tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post3715381085015464125..comments2024-03-29T05:52:53.051+11:00Comments on The Adventurers Guild: Police Quest III – The Puzzle From Hell: PreludeThe Tricksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-53488266236053179922016-10-27T02:39:26.857+11:002016-10-27T02:39:26.857+11:00Less than a year's worth of posts to go! I'...Less than a year's worth of posts to go! I'M GOING TO MAKE IT!!Paul Franzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12534869887402015019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-17315718512022452292015-11-08T20:47:03.935+11:002015-11-08T20:47:03.935+11:00A bit late to the party, but of course you can. In...A bit late to the party, but of course you can. In face, I think you already did...TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815382857422719383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-52590131755834011172015-11-04T08:44:28.632+11:002015-11-04T08:44:28.632+11:00Hahahahah this is good stuff you guys! I wonder if...Hahahahah this is good stuff you guys! I wonder if there was a rash of cops making stops at local malls for phone calls when there were, you know, murders to catch and all of that. Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-74572517053296107732015-11-03T11:08:34.373+11:002015-11-03T11:08:34.373+11:00Hahaha! That's a good one!
Cop picks places a...Hahaha! That's a good one!<br /><br />Cop picks places a pencil on his desk and goes out on patrol. As he went pass the 3rd traffic light, he thought to himself, "Is that pencil important for something later? Did I dead-end myself? #$%&!"Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-66437393415178707852015-11-02T16:38:14.906+11:002015-11-02T16:38:14.906+11:00Your not an angry weirdo, take my word for it. I a...Your not an angry weirdo, take my word for it. I am always visiting and reading this site so have no worries on that score. I guess I'm of the school of thought that if you are writing a humourous monologue it should be clear which parts are exaggerated and which are not. Because you are also in part reviewing as you go. Sometimes it is hard to tell your critique from your humour but maybe thats just me. In any event keep doing what your doing; my comment was purely tongue-in-cheek. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-68842049452044756262015-10-31T11:21:09.019+11:002015-10-31T11:21:09.019+11:00Although Police Quest prides itself on its realist...Although Police Quest prides itself on its realistic police procedure, the use of the game for training purposes slowed after too many cops became obsessed with walking around their patrol cars before their shifts, fearing their tires would spontaneously combust and they would die a horrible and sudden death if they didn't.The Anonymous Pineapplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02765496808368799666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-46609506881957029622015-10-31T06:32:36.963+11:002015-10-31T06:32:36.963+11:00There's no reason to go to court, if you haven...There's no reason to go to court, if you haven't even met the guy. So yes, this is definitely a way to avoid one possible dead end. It would be quite interesting to know, if it means that you can't get Morales's key and fall into an even worse dead end. But I understand if you don't want to do that, since driving around in this game is so boring.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-8519452583225132242015-10-30T21:23:31.741+11:002015-10-30T21:23:31.741+11:00You are correct Fry. Evidence can also be subpoena...You are correct Fry. Evidence can also be subpoenaed. For the purposes of the post I figured I'd just go with the "summon a person" definition. Either way, a super-pretentious word. <br /><br />The opium den explanation would more interesting than how this game actually turned out! Yes, I finished it a few days ago. Yes, it sucks.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-58291751659095464362015-10-30T21:23:09.515+11:002015-10-30T21:23:09.515+11:00@Ilmari,
Really? You skip the entire court scene,...@Ilmari,<br /><br />Really? You skip the entire court scene, too? Is that a way to work around the "trap" I read about in an earlier post's comment that fperjvat hc gur fghss jvgu Ehvm naq genssvp pbheg jba'g yrg gur tnzr nqinapr?<br /><br />I'm almost, ALMOST tempted to go back and try everything with this game, the way I did with Leisure Suit Larry 5. But that game could be blown through relatively quickly, and this game's driving mechanic alone makes it too tedious to contemplate doing. There is only so much time in the day (and my life) after all!Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-63236199403068164202015-10-30T21:20:59.064+11:002015-10-30T21:20:59.064+11:00@Anonymous,
