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| 7 JUL 2008 at 1:20pm |
alkis21Schattenjger
Posts : 2112
Joined: 23 OCT 2002
Location: GR
Status : Offline | Welcome back, Dom. For starters, click on my signature to find out one of the things that happened during your absence.
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| 7 JUL 2008 at 1:54pm |
IviniaGuild Master
Posts : 4459
Joined: 7 JUN 2003
Location: US
Status : Offline | Hey Dombrewer, The Lost Crown (Jonathan Boakes latest) is out and about now. You might want to check that one out.
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| 7 JUL 2008 at 2:53pm |
CarolineJA+ Overseer
Posts : 16540
Joined: 28 JAN 2007
Location: AU
Status : Offline | Hello Gorgeous! :-*
'resting' are we? It's very nice to hear from you again Dom. I was wondering about you and Ben only the other day in fact. Didn't do anything except wonder mind you.....
A lot of the old faces you knew have also been caught up playing that most fascinating game, Real Life. It would be quicker to list those who are still around, than those who've wandered off but I'm too tired to do either right now.....
I can't even remember what type of games you enjoyed playing. What was the last one you can remember?
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| 7 JUL 2008 at 7:28pm |
Lady KestrelGuild Master
Posts : 4038
Joined: 27 SEP 2004
Location: US, NJ
Status : Offline | Welcome back, Dom! Have fun getting caught up with things!
"Where is the fountain that throws up these flowers in a ceaseless outbreak of ecstasy?"
-Rabindranath Tagore
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| 7 JUL 2008 at 11:32pm |
AndromusGuild Master
Posts : 5538
Joined: 6 NOV 2002
Status : Offline | Dom! Nice to see you around again!
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| 8 JUL 2008 at 1:31am |
dombrewerGuild Master
Posts : 3103
Joined: 19 JAN 2003
Status : Offline | Hi guys - thanks for the welcomes... good to see you Andro, LadyK....
Originally Posted By alkis21 (7 JUL 2008 1:19pm)
Welcome back, Dom. For starters, click on my signature to find out one of the things that happened during your absence.
Ah yes, the game I didn't get to do! : I'm glad you got it out there Alkis, well done.
Originally Posted By Caroline (7 JUL 2008 2:53pm)
Hello Gorgeous! :-*
'resting' are we? It's very nice to hear from you again Don. I was wondering about you and Ben only the other day in fact. Didn't do anything except wonder mind you.....
A lot of the old faces you knew have also been caught up playing that most fascinating game, Real Life. It would be quicker to list those who are still around, than those who've wandered off but I'm too tired to do either right now.....
I can't even remember what type of games you enjoyed playing. What was the last one you can remember?
Hello lovely. Thanks for the update. :-*
I've enjoyed pretty much anything and everything, I've even enjoyed a few in spite of themselves - but my favourite games of old would include Myst, The Neverhood, Sam and Max, Rhem, Gabriel Knight 2, Journeyman 3, Monkey Island 1-3, Grim Fandango, Dark Fall, Obsidian. My last AG purchases were Moment of Silence, Black Mirror and Midnight Nowhere I think. The last game I played was Scratches - which was great (although I am slightly biased) and that got me thinking about what's out there now. I noticed there are two sequels to Rhem, another Broken Sword and another Runaway so they're probably worth it. Or are they worth it? I guess I'm interested to know about the ones that came under the radar and impressed. Not hard for Broken Sword 4 to get publicity and shelf space, but harder for those great one-offs that come along every so often. All I can say is if the voice acting is poor I'm less likely to be interested, mulitple paths and non-linearity are a bit off-putting, and I can't stand endless conversations (thanks Longest Journey, I did learn something from you) but if it's graphically beautiful or atmospheric I can forgive pretty much anything.
Thanks for the heads up about Lost Crown, Ivinia - definitely one for the list, although I still need to play Dark Fall 2.
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| 8 JUL 2008 at 3:15am |
Lady KestrelGuild Master
Posts : 4038
Joined: 27 SEP 2004
Location: US, NJ
Status : Offline | I really enjoyed the two sequels to Rhem, Dom. The puzzles were tough but fun.
"Where is the fountain that throws up these flowers in a ceaseless outbreak of ecstasy?"
-Rabindranath Tagore
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| 8 JUL 2008 at 9:01pm |
loobilooPrivate Detective
Posts : 598
Joined: 3 APR 2008
Location: UK
Status : Offline | Hi dombrewer, I'm pretty new to JA. The three games you've got are all pretty linear - Moment of Silence & Black Mirror are both well worth playing. Midnight Nowhere had a lot of criticism about the main characters' attitude towards women & initial scenes, but if not the greatest AG in the world turned out to be better than I thought with a slight twist at the end.
Runaway 2 is worth considering (if you liked the 1st one!) as is The Ankh games if you like animated graphics & humour.
Other games to consider are Still Life & the Agon series. Also Alkis' game Diamonds in the Rough.
Also Dracula Origin, Sherlocks Holmes The Awakened & (as you liked Myst) you may like the two Aura games (although I haven't played Sacred Rings yet).
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