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| 22 MAY 2003 at 5:40am |
RaySorcerer Apprentice
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Joined: 21 OCT 2002
Location: US, CA
Status : Offline | jamarchand, in your original post you complain about the length of Syberia 2. Are you kidding? The game isn't even released yet.
Remember, procrastinate now. Don't put it off!!
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| 22 MAY 2003 at 11:36am |
jamarchandSchattenjger
Posts : 1665
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Ray (22 MAY 2003 5:40am)
jamarchand, in your original post you complain about the length of Syberia 2. Are you kidding? The game isn't even released yet.
No. My post was only about S1. But, my thread is just a warning to developers, that discover a new way to gain money......Games in chapters......like Zelehngorm, Syberia, CSI and others extreme short ones.
I'll not pay 30 bucks for a weekend-lenght game.
I don't know the lenght of Syberia 2, but suspect that will be as short as S1.
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| 2 JUN 2003 at 6:21pm |
RismiIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 43
Joined: 11 MAY 2003
Status : Online | I agree with Sir Funkenstein. I prefer a short game with a good story (and all the other qualities of a good AG) over a long game that has no story, or is just too difficult to resolve without a walkthrough(like(for me)Schizm). I don't mind using a few tips, but if you have too use the whole walkthrough, then I have the feeling that I just wasted my money.
Ri&Smi
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| 12 JUN 2003 at 9:09pm |
Goddess of All Things MagicalSchattenjger
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Joined: 27 MAY 2003
Status : Online | > BOY, OH, BOY! DO I AGREE WITH THIS. I KNEW THE GAMES I HAVE BEEN PLAYING LATELY SEEMED SO SHORT, BUT NOT UNTIL I STARTED TO REPLAY SOME OLD FAVORITES DID I REALIZE HOW TRUE THIS IS. GRIM FANDANGO IS A REAL JOURNEY, AND TEX MURPHY OVERSEER IS AWESOME RIDE. ONLY THE LONGEST JOURNEY HAS COME CLOSE TO THIS THESE DAYS.
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| 10 JUL 2003 at 3:42am |
jalexSchattenjger
Posts : 2503
Joined: 5 MAR 2003
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Romnut (12 JUN 2003 9:08pm)
> BOY, OH, BOY! DO I AGREE WITH THIS. I KNEW THE GAMES I HAVE BEEN PLAYING LATELY SEEMED SO SHORT, BUT NOT UNTIL I STARTED TO REPLAY SOME OLD FAVORITES DID I REALIZE HOW TRUE THIS IS. GRIM FANDANGO IS A REAL JOURNEY, AND TEX MURPHY OVERSEER IS AWESOME RIDE. ONLY THE LONGEST JOURNEY HAS COME CLOSE TO THIS THESE DAYS.
Hi, Mike
The way I see all of this is the fact that the story is the most important and the game shouldn't be so hard that the player can't enjoy it. This is a very hard thing on the developer's part because every gamer has a different skill level. Things like inventory puzzles and other things all add to the fun of playing the game as well as add to the playing time. A good game has a perfect mix of all of these things and I have seen it done many times.
Of course the Tex Murphy games are a perfect example of how this is done. In my opinion they are prububly the best AG's ever created. I also think Syberia was one of the best of the newer games I have seen in a long time. So what it all comes down to is that most of it is just a matter of the opinion.
Jim
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