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| 17 NOV 2008 at 7:53pm |
avatar_58Private Detective
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Joined: 27 MAY 2008
Status : Online | I'm at work :-[ Anyone playing it?
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| 17 NOV 2008 at 8:59pm |
SharonBSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 310
Joined: 24 JUL 2007
Location: US, Delaware
Status : Offline | I tried. I can't get it to run.
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| 18 NOV 2008 at 2:42am |
avatar_58Private Detective
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Joined: 27 MAY 2008
Status : Online | Very nice presentation, nice interface. Terrible voice acting for Mona. She's a tad.....grating. I didn't play for more than a few minutes though, don't want to spoil anything. I'm getting the game regardless, so there's no point.
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| 18 NOV 2008 at 3:11am |
HalcyonSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | I agree with avatar...which is the reason I am not getting this game. OMG, it's like being trapped in the 8th grade.
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| 18 NOV 2008 at 3:11am |
AndromusGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Yup, it's got a lot of polish, very refreshing to see. And it's got Monkey Island 3 style controls, which I liked a lot.
Really interesting, however, is the bit where you can carry the memory of an inventory item with you, for stuff you don't need yet or isn't practical to carry, but will use later. Novel idea.
Mona's voice acting bugged me at first, but I didn't mind as much as I continued to play.
I know a demo doesn't really let one give a concrete "thumbs up" or "thumbs down" for a game, but I basically liked what I saw here, short as it was.
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| 18 NOV 2008 at 12:39pm |
An_InklingSpace Cadet
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Status : Online | Only a demo, but it was underwhelming. I'm a little disappointed.
As expected the visuals are very nice. Unfortunately the writing and characters did not grab me at all, and Mona's VA was very grating.
A game like this stands or falls on its writing and characters. After the demo it's no longer a certain buy, will wait for some post-release impressions and reviews.
Really interesting, however, is the bit where you can carry the memory of an inventory item with you, for stuff you don't need yet or isn't practical to carry, but will use later. Novel idea.
Yeah, was kinda nice. Though, I hope Mona does not go through the entire "I don't need this now, but will remember it for later" spiel every time in the final game, was a little annoying even in the demo.
A couple of "trigger" bugs which were frustrating, but do not ultimately affect my opinion of the game.
Who is this great burdensome slavering dog-thing that mediocres my every thought? ([i]Nick Cave - We Call Upon the Author[/i])
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| 18 NOV 2008 at 2:29pm |
avatar_58Private Detective
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By TAS (18 NOV 2008 3:11am)
I agree with avatar...which is the reason I am not getting this game. OMG, it's like being trapped in the 8th grade.
I'll either turn the voices off or use the german ones if I can.
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| 18 NOV 2008 at 2:48pm |
Taurnil MithrandirJourneyman
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Andromus (18 NOV 2008 3:11am)
I know a demo doesn't really let one give a concrete "thumbs up" or "thumbs down" for a game, but I basically liked what I saw here, short as it was.
I agree with you. Let's hope that the final version will not have these irritating issues.
....set the controls for the heart of the sun....
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| 18 NOV 2008 at 8:20pm |
avatar_58Private Detective
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By eragon (18 NOV 2008 2:48pm)
I agree with you. Let's hope that the final version will not have these irritating issues.
Well it's done isn't it? I got the impression from the news article -
"Today marks the first release of "A Vampyre Story" in it's first territory."
So what you see is what you'll get.
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| 18 NOV 2008 at 9:13pm |
Lucien21Guild Master
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Status : Offline | OK played the Demo
Pros
* Background graphics are great.
* Loved the interface
* Loved the "phantom inventory items" where it says I might need it later
Cons
* Mona's Voice was dreadful
So overall loved it apart from the voice of the main character.
Dear Diary, My teenage angst bullsh*t now has a bodycount.
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| 19 NOV 2008 at 12:03am |
HalcyonSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | Addendum to my terse comment above. The game did look great, and I normally break out in hives from cartoony games. The controls were fine. I didn't like some of the close-up animations and felt they looked better from a distance. But, like most cartoon games, it is just too childish, or silly without being funny, too much of the time. It does appear to be a game of quality and some substance.
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| 19 NOV 2008 at 4:31am |
An_InklingSpace Cadet
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Status : Online | But, like most cartoon games, it is just too childish, or silly without being funny, too much of the time.
This is an issue with me too. Vampyre Story seems too "light", and just from the demo, the writing, particularly the humour was not particularly strong. Obligatory wise-cracking side-kick is not a negative in and of itself, but an uninspiring one is. Too early to tell which side Froderick falls on, but the demo was not promising.
I loved the Monkey Islands, Grim Fandango, Sam and Max, so do not have a blanket dislike of humorous, cartoony adventures, but good writing is key. I'm not yet sold on A Vampyre Story.
