them) so i'm happy. But i don't think it's the best adventure game ever...
Eh, i see you're still playing...
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| 18 MAR 2008 at 1:12am |
SirDaveGuild Master
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Status : Offline | I particularly liked the 'Battery 13min' effect. Imagine being in a dark, ghost-haunted room and you've only got 13 minutes left on your battery...
The future ain't what it used to be!
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| 21 MAR 2008 at 4:54pm |
Steve VSorcerer Apprentice
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By SirDave (18 MAR 2008 1:11am)
I particularly liked the 'Battery 13min' effect. Imagine being in a dark, ghost-haunted room and you've only got 13 minutes left on your battery...
I hate to tell you this, but er, the battery NEVER runs out, bizarrely the amount of time left keeps going up and down while you use the camcorder :-?
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| 12 APR 2008 at 8:22pm |
DarleenIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | I thought this was one of the BEST games I have played...
When a game brings tears to ones EYES...It means the story is amazing !!!!
Good Job...Jonathan
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| 16 APR 2008 at 11:00pm |
ukpetdSpace Cadet
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Status : Online | LOST CROWN is outstanding. First of all the graphics are memorable (greyscale with colour splashes). Secondly the characters are human, with recognisable characteristics. The story carries one through the game. Progress is guided so there are not huge areas to search for objects. Yes, it is linear, but gently done.
No game is perfect and LC has a couple of things which could be better. Movement is a bit dodgy, speech cannot be interrupted, there is the odd grammar error in the text. These are minor defects in the overall scheme. Frankly, I forgot about these faults once I'd got into the story and you get into the story very early into the game.
This is my game of the year, so far. It is destined to be tomorrow's classic.
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| 12 MAY 2008 at 5:23pm |
IviniaGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By ukpetd (16 APR 2008 10:59pm)
LOST CROWN is outstanding. First of all the graphics are memorable (greyscale with colour splashes). Secondly the characters are human, with recognisable characteristics. The story carries one through the game. Progress is guided so there are not huge areas to search for objects. Yes, it is linear, but gently done.
I agree. Which makes me wonder how some reviewers can say you waste a lot of time going from one end of the map to the other in search of things. I never saw any of that while playing. JB did an outstanding job limiting where you could go within an area to avoid these long trips.
No game is perfect and LC has a couple of things which could be better. Movement is a bit dodgy, speech cannot be interrupted, there is the odd grammar error in the text. These are minor defects in the overall scheme. Frankly, I forgot about these faults once I'd got into the story and you get into the story very early into the game.
I agree again. When I first started the game for the JA review, I figured it was in the B/B- category because of Nigels animations, the spotty voice acting, and because it didn't seem like much was going on. Yet as the game progressed after the first day, things just kept becoming so intriguing as the story unfolds, with so many toys to play with that the early shortcomings became a distant memory and hardly noticeable at that point.
This is my game of the year, so far. It is destined to be tomorrow's classic.
It would seem that many people agree including myself. I'm just surprised there isn't a bunch of threads in the main adventure game discussions area of this forum attesting to that.
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| 20 JUN 2008 at 9:40pm |
fahmyIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | What can I say, I've been playing adventure games for two decades now and this is definitely up there with the best (GK, Longest Journey, Grim Fandango..e.t.c.). It's a fantastic game, simply. The story, the atmosphere, the puzzles all add up to a great and very entertaining experience.
Beware though that some of those ghost pics and voices are REAL!
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| 6 JUL 2008 at 6:40pm |
IviniaGuild Master
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Status : Offline | I couldn't agree more. I'm surprised there aren't more posts dedicated to it. This game is simply one of the best despite a few technical/production value flaws.
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| 9 MAR 2009 at 10:50pm |
fahmyIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | For fans of this masterpiece, Jonathan Boakes is currently working on Dark Fall III...and there will also be a sequel to The Lost Crown. 8-)
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| 10 MAR 2009 at 12:33pm |
HelenGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Im looking forward to it, Thanks!
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