| 19 OCT 2008 at 2:33pm |
kateSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 245
Joined: 20 FEB 2007
Status : Online | i played the lost crown, it was a really good game and sinking island, i about to start Rhiannon, but i have a few others just started games, i don't know whats wrong with me not playing more, i love to get lost in the worlds and places of the games
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| 19 OCT 2008 at 3:45pm |
loobilooPrivate Detective
Posts : 598
Joined: 3 APR 2008
Location: UK
Status : Offline | I buy most new Adventures as they come out if I can (just in case they become unavailable -well that's my excuse anyway! )
Getting round to playing them all is another matter but except for several of the most recent releases I've played nearly (but not all) AGs released during the last 5 years (at least)!
The most recent one's I've played include: Agon, the Lost Sword of Toledo, ND, The Phantom of Venice, Dracula Origin, Cleopatra, Overclocked, Perry Rhodan, Art of Murder, Belief & Betrayal, Darkness Within & The Lost Crown. I've enjoyed them all but was disappointed with the lack of plot clarification in The Lost Crown.
I'm currently playing The Hardy Boys.
I have also got a collection of older games to try & fit in here & there if I can get them to play!
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| 19 OCT 2008 at 7:18pm |
HalcyonSchattenjger
Posts : 1652
Joined: 17 NOV 2006
Status : Offline | I'm currently playing the remastered Sherlock Holmes:The Awakened. I'm enjoying it very much with the added 3rd person--but the first-person is still first-rate.
I've recently purchased Discworld Noir and, of course, it won't work with XP and, of course, all of the dozens of "fixes" (including on this site) I've found don't fix a thing--compatability mode makes it worse. It's a Copy Protection issue, as far as I can see. Plus, I can't find my copy of Windows 98 to load on my other 'puter.
...otherwise, life is good.
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| 20 OCT 2008 at 9:57pm |
FnordSchattenjger
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Joined: 15 SEP 2008
Location: SE, Stockholm
Status : Offline | I've recently purchased Discworld Noir and, of course, it won't work with XP and, of course, all of the dozens of "fixes" (including on this site) I've found don't fix a thing--compatability mode makes it worse. It's a Copy Protection issue, as far as I can see. Plus, I can't find my copy of Windows 98 to load on my other 'puter.
Why not crack the game? You own a legal copy, so cracking it ownt be illegal, and it might fix your problem.
At the moment, i'm playing keepsake, before that it was shadow of destiny, and before that syberia 2. I also gave secret of the lost cavern a chance, but i did not enjoy it (it did cost me €1 tough, so I did not waste much money).
I'm a bit disapointed with a lot of the adventure games that i have been playing recently, either the puzzles are too easy (like in syberia), or they dont really seem to fit in (like in keepsake). Dont get me wrong, i like both games, but they are not flawless (If anyone knows of a good game along the line of myst, or schizm, dont be afraide to tell me)
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| 20 OCT 2008 at 10:43pm |
HalcyonSchattenjger
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Joined: 17 NOV 2006
Status : Offline | I haven't the slightest idea, Fnord, how to crack Discworld Noir or any other game. Maybe this is a topic for a PM or email, eh? I do own the original discs.
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| 21 OCT 2008 at 9:36am |
FnordSchattenjger
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Joined: 15 SEP 2008
Location: SE, Stockholm
Status : Offline | PM sent.
It's a common problem with a lot of older games. Their copy protection is not "new OS" friendly, but there are at least ways to work around it.
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| 22 OCT 2008 at 6:30am |
InlandAZGuild Master
Posts : 5586
Joined: 4 MAY 2007
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By TheTraveler (19 OCT 2008 7:00am)
1) Dracula Origin http://justadventure.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1218101900 ; http://justadventure.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1213998668/6#6
I don't agree with the negative reviews about this game, though. I've just finished Dracula Resurrection, and although I agree that the atmosphere was a lot more in keeping with the Dracula mythos in Resurrection, I still enjoyed Origin more. Maybe unfairly because it's more modern, and therefore thechnically (especially graphically) more pleasing? :-[
I thought Dracula Origin had very nice music, as well as nice graphics btw. It was rather heavy on the puzzle side - but that's what adventure gamers want, isn't it?
