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#1 16 SEP 2011 at 6:02pm
Traveller Guild Master Posts : 4040 Joined: 3 JUL 2010 Location: US Status : Offline	GOG is having a TM sale this weekend, and I'd like to know which are the best Tex Murphy games. Get them all, or are there 1 or 2 that stand 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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#2 16 SEP 2011 at 6:37pm
Fnord Schattenjger Posts : 2752 Joined: 15 SEP 2008 Location: SE, Stockholm Status : Offline	3-5 stand out, with 4 being the best of the lot. I did not find the pre-FMV games to be all that interesting. Current Let's Play: Crusader: No Remorse
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#3 16 SEP 2011 at 8:11pm
colpet Schattenjger Posts : 1630 Joined: 12 APR 2003 Status : Offline	I thought the Pandora Directive was the best, but Tex is such a fun character that I'd recommend you play them all in order. Occasionally visiting Uru Live (KI 0063722 .&&
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#4 16 SEP 2011 at 9:16pm
Mr Innocent. Journeyman Posts : 1317 Joined: 15 JAN 2008 Location: GR Status : Offline	Get them all, play them, finish them, love them, I'm not talking to you again until you do.
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#5 16 SEP 2011 at 9:51pm
Igor Hardy Intergalactic Janitor Posts : 67 Joined: 27 SEP 2010 Status : Online	You should pass 1 and 2 - they're are certainly creative and interesting for historical reasons, but not very fun to play (pixelhunting and nasty dead ends!). Besides, the famous Tex Murphy persona gets established no sooner than Under A Killing Moon - before that Tex is a faceless archetypal detective. Lastly, 5 is a remake of 1, so you won't miss the "origins" story. Covering independent adventure games in [URL=http://hardydev.com/][B]A Hardy Developer's Journal[/B][/URL]
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#6 18 SEP 2011 at 1:41am
Helen Guild Master Posts : 3436 Joined: 12 OCT 2002 Location: US Status : Offline	Pandoras Directive is my personal favorite but I never played the first 2. I just cant get past the old graphics to try. But the last 3 are absolute must plays. Tex is my favorite.
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#7 18 SEP 2011 at 3:32am
walsh Sorcerer Apprentice Posts : 384 Joined: 15 DEC 2010 Status : Offline	I can't believe the 1 and 2 hate going on here :-/ I mean sure, they had their problems, but let's not forget UAKM and Pandora Directive had some enormously frustrating issues as well.
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#8 18 SEP 2011 at 3:55am
InlandAZ Guild Master Posts : 5586 Joined: 4 MAY 2007 Status : Offline	*Originally Posted By walsh (18 SEP 2011 3:31am)* I can't believe the 1 and 2 hate going on here :-/ I mean sure, they had their problems, but let's not forget UAKM and Pandora Directive had some enormously frustrating issues as well. ? What?
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#9 18 SEP 2011 at 8:03am
Traveller Guild Master Posts : 4040 Joined: 3 JUL 2010 Location: US Status : Offline	I see I already got 1 & 2 a while ago when they were for free. Thanks to the encouragement given in the thread, I decided to take the plunge for that price, and buy the other 3 as well. So I downloaded Killing Moon yesterday, and it looks cool! I just started it, but won't have much time to play, since I have other stuff to finish. Thanks for the input, people! * * * 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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#10 18 SEP 2011 at 12:15pm
Mr Innocent. Journeyman Posts : 1317 Joined: 15 JAN 2008 Location: GR Status : Offline	*Originally Posted By walsh (18 SEP 2011 3:31am)* let's not forget UAKM and Pandora Directive had some enormously frustrating issues as well. Enormously frustrating issues, like being unable to stop playing them once you started ?
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#11 18 SEP 2011 at 2:39pm
Andromus Guild Master Posts : 5538 Joined: 6 NOV 2002 Status : Offline	Apparently I liked the first Tex Murphy game more than most. It was clunky in spots (but then all the Tex Murphy games have their quirks, really) but also an interesting story and lots of locations and characters. The second game was a mixed bag for me. Tex is starting to develop as a character here, but there was too much pixel hunting and illogical puzzles. I enjoyed the third game in spite of some severe problems. A low res 3D environment made finding items painful. And the control system is is one of the worst I've ever encountered. The acting was generally bad even by FMV standards, and that's saying something. But even with all that, the game had a certain undeniable charm. Tex Murphy is an appealing underdog hero, with his wry outlook on almost everything. He largely made the game work for me. I haven't played the last two games yet; I'll be curious to see how they compare to number 3.
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#12 18 SEP 2011 at 5:47pm
Fnord Schattenjger Posts : 2752 Joined: 15 SEP 2008 Location: SE, Stockholm Status : Offline	The humor gets more mature with 4, and there is also less pixel hunting. The acting is hammy, but it feels more intentional somehow, and it adds to the game rather than detracts from it. 5 has a less interesting story overall, but it is still a solid game. I managed to break the hint system in it though (there was a bit of pixel hunting later on that bugged me, but the hint system had not updated properly as I had done a thing totally out of order). Current Let's Play: Crusader: No Remorse
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#13 18 SEP 2011 at 11:39pm
Terry Penrod Grand Inquisitor Posts : 6693 Joined: 16 OCT 2004 Location: US, Texas Status : Offline	. With today's high-res graphics and advanced audio technology, it's almost painful to replay old titles like the original Tex Murphy games. But I did so recently with the free GOG.com downloads that have seamless DOS Box installation / execution for easy OS compatibility and enjoyed the experience. While the newer releases in that series look and sound much better, they aren't necessarily better games. Cheers, Terry
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