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| 16 DEC 2002 at 12:37am |
SCiVPrivate Detective
Posts : 671
Joined: 22 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Apart from the clipping and other graphical glitches, I love this engine. To me, it proved that adventure games can be played using a 3D engine. Keeping in mind that this was their first attempt at an 3D engine, it think the Sierra developers did a terrific job.
Now I'll just wait in that corner over there for all the 3D-haters to bash my head in
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| 16 DEC 2002 at 1:10am |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
Posts : 7277
Joined: 16 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | TERRIBLE!!! advs should not be made that way... the only one i liked was Grim Fandango, but that was so great due to its originality and storyline... the engine was as crap as it can get... i didn't like GK3 up to the point i played (not much that is) but it was recommended to me by dimi and other ppl to give it a chance cause it gets better later on so i plan to play it again some time - but i'll still hate the engine
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| 16 DEC 2002 at 1:18am |
TeoSpace Cadet
Posts : 185
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I like the engine, but the interface felt a bit clumsy..or maybe it`s just me..
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| 16 DEC 2002 at 1:25am |
dimidimidimiSchattenjger
Posts : 1784
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I also liked it, it is the best 3d engine used so far imo. But it could be even better. I think moving the camera all the time became a bit cumbersome.
Maybe it would be even better if there was an option for the camera to move and change automatically according to where Gabe was walking.
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| 16 DEC 2002 at 4:23am |
| Deleted User | Like it, but a little too much liberty...
I know it's strange to say that :-/, but static or restricted points of view (in 3d I mean) could have shown really beautiful views without all the imperfections a total freedom brings. Anyway, that's a totally superficial thought.
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| 16 DEC 2002 at 6:05am |
scoutPrivate Detective
Posts : 736
Joined: 2 NOV 2002
Status : Online | I loved it. All adventures should be made this way.
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| 16 DEC 2002 at 7:57am |
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I absolutely loved it ! Felt like I was IN the game !!!
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| 16 DEC 2002 at 12:04pm |
HelenGuild Master
Posts : 3436
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Location: US
Status : Offline | I didnt care for it, although I enjoyed the game, sometimes it would make me dizzy and give me a headache.
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| 17 DEC 2002 at 12:02am |
InlandAZGuild Master
Posts : 5586
Joined: 4 MAY 2007
Status : Offline | Now I'll just wait in that corner over there for all the 3D-haters to bash my head in
Personally I think we need to see more 3D adventures. I'd love to see a Tim Sweeny or John Carmak crafted adventure. The guys don't exactly practice adventure gaming - but they sure do know 3D.
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| 17 DEC 2002 at 5:34am |
The Terror of the Wolf part 3Schattenjger
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Joined: 11 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I liked it.
I found the variable camera angle a bit distracting (basically meaning I'd cut off the character's noses when they were talking for a quick laugh), but it was a good theoretical concept and was employed well. Especially with the 'treasure hunting' storyline.
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| 17 DEC 2002 at 9:49pm |
NellieSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 359
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I've only used it in the demo, but I didn't think too highly of it.
My problem was that I felt like an extra, invisible character in the gameworld, able to have my own experience seperate from the experience of the player character. This created a distance between me as the player, and the character I was supposed to be, which felt weird and uninvolving, IMO.
And I thought readying inventory items was pretty cumbersome, too.
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| 17 DEC 2002 at 10:10pm |
Naughty_SauceIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 4
Joined: 17 DEC 2002
Status : Online | I think GK3 used a modified version of the Swat 3 engine. I could be wrong, but I remember reading that somewhere. Having played both games I can say that the graphics engine in GK3 appears quite similar to the one used in Swat 3.
Swat 3 is a great game BTW. Although it's about as far from the adventure genre as you can get.
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| 17 DEC 2002 at 10:46pm |
MichalNGrand Inquisitor
Posts : 7058
Joined: 14 SEP 2003
Status : Online | Originally Posted By Naughty_Sauce (17 DEC 2002 10:10pm)
I think GK3 used a modified version of the Swat 3 engine.
Very heavily modified, yes.
Me, I'm kinda ambivalent about this. GK3 is a great game, but I don't feel it's thanks to its being 3D.
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| 18 DEC 2002 at 12:26am |
GayleSchattenjger
Posts : 2544
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I liked it and had no problems, maybe because I play other games that have the same setup.
Wish there was another one coming out or a Tex Murphy, really in the mood for them right now.
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| 18 DEC 2002 at 9:41am |
InieJourneyman
Posts : 856
Joined: 27 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I HATED IT! I got stuck in rocks, houses and grass of all things. I already have a bad sense of direction. The engine in GK3 made this worse. It made me feel nauseous and blocked me from really getting into the game (which could be a reason why I don't like it very much after loving the first two).
In general, I prefer the 3D engines which are less disorientating!
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| 18 DEC 2002 at 9:59am |
GargoyleIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 35
Joined: 5 NOV 2002
Status : Online | I am not much of a techie. but if interface is the ways by which the player interacted with the game and engine the graphics themselves, then the engine was fairly horrid but the interace superb. It was not an interface that made you feel like Gabriel, but I have never cared too much for the characters in GK anyway. :-X
I liked it for this as well as three other reasons:
1. It was an ideal interface for snooping around
2. It made the player feel like a director--- IMO an almost perfect degree of detachment was provided.
3. One doesn't have to wait for Gabriel to swagger across the sprawling square only to find that there is "no need to go down there".
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| 18 DEC 2002 at 5:06pm |
AiRNESSIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 53
Joined: 29 OCT 2002
Status : Online | It's the best engine for a 3D engine adventure game.The interface is very clever.I have said my opinion on and on about this issue.The GK3 interface is almost perfect for many reasons.Some said that they stuck in grass can't move arount.That's the reason the engine is so good though.You can go wherever you want without moving Gabe around.Just you are free to go anywhere.If you can't wait for Gabe to come just don't look at him and (point and CLICK and kaboom Gabe is there.If you are director kind of guy then you can go up,down,left,right and just click where you want the char. to be mover and just watch him.You don't like either? Then just move and push the Escape button.
Simply the best interface for this kind of engine...
PS.Another great interface and for the best with GK3 for this kind of games (I don't mean that they share the same engine) is Pandora Directive.
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