I enjoyed both Resurrection & Origin as well - each were fairly good games. I’m currently [s]playing[/s] tolerating Dracula 3: Path of the Dragon, but don’t bother, it's just plain bad. Apparently they couldn't come up with a set of good puzzles - so they substituted incredibly long, tedious, ridiculously repetitive, and completely boring ones in their place.
I’m actually considering putting it back in the case and up on the shelf – what a stinker it is…
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| 22 OCT 2008 at 6:42am |
| Deleted User | Oh, no -Inland, that's pretty bad news. I was so looking forward to Drac. POTD. I've had this huge huge fight with the smuggling division :exclamation of the Customs dept., who had confiscated it along with a few other games (notably Black Dahlia and Necrinomicon amongst them) while it was still en route to me.
The Customs official has finally agreed to release the package to the post office, but I have still to receive notification from them. [smiley=shaking_head.gif]
Now you tell me all the trouble and waiting might not have been worth it. Oh, well - I'm still looking forward to receiving those other games..
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| 22 OCT 2008 at 7:36am |
CarolineJA+ Overseer
Posts : 16540
Joined: 28 JAN 2007
Location: AU
Status : Offline | So Traveler.....
You say this thread isn't working. Perhaps you should change its name to 'What recently released games have you played?'
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| 22 OCT 2008 at 9:55am |
| Deleted User | Caroline, unfortunately they seem to have limited the length of the topic header.. so what I've changed it to now, is all that will fit in.
Maybe they limited it because they were getting headings like: "What recently released games that have come out in the past 12 to 16 months have you played- whether you liked them or did not like them, please let us know in this thread, because a lot of us probably (possibly) have not played all of those yet, and as most people's money is short, seeing that prices keep going up, especially with this global economic disaster we are facing, we cannot, (like some of us in the past) all afford to buy every single game that gets released these days, especially as some of them (so I've heard) have come out with crappy rushed production values or are simply just crappy games with stupid nonsensical stories or puzzles that don't make sense at all - just so we can know which games to avoid and which games are worth buying..."
Anyway... even with the header as it now is, it might still not work, Caroline, as nothing prevents people like yourself from coming along and totally hijacking the topic of conversation......
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| 22 OCT 2008 at 11:32am |
CarolineJA+ Overseer
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Location: AU
Status : Offline | That would be a bit long Traveler. Perhaps if you made an anacronym out of it, you'd end up with something like Superkalifrajilisticexpeeallydoshious, which of course, would fit in. Only problem I could see then would be no one would know what all the letters stood for. [smiley=angel_smiley.gif]
Anyway, don't mind me..... carry on. :-*
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| 22 OCT 2008 at 11:49am |
JKingSchattenjger
Posts : 2349
Joined: 4 MAY 2008
Location: 0
Status : Offline | Such an acronym would make AFGNCAAP a walk in the park to get one's tongue around. I approve.
You can't kill someone in a studio.
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| 22 OCT 2008 at 1:51pm |
Mr Innocent.Journeyman
Posts : 1317
Joined: 15 JAN 2008
Location: GR
Status : Offline | AFGNCAAP ... I laughed for 10 minutes straight when the lantern-bound Dungeon Master himself decided to call me so [smiley=rofl.gif].
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| 22 OCT 2008 at 2:04pm |
alkis21Schattenjger
Posts : 2112
Joined: 23 OCT 2002
Location: GR
Status : Offline | During the past 16 months, I only bought and started playing Culpa Innata and Simon the Sorcerer 4. I uninstalled both of them before completing them. I think CI was interesting, just "not for me", and SS4 was rubbish.
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| 22 OCT 2008 at 4:00pm |
Terry PenrodGrand Inquisitor
Posts : 6693
Joined: 16 OCT 2004
Location: US, Texas
Status : Offline | .
Culpa Innata is the only newer PC AG I've bought. Before that it was Scratches and now my backlog list is getting pretty long with a few news ones on the horizon. I've also got a growing list of RPGs, action-adventures, shooters and other games yet to play.