Who is this great burdensome slavering dog-thing that mediocres my every thought? ([i]Nick Cave - We Call Upon the Author[/i])
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| 19 NOV 2008 at 3:04pm |
avatar_58Private Detective
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Joined: 27 MAY 2008
Status : Online | Is there any new info on AVS coming to steam?
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| 19 NOV 2008 at 4:41pm |
TCPrivate Detective
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Joined: 14 NOV 2005
Status : Online | OK, problem here. After I check out the map in the shack, there's a video cut-scene, which stutters like crazy. In fact, I think you can safely say the voices freeze, so all I hear is 3-4 words repeated throughout the whole scene. What can I do? Sound drivers? Video?
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| 19 NOV 2008 at 10:16pm |
avatar_58Private Detective
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Joined: 27 MAY 2008
Status : Online | Apparently the game is out in english?
http://www.gamersgate.com/index.php?page=product&what=view&sku=DD-AVS&via=newly_added
Not sure what sort of DRM gamersgate uses, I might wait.
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| 20 NOV 2008 at 12:17am |
InesrocksPrivate Detective
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Location: PT
Status : Offline | gosh and I thought the voice of the main character of Secret Files was dreadful! this one is even worse... just unbearable! What was their idea? it totally drew me away from the game :-X
just another dissapointment regarding this year's adventure games...
Playing: Skyrim (ongoing)
Last Finished: can't recall, been too long.
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| 20 NOV 2008 at 1:05am |
IviniaGuild Master
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Joined: 7 JUN 2003
Location: US
Status : Offline | Not to sound whiny or anything, but why do they have to make you go through 1,000 *&%^$^%!! links before you even get to the download???
Seriously... what a joke. I went through 7 pages of "Click Here to Download" links. Each page loaded up slower than the previous one. After all that it took me to FileFront to download. Why couldn't they just link directly to FileFront? or Gamershell? or...nevermind...
I've been looking forward to this. The bad Mona voice acting is a bit alarming, but I'll reserve judgment until I've seen it.
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| 20 NOV 2008 at 7:32pm |
avatar_58Private Detective
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Joined: 27 MAY 2008
Status : Online | So DRM wise - Securom? Not sure I feel like paying extra for the privilege of having that thrust upon me.
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| 21 NOV 2008 at 12:52am |
| Deleted User | Just played the demo and found the humor way to cheesy. I did like the presentation and controls though. I think I'll pass on this one.
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| 22 NOV 2008 at 3:47am |
IviniaGuild Master
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Joined: 7 JUN 2003
Location: US
Status : Offline | Well, looks like all this thing does is turn my screen black for a second, then bounces me back to the desktop. Hrmmm... I'll check my nVidia drivers, but it's kind of sad when an AG gives me issues while state of the art FPS games don't.
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| 22 NOV 2008 at 7:23am |
| Deleted User | gosh and I thought the voice of the main character of Secret Files was dreadful! this one is even worse... just unbearable! What was their idea? it totally drew me away from the game
just another dissapointment regarding this year's adventure games...
So DRM wise - Securom? Not sure I feel like paying extra for the privilege of having that thrust upon me.
Well, looks like all this thing does is turn my screen black for a second, then bounces me back to the desktop. Hrmmm... I'll check my nVidia drivers, but it's kind of sad when an AG gives me issues while state of the art FPS games don't.
. [smiley=cry.gif]
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| 22 NOV 2008 at 12:48pm |
TCPrivate Detective
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Status : Online | Cheer up Travler, AVS was way too hyped, that's the reason for all the disappointment. It could still be a fairly decent game.
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| 22 NOV 2008 at 1:51pm |
IviniaGuild Master
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Joined: 7 JUN 2003
Location: US
Status : Offline | Ok, apparently my 5 month old drivers for nVidia weren't new enough. Updating that got the game running. I didn't find the voice as annoying as some others here did, but it was definitely not what I expected either.
Somehow with a name like "Mona", I expected something a bit deeper and sultry - not some high pitched little girls voice.
Graphically it is beautiful, but that was expected based on the gorgeous screen shots we've been teased with. Shrouds animations looked fantastic.
As demos go, I think they are missing the mark. I have some thoughts about that that I've brought up before in the past, but I think I'll save it for a new thread later.
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| 22 NOV 2008 at 4:48pm |
InlandAZGuild Master
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Joined: 4 MAY 2007
Status : Offline | Maybe I'll enjoy it more when they release the [s]nudie[/s] cheesy stripper patch :
I thought it was rather lack luster as well (after all the hype). I've never, and I mean never, been put off by voice acting before - but listening to Mona speak was like being force fed acrid horse pills.
It's pretty - but I'm gonna wait for the patch.
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