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| 25 JUN 2010 at 9:44pm |
ThaumaturgeJourneyman
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Status : Offline | Hmm... To be of interest.
I'm not inclined to speculate with so little information - especially with the counter so close to reaching zero, but it does have my curiosity.
If I'm not much mistaken in my calculations, it should hit zero at approximately 8pm GMT tomorrow (Saturday). I look forward to finding out what lies behind this oh-so-mysterious (and rather lovely) hat, quote and count-down...
MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
*ahem*
Sorry.
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| 25 JUN 2010 at 9:52pm |
Jenny100Guild Master
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Status : Offline | If you're using NoScript to block scripting, it's already on zero.
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| 25 JUN 2010 at 10:10pm |
ThaumaturgeJourneyman
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Status : Offline | *chuckles* NoScript allows time travel, or perhaps a window into the future? That is a neat piece of software... I don't suppose that you might be interested in some more... [s]megalomaniacal[/s] imaginative uses for such a wonder...?
MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
*ahem*
Sorry.
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| 26 JUN 2010 at 12:22am |
CrisGerSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | fun teaser..
ok, i am teased....
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| 26 JUN 2010 at 10:49am |
Graham of DaventryIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | Do I hear.... is that... music?
What IS happening at The Silver Lining site???
http://www.tsl-game.com/
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| 26 JUN 2010 at 5:32pm |
ThaumaturgeJourneyman
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Status : Offline | Greensleeves, is it not?
Hmm... Suggestions of something pastoral?
Or perhaps - but no, let's not get ahead of ourselves with the speculation...
MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
*ahem*
Sorry.
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| 26 JUN 2010 at 9:24pm |
Graham of DaventryIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | The countdown is over, and TSL will see the light of day!
Head on over to http://www.postudios.com/ and http://www.tsl-game.com/ to find out all about it!
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| 26 JUN 2010 at 10:51pm |
FnordSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | That is great news! I'm looking forward to seeing how it turns out. How much prior knowledge of KQ is required? I've only played through KQ 1-2 & 8.
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| 26 JUN 2010 at 10:59pm |
ThaumaturgeJourneyman
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Status : Offline | Congratulations! I'm very glad to read that the game has been revived - *chuckles* perhaps, indeed, you did choose the name for your group well...
I think that I had hardly dared hold much hope that this was what was being counted down to.
I look forward to downloading the game. ^_^
MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
*ahem*
Sorry.
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| 27 JUN 2010 at 12:04am |
Graham of DaventryIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Fnord (26 JUN 2010 10:51pm)
That is great news! I'm looking forward to seeing how it turns out. How much prior knowledge of KQ is required? I've only played through KQ 1-2 & 8.
Truthfully, you do not need much prior knowledge of the games. If you get the chance to read up on the previous games, it is icing on the cake, but not necessary.
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| 27 JUN 2010 at 8:53am |
| Deleted User | Yaaayy! [smiley=rockin.gif] Even without knowing about this, I've been having KQ nostalgia.
So... now we officially have a reason to do playthrough threads for King's Quest 5 and 6, my dear fellow forumites! [smiley=happy.gif]
I shall start one for KQ 5 soon. [smiley=cool.gif]
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| 27 JUN 2010 at 2:31pm |
CrisGerSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | Congratulations, TSL has been on my watch list for some time ..and i am glad to hear the good news from Activision. Good for them.
Traveller i am loaded up, just have to carve out the time when the play begins.
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| 27 JUN 2010 at 3:42pm |
KarstenSorcerer Apprentice
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Status : Offline | This is great news indeed. Hopefully, many of our polite requests, letters and petitions did make an impact here..
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| 29 JUN 2010 at 6:27am |
StilerJourneyman
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Status : Offline | It's sad, IGN posted the trailer on their Youtube channel today and so many people are like "is this a joke? looks horrible." Just a bunch of people whining about the graphics even after people explain it's an indie game and it's free and not some AAA funded project, sigh.
Looking forward to the game.
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| 29 JUN 2010 at 12:21pm |
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Status : Offline | forgive me for being a bit cautious, but this project has dissapointed me several times in the past. Huge delays, 2 C&s and a bad demo made me sad.
So i'll just wait and see if the game really comes out in july.
Only then I will believe it's actually finished.
Like King Graham used to say: Nothing is as it appears to be.
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| 10 JUL 2010 at 9:52pm |
ThaumaturgeJourneyman
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Status : Offline | And episode 1 appears to now be available! At long last The Silver Lining is seeing the light of day! (Or the light of Cyberspace, which is arguably a rather different sort of light, I suppose. ;P)^__^
(I'm mildly annoyed that they apparently require a forum account in order to download the game, but I find it to be only a minor inconvenience.)
MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
*ahem*
Sorry.
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| 13 JUL 2010 at 6:29pm |
GonchiSorcerer Apprentice
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Thaumaturge (10 JUL 2010 9:52pm)
I'm mildly annoyed that they apparently require a forum account in order to download the game
This. I have enough forum accounts already, I've no interest in adding more. I'll try the game when they make it "freely" downloadable or an off-site mirror pops up.
But I'm not so complicated as to flee, &&or stand here in silence. &&But I'm not so simple as to not caution, &&that there aren't three minutes, or a hundred words, that could define me.&&&&[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlR-6Tw-5bE]Brief description of my person[/url] - Cuarteto de Nos
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| 13 JUL 2010 at 6:50pm |
ThaumaturgeJourneyman
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Status : Offline | Well, the sign-up is at least fairly painless; I think that I simply signed up, downloaded the game, and intend to ignore my account there until the next episode turns up (or I develop some reason to post on their forum, I suppose - it might be convenient should I find myself wanting technical help, perhaps).
MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
*ahem*
Sorry.
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| 14 JUL 2010 at 1:01am |
| Deleted User | Still not entirely sure why you have to register with an account. It wasn’t like the case with other sites that generate an email that you must reply in order to activate the account and access the download prompt. On the other hand I suppose it does bring you one step closer to the discussion groups but I think I’ll pass this time. :-/
I do have a far more serious personal struggle as it’s been over a decade since I’ve given the King’s Quest saga any serious thought. Therefore I wasn’t all that surprised that I could only recall a few of the game characters and even less of the original episodes. :-[
I am relieved though that POS has included a summary page and it would be a very smart idea to review before I proceed any further into the game.
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| 14 JUL 2010 at 6:12am |
TravellerGuild Master
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Status : Offline | *sigh* ....so if you people have all forgotten the KQ games, why doesn't anyone want to play through KQ 5 with me?
[smiley=shaking_head.gif]
Huh, huh? Is it because I have a plunger over my head? I'm really starting to get a complex over that) :-/
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"They are not reciprocally sublated--the one does not sublate the other externally--but each sublates itself in itself and is in its own self the opposite of itself" (Hegel, from The Doctrine of Being)..."
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| 14 JUL 2010 at 6:47am |
CrisGerSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | But it is a very nice plunger
we know who you are Trav.....in any incarnation you are you .
I will certainly give a go to KQV as i said before, but am midst Anachronox and working on an article that i promised over a year ago.....
i dont much like having to sign up for accounts myself, ...i imagine they want to get support for their site and project and keep tabs on how many download but ...but
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| 14 JUL 2010 at 7:36am |
TravellerGuild Master
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Status : Offline | (I was just joking about the plunger, because some naughty people are teasing me in Off-topic. : )
But seriously though, I am very tempted to download this myself. Sadly my new code of self-discipline requires that I finish what I am busy with first.
Perhaps we can still do KQ5 a bit later, I hope.
Since the Silver Lining comes in episodes, this one is probably not too long, and the next one might be a while in arriving?
Hopefully more people playing it will give feedback soon. (Besides the review that is already out.)
* * * Just call me Trav. * * *
“Despite my ghoulish reputation, I really have the heart of a small boy. I keep it in a jar on my desk.” - Robert Bloch
"They are not reciprocally sublated--the one does not sublate the other externally--but each sublates itself in itself and is in its own self the opposite of itself" (Hegel, from The Doctrine of Being)..."
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| 14 JUL 2010 at 4:49pm |
ThaumaturgeJourneyman
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Status : Offline | As I recall, the first episode is very short indeed (and for that matter has very little in terms of puzzles); I seem to recall reading, from either their forums or the site, however, that episode 1 is meant as an introduction (or re-introduction) to the setting, aiming to allow players to settle in before the game picks up.
I also seem to recall that episode 2 is to be longer, and is hoped to be out in about one to three months.
(To be honest, I think that they might have profited from a longer, more puzzle-rich first episode, since I fear that they might lose players on this first impression... :/)
MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
*ahem*
Sorry.
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| 14 JUL 2010 at 8:08pm |
| Deleted User | Originally Posted By Thaumaturge (14 JUL 2010 4:48pm)
I also seem to recall that episode 2 is to be longer, and is hoped to be out in about one to three months.
(To be honest, I think that they might have profited from a longer, more puzzle-rich first episode, since I fear that they might lose players on this first impression... :/)
If that is the case, I say I am inclined to wait for episode 2 rather than face the interruption after a brief initial episode. For the sake of continuity, I'd prefer to re-acclimate at my own pace.
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