Cheers, Terry
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| 22 OCT 2008 at 8:53pm |
loobilooPrivate Detective
Posts : 598
Joined: 3 APR 2008
Location: UK
Status : Offline | I forgot to mention Culpa Innata - it's my favourite of the last 16 months!
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| 23 OCT 2008 at 12:58am |
AndromusGuild Master
Posts : 5538
Joined: 6 NOV 2002
Status : Offline | Jack Keane is the latest game I've played from that time frame. A so-so game overall, made more annoying by the occasional moments that show how good the game could have been. But it ended up being bogged down by the typical awkward writing, bland humor and tepid voice acting of today's comic adventures.
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| 23 OCT 2008 at 4:30am |
Goddess of All Things MagicalSchattenjger
Posts : 1565
Joined: 27 MAY 2003
Status : Online | I have recently played The Lost Crown, really enjoyed it, and highly recommended it also. Even though the game was mostly in black and white, the highly detailed graphics were impressive.
I'm currently playing Sam & Max Season 1 which is very colorful and funny, and The Art of Murder which has very nice graphics and voice acting.
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| 26 OCT 2008 at 7:11pm |
InlandAZGuild Master
Posts : 5586
Joined: 4 MAY 2007
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By TheTraveler (22 OCT 2008 6:42am)
Oh, no -Inland, that's pretty bad news. I was so looking forward to Drac. POTD. I've had this huge huge fight with the smuggling division :exclamation of the Customs dept., who had confiscated it along with a few other games (notably Black Dahlia and Necrinomicon amongst them) while it was still en route to me.
The Customs official has finally agreed to release the package to the post office, but I have still to receive notification from them. [smiley=shaking_head.gif]
Now you tell me all the trouble and waiting might not have been worth it. Oh, well - I'm still looking forward to receiving those other games..
Perhaps I was a wee bit harsh on the game - it's actually quite good, but not a game you'd want to relax with (it's rather difficult at times).
Once you get past the repetitive puzzles, it gets much better. I’m at what I believe must be near the end – so far no vamps like the previous installments, and no Dracula either…
It better be one hell of an exit sequence – or I’m still going to be a little disappointed. :-/
Edit -
It wasn't, but you can make up your own mind - I thought it had potential (and almost made it all the way to enjoyable )but in the end it failed miserably.
Once you finish it I'd be curious to hear your take on it.
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| 27 OCT 2008 at 8:34am |
ArkadiaPrivate Detective
Posts : 558
Joined: 1 JUN 2008
Status : Online | Originally Posted By TheTraveler (22 OCT 2008 6:42am)
Oh, no -Inland, that's pretty bad news. I was so looking forward to Drac. POTD. I've had this huge huge fight with the smuggling division :exclamation of the Customs dept., who had confiscated it along with a few other games (notably Black Dahlia and Necrinomicon amongst them) while it was still en route to me.
The Customs official has finally agreed to release the package to the post office, but I have still to receive notification from them. [smiley=shaking_head.gif]
Now you tell me all the trouble and waiting might not have been worth it. Oh, well - I'm still looking forward to receiving those other games..
Traveler, do you know why they seized your games? What exactly did they think was being smuggled? How did you resolve the issue? There sounds a curious story behind this!
In regards to recent adventures:
I played Dead Reefs recently, and I don't think I've ever played a game with such horrible and buggy controls. I nearly abandoned it a few times due to this, but I felt some kind of odd rage at the fact that I might "let the game beat me" and so I perservered. Disregarding the horrendous control system (what could possibly be wrong with using the standard point and click interface? Were they trying to be different for the sake of being different?) the story was rather interesting and some of the puzzles quite fun. I'm glad I played until the end, but I probably wouldn't recommend it to anyone that doesn't have nerves of steel (so that you don't break your keyboard) and patience that runs a mile.
I also played Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, which I'm aware was released a few years ago on the PC but only recently on the Wii, which is the version I bought. I'm rather astounded they managed to make such an interesting story so profoundly boring. Apart from some absolutely ridiculous puzzles, it seemed to me to play more like an interactive movie - my character had little affect on the story.
