tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post105921440984600987..comments2024-03-28T18:43:06.423+11:00Comments on The Adventurers Guild: Maupiti Island - The Game MechanicsThe Tricksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-50756090488398232242016-03-21T05:45:24.410+11:002016-03-21T05:45:24.410+11:00I've had similar experiences, when trying to p...I've had similar experiences, when trying to put the 1992 and 1993 adventure games into an order. I've been satisfied, if I have reasonably determined the quarter of the year when a game was published - and even that information is very conjectural with majority of the games. I wonder when we'll hit the stage when games in general will have some clear publication dates?Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-61777058733856758012016-03-20T20:40:18.408+11:002016-03-20T20:40:18.408+11:00Yeah. Working out specific game release dates from...Yeah. Working out specific game release dates from 25 year old games is an exercise in pure frustration, as I discovered when I tried to do it for King's Quest V.<br /><br />All versions of trying to work it out seem to have problems - reviews may not be in the magazines as soon as the game's released, game files from a CD could be from a subsequent release with minor undocumented bugfixes, a game could be copyrighted a significant time before it's released, games were released many months apart in different countries, websites that seem to have inside information contradict other equally-well-researched websites... Aaah. The memories. The memories...<br /><br />TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815382857422719383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-40768683867952194332016-03-20T18:32:54.403+11:002016-03-20T18:32:54.403+11:00I had an inkling it was something like that, but I...I had an inkling it was something like that, but I wasn't sure. Perhaps they just left the 1990 copyright, because the Atari ST and Amiga versions were published that year.<br /><br />I checked briefly a longplay of an Amiga version. It seems the graphics were a lot different (lot of the characters seem very different) and there's even animation. Most of the text seems to be same as in the DOS-version. If anyone wants to make comparisons, here's the video:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp3HWCfX8UAIlmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-16678864607572666032016-03-20T16:49:23.198+11:002016-03-20T16:49:23.198+11:00From memory the files for the game were dated Nove...From memory the files for the game were dated November 1991, and every DOS review I could find of it were published in either late 1991 or 1992. My conclusion was that the Amiga and Atari ST versions were released in about March 1990, while the DOS version was released in around December 1991. I don't know if there was anything different about the DOS version.The Tricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-49332064557392787342016-03-09T05:20:09.596+11:002016-03-09T05:20:09.596+11:00I'll take your word for it. It does get a bit ...I'll take your word for it. It does get a bit boring to watch the same pictures over and over again, especially as there's no proper animation to watch.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-19607457022798358102016-03-09T03:47:21.602+11:002016-03-09T03:47:21.602+11:00The pixel art is gorgeous. @_@ Some annoying dithe...The pixel art is gorgeous. @_@ Some annoying dithering due to a small palette, but great and bold use of colour nonetheless.Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-64515198824883404832016-03-09T00:29:55.184+11:002016-03-09T00:29:55.184+11:00Not exactly. Hiding will help, if the owner of the...Not exactly. Hiding will help, if the owner of the room just doesn't let you in. If you get mugged or killed in a certain spot at certain time, it will happen even if you are hidden. Basically, you can observe people having sex, but you cannot see them committing a murder.<br /><br />Also, you will have to yourself show where you want to hide (under a bed, behind a curtain etc.) and every room doesn't have a good hiding place (especially outdoor areas don't really have them).Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-18062476953197805882016-03-08T21:59:52.681+11:002016-03-08T21:59:52.681+11:00So just to check - you can use the knowledge of wh...So just to check - you can use the knowledge of where the game doesn't want to have you (the pier in the screenshot) and then hide there so that you can ambush the goings on at a later point? Like the Colonel's Bequest and its secret rooms? Full kudos if so.Aperamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13669724908141286435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-71899856497120340182016-03-08T15:20:05.116+11:002016-03-08T15:20:05.116+11:00Luckily the game has a limited size, since there&#...Luckily the game has a limited size, since there's only something like twenty rooms to observe over two days of game time. Even as it is, the amount of Excel-work to be done was a bit staggering.<br /><br />In the end, it didn't really matter that the game had no easy reloads available, since there wasn't that much of game play progress that could be lost and therefore no need to save it. There's very little puzzles in the game, and by the time I got to solving them, one save game was enough.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-53253937161126179532016-03-08T09:23:11.475+11:002016-03-08T09:23:11.475+11:00Seems like one of those games which will require r...Seems like one of those games which will require repeated playthroughs and copious note-taking.<br /><br />The time and location specific stuff isn't necessarily a bad thing, Colonel's Bequest having made a good case for it, but I do wonder if the lack of easy reloading will make this more of a chore than it should be.Andy_Panthrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18231815646876343380noreply@blogger.com