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| 24 FEB 2003 at 11:11am |
InieJourneyman
Posts : 856
Joined: 27 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Does it have the 'feel' of Myst? For me that is running around with no idea what to do in a very uninspiring surroundings?
Is there a good story? I mean I can look past dated graphics if the story is allright (I still play FoA so ...). I can get it for EUR/$ 11.95.
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| 24 FEB 2003 at 11:17am |
StammerGuild Master
Posts : 3894
Joined: 5 JAN 2003
Status : Online | Well it kinda 'feels' like Myst but it has A MUCH better story!!!
BTW i forgot to tell you that you might don't like the fact that you walk around all the time without talking to anyone (well sometimes others talk to you)
Resistance is not futile, we're gonna win this thing, humankind is too good, we're not a bunch of under-achievers! We're gonna stand up, and we're gonna be human beings. We're going to get fired up about the real things, the things that matter! Creativity, and the dynamic human spirit that refuses to submit.
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| 24 FEB 2003 at 11:46am |
| Deleted User | Originally Posted By Inie (24 FEB 2003 10:52am)
After Simon 3D, I'm not so sure that that is a recommendation !
Agreed. Buggly little bastard, not funny, couldn't get it to work properly, threw it on my ever-growing pile of unfinished games and finally sold it.
Could you enlighten me why you think Riven is that good? I'm in a constant doubt whether I should buy it or not. A lot of ppl on this board speak so highly of it. To be fair I must tell you I hate (as in 'really don't like') Myst. Is it similar?
Weeeelll... yes, I'm afraid it is. Harder puzzles, better graphics, more people, more endings, better storyline... but essentially the same type of game. Don't be swayed by other people's opinion, if you hate a game, chances are that you will hate the sequel even more. I didn't much care for Amerzone, and when I'd played the demo of Syberia I knew that it wasn't my kind of game. Stupid little me went out and bought Syberia anyway.
PS: What is FoA?
Betje
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| 24 FEB 2003 at 11:51am |
StammerGuild Master
Posts : 3894
Joined: 5 JAN 2003
Status : Online | you didn't like Syberia???
well what can i say your opinion
Resistance is not futile, we're gonna win this thing, humankind is too good, we're not a bunch of under-achievers! We're gonna stand up, and we're gonna be human beings. We're going to get fired up about the real things, the things that matter! Creativity, and the dynamic human spirit that refuses to submit.
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| 24 FEB 2003 at 12:14pm |
InieJourneyman
Posts : 856
Joined: 27 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Originally Posted By Betje (24 FEB 2003 11:46am)
PS: What is FoA?
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, my all time favourite!
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| 24 FEB 2003 at 12:16pm |
| Deleted User | Originally Posted By Godfather (24 FEB 2003 11:50am)
you didn't like Syberia???
well what can i say your opinion
Hehe... I know, I know... how's my rating?
B. likes Riven, good, +3
B. hates Amerzone and Syberia, bad girl, -5
(I should probably keep it a secret that I'm in favour of legalisation of soft drugs and that I smoked pot every once in a while when I was younger. I still love the good, strong smell of hash coming from the coffee shops along the canals on a warm summer day.)
I do it all the time. When I read someone likes The Last Express or Bad Mojo, I start reading all their posts... until I discover they don't put on clean socks every day.
Betje
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| 24 FEB 2003 at 12:18pm |
| Deleted User | Originally Posted By Inie (24 FEB 2003 12:14pm)
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, my all time favourite!
O yes, I loved that one too. Haven't played it in years.
Betje
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| 24 FEB 2003 at 12:20pm |
StammerGuild Master
Posts : 3894
Joined: 5 JAN 2003
Status : Online | no no Betje it is not that !!!
I just didn't expected that !!
Resistance is not futile, we're gonna win this thing, humankind is too good, we're not a bunch of under-achievers! We're gonna stand up, and we're gonna be human beings. We're going to get fired up about the real things, the things that matter! Creativity, and the dynamic human spirit that refuses to submit.
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| 24 FEB 2003 at 4:25pm |
| Deleted User | Originally Posted By Godfather (24 FEB 2003 12:20pm)
no no Betje it is not that !!!
I just didn't expected that !!
Sheesh, I was just kidding...
You're OK, I can tell, your socks smell fine!
Betje
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| 24 FEB 2003 at 4:32pm |
StammerGuild Master
Posts : 3894
Joined: 5 JAN 2003
Status : Online | well .....nevermind
Resistance is not futile, we're gonna win this thing, humankind is too good, we're not a bunch of under-achievers! We're gonna stand up, and we're gonna be human beings. We're going to get fired up about the real things, the things that matter! Creativity, and the dynamic human spirit that refuses to submit.