I abandoned the game relatively early, not long after I spent roughly 3 hours wandering around in the dark, not being able to do anything because my character refused to go upstairs in the dark. The ridiculous solution to fix my darkness situation was to:
Spoiler Alertscoop the flour out of a flour sack multiple times so that I could find the batteries hidden in the flour.
I was not impressed.
I'm about to start up some newer games (I mostly replay older games) so I'll keep you guys posted
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| 27 OCT 2008 at 9:50am |
| Deleted User | @ Arkadia
Traveler, do you know why they seized your games? What exactly did they think was being smuggled? How did you resolve the issue? There sounds a curious story behind this!
Well, it was quite a big pack of games sent to me by an overseas family member and a friend who had clubbed together to send me a few games, which came to a total of 8 games. Amongst them is Black Dahlia, which makes up 8 CDs, apparently.
So I reckon it must have been the sheer size of the package that drew their attention.
They then wanted invoices to prove that the games were not stolen, which, it being a gift, was rather hard for me to produce. Apparently even if an item is second-hand, they have a problem with it. I don't know if there is perhaps a gamer working at the customs dept? :
@ InlandAZ
Perhaps I was a wee bit harsh on the game - it's actually quite good, but not a game you'd want to relax with (it's rather difficult at times).
Once you get past the repetitive puzzles, it gets much better. I’m at what I believe must be near the end – so far no vamps like the previous installments, and no Dracula either…
It better be one hell of an exit sequence – or I’m still going to be a little disappointed.
Edit -
It wasn't, but you can make up your own mind - I thought it had potential (and almost made it all the way to enjoyable )but in the end it failed miserably.
Once you finish it I'd be curious to hear your take on it.
Will do, Inland - once I manage to get hold of it. I called again this morning, and apparently my package is still with customs!
I also played Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None [....]
Apart from some absolutely ridiculous puzzles, it seemed to me to play more like an interactive movie - my character had little affect on the story.
I abandoned the game relatively early, not long after I spent roughly 3 hours wandering around in the dark, not being able to do anything because my character refused to go upstairs in the dark.
Like I mentioned in another thread - I had also played this game, and thought that the overall design of the game structure was not very good. I too, met with frustration and dead-ends.
I did enjoy the ending(s) though. Unfortunately I had to make use of a w/thru to get there, due to a ridiculous puzzle or two and a design-flaw dead-end. [smiley=hair_pull.gif]
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| 27 OCT 2008 at 10:03am |
CrisGerSchattenjger
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Location: US
Status : Offline | that is nuts re the Customs. they have much better things to do than make our lives miserable. hmph! silliness! A gift is a gift. Period.
i hope it gets worked out FAST.
/me feels like making some calls. grrr
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| 27 OCT 2008 at 11:13am |
ukpetdSpace Cadet
Posts : 176
Joined: 27 JUL 2007
Status : Online | The list is long, but I pick out some details.
Sam & Max 2. Best comedy game played this year.
Lost Crown. Best game this year.
Nostrodamus. This is a good game in the Keops Studio line. Recommended.
Murder in the Abbey. Liked this, but character movement was very slow on my underpowered computer.
Completed Rhiannon. It's a longish game (30 hours). There are a series of scavenger hunts. Story carries you through the game. There is no conversation. Found it got easier after the first couple of chapters (out of five), basically because I got into the pattern of the game design. Ogam script features. There are a couple of surprises along the way that help to maintain interest. Ghostly happenings are not overdone. Worth playing but not a stellar experience.
Currently into Haunting of Castle Malloy. Seemed disturbingly empty and unreal at first. Got very gestucken. Found a hint (poor observation on my part!) and it's opened up a bit. Lots of puzzles with pieces missing that you need to find. Surprisingly hard puzzles at Senior Level. The Irish get a poor showing. Sheep avoid me. Ogam script features here too.
I generally post reviews in Amazon (both UK and USA) after game completion.
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| 27 OCT 2008 at 1:32pm |
SharonBSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 310
Joined: 24 JUL 2007
Location: US, Delaware
Status : Offline | After reading about it in these forums, I downloaded and installed Broken Sword 2.5. I think I'm about half way thru and I am enjoying it. It seems a little easy, except for a couple parts, but I enjoy the characters and I'm enjoying the game.
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