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| 24 FEB 2003 at 5:23pm |
SirDaveGuild Master
Posts : 4941
Joined: 17 OCT 2002
Location: US
Status : Offline | Inie:
Betje is right! Even though, Godfather and I have agreed that Riven is perfect, that's because we (having great insight and wisdom )) enjoy these types of games. Since you didn't like Myst, you almost definitely won't like Riven.....what a shame!
On another matter: a little factoid: Randy has an article entitled, 'The 10 Best Adventure Games That (Almost) No One Has Ever Played'. Feeble files is one of them! But, it is getting awfully hard to find even on Ebay!
The future ain't what it used to be!
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| 24 FEB 2003 at 5:31pm |
StammerGuild Master
Posts : 3894
Joined: 5 JAN 2003
Status : Online | You tell me .... i searched in ebay and nothing come out
Resistance is not futile, we're gonna win this thing, humankind is too good, we're not a bunch of under-achievers! We're gonna stand up, and we're gonna be human beings. We're going to get fired up about the real things, the things that matter! Creativity, and the dynamic human spirit that refuses to submit.
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| 24 FEB 2003 at 7:39pm |
| Deleted User | Oh man! Really? Was the game that bad?
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| 24 FEB 2003 at 8:00pm |
| Deleted User | Originally Posted By SirDave (24 FEB 2003 5:23pm)
Feeble files is one of them! But, it is getting awfully hard to find even on Ebay!
http://www.adventuresoft.com/acatalog/Other_Adventure_Soft_games.html
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| 24 FEB 2003 at 8:08pm |
| Deleted User | Originally Posted By Godfather (24 FEB 2003 5:31pm)
You tell me .... i searched in ebay and nothing come out
I see them all the time, you're just being lazy. Don't buy FF in the USA, go to Great-Britain.
Item # 3009775498 USA)
and Item # 3008899680 GB)
and Item # 3010034167 (GB)
Completed items: one FF sold for 3.70 GBP. Bargain!
One FF sold for $20.50.
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| 25 FEB 2003 at 5:42am |
StammerGuild Master
Posts : 3894
Joined: 5 JAN 2003
Status : Online | Thanx for the help
Resistance is not futile, we're gonna win this thing, humankind is too good, we're not a bunch of under-achievers! We're gonna stand up, and we're gonna be human beings. We're going to get fired up about the real things, the things that matter! Creativity, and the dynamic human spirit that refuses to submit.
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| 25 FEB 2003 at 2:26pm |
VorpaxSpace Cadet
Posts : 144
Joined: 21 FEB 2003
Status : Online | Hmm gk3 and some of the discworld games lasted me a while but the longest game I think was kq7 it took me forever to get past that harp and catch a horse sue me I was new to games then :-[
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| 25 FEB 2003 at 2:33pm |
StammerGuild Master
Posts : 3894
Joined: 5 JAN 2003
Status : Online | yeah GK3 was long enough
Resistance is not futile, we're gonna win this thing, humankind is too good, we're not a bunch of under-achievers! We're gonna stand up, and we're gonna be human beings. We're going to get fired up about the real things, the things that matter! Creativity, and the dynamic human spirit that refuses to submit.
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| 25 FEB 2003 at 3:20pm |
| Deleted User | For me, I think the longest game was Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine.
Godfather, definately play Feeble Files. I think you would enjoy it.
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| 25 FEB 2003 at 7:33pm |
PhiloHippusIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 11
Joined: 19 FEB 2003
Status : Online | Longest game? Now there's a subjective issue... some people take ages to finish a game while others fly through them breezing away all supposed obstables... but I guess it's that subjectivity towards common references that make this a good question.
With me, the whole process of ranting and shouting out ".a.m.n this game to the fires of hell, I QUIT" and then passing 1 or 2 weeks grudging and wondering what the solution was before attacking the game once again, assumed it's longest timespan with Riven... counting the time it laid abandoned in a dark corner of my hard-drive, it took me some 5 to 6 months to finally see the grand finale. But hey, once while talking about this game in another forum, one guy came up saying he finished Riven in 4 days.
Anyway, the head post asked to disregard Riven, so, even though I played this next one around the time it came out, leaving me clueless as to how long I'd think it to be if I were to play it today (I was 14 then... 23 today), my pick is King's Quest VI. It was my first adventure game ever (up to that instant my only other experiences with games on a PC were the commander keen series). It was love at first drag-the-log-to-find-a-box-beneath though, and that game lasted for a long long time, not sure how long, but long for sure.
Cheers
[B]Fiat lux voluntate tua[/B]
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