The game actually IS pretty good! I f...@Anonymous,<br /><br />The game actually IS pretty good! I finished it a few days ago, and I have to say, though, that, in my opinion, it falls apart on the last day with annoying puzzles, things that should be important being ignored, story weirdness, and a general sense of feeling rushed. I do almost wish that the game was longer, to tell you the truth.<br /><br />And great sentence, "don't over-react to the game's humor"; it made me chuckle because a) it's humor and I should just relax, and b) this is the Internet, where outrage is king. I'm taking an exaggerated look at things, though, because in reviewing games for this site, I get the opportunity to take a fine-toothed comb to them and really parse out what works and what doesn't. I think it's important to analyze the writing of these games, but you make a good point and sparked some interesting thoughts in my mind. For example, when it comes to rating the game, I should keep in mind that, while writing is (debatably) better in video games now than it was in 1991, in 1991 games like this were light-years beyond a lot of the games released before and up to that point. I can't get too involved in chronological snobbery.<br /><br />And also, like I said in a comment already: This is the Internet. Outrage is king. If my writing has convinced you that I'm an angry weirdo who yells at my computer screen over dumb things that happen in a game, then I guess I'm doing my job!<br /><br />In any event, glad you're reading, and I hope you keep visiting this site!Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-70716982050059816732015-10-30T21:15:20.355+11:002015-10-30T21:15:20.355+11:00@Aperama,
I agree that most of the puzzles so far...@Aperama,<br /><br />I agree that most of the puzzles so far haven't been too bad, and it seems like, if you miss something, the game will provide it later for you so as to not dead-end you, which is something I approve of. However, regarding this, I do wish that gur rivqrapr gung Fbaal pbyyrpgf sebz pevzr fprarf--QAN rivqrapr, sbe rknzcyr--unq fbzr checbfr. Ng yrnfg gur tbyq cnvag sbhaq ba gur nonaqbarq juvgr pne va gur nyyrl jurer Qrag jnf zheqrerq erfhygf va yrneavat jung xvaq bs pne Ebpxyva qevirf.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-82832300927367220992015-10-30T21:13:19.751+11:002015-10-30T21:13:19.751+11:00@Kenny,
Hence the word "prelude" in the...@Kenny,<br /><br />Hence the word "prelude" in the title ;)Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-65606193529006200462015-10-30T21:12:40.389+11:002015-10-30T21:12:40.389+11:00@Kirinn,
Thanks! I did persevere, and finished th...@Kirinn,<br /><br />Thanks! I did persevere, and finished the game a few days ago. All kidding aside, it's actually pretty good but just falls apart in the end.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-2795718040074192682015-10-30T21:11:46.744+11:002015-10-30T21:11:46.744+11:00@Kenny,
So because PQ 1 was used as training I ca...@Kenny,<br /><br />So because PQ 1 was used as training I can't complain about PQ III? What would the Internet be without complaining?Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-77065501405349303052015-10-30T20:18:14.442+11:002015-10-30T20:18:14.442+11:00The game seems good to me so far. I guess it depen...The game seems good to me so far. I guess it depends on ones exposure to police dramas but I don't mind the cliches; they just make the game seem authentic. lol at the military innuendo; don't over-react to the games humour or anything okay?<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-74585672834887071002015-10-30T06:31:18.374+11:002015-10-30T06:31:18.374+11:00I remember that if you stayed out of the traffic c...I remember that if you stayed out of the traffic control, the fourth day began straightaway from the murder scene. You never got the chance to get the key from Morales and you couldn't open her desk at the end of the day. I don't know if the key could have been obtained later, since I originally restored to an earlier save at the beginning of fifth day, when I finally had to succumb to a walkthrough and I noticed lot of things I hadn't done.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-59866122632347843532015-10-29T19:54:39.539+11:002015-10-29T19:54:39.539+11:00I uh... don't see THE Puzzle in this post at a...I uh... don't see THE Puzzle in this post at all. Which of it was giving you trouble? Is it in the NEXT post?Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-13461851637984414052015-10-29T19:52:28.830+11:002015-10-29T19:52:28.830+11:00So, positives.. positives. Huh. I'm kinda runn...So, positives.. positives. Huh. I'm kinda running low, here. Adventure game puzzle made out of your ingame avatar's dying wife doesn't really seem like it can run under the term 'positive'. The legal stuff and randomly finding stuff in your partner's desk can't really go under this category either...<br /><br />I guess the crimescene is at least fairly well handled, with several pieces of tiny information that feel like actual 'detective work'. I mean, better them than puzzles like 'calibrate your gun!' or 'Pick the right pressure in your SCUBA gear or DIE!' of the previous game, right? If I recall, even if you miss a couple of those little things (like the flecks of gold paint) other crimescene investigators will come by and find them for you, too - it just makes Sonny feel that little bit more fleshed out, which is hard not to approve of.Aperamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13669724908141286435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-31620918346760206122015-10-29T19:49:38.840+11:002015-10-29T19:49:38.840+11:00Hey, PQ1 was actually used by a few PDs to teach r...Hey, PQ1 was actually used by a few PDs to teach real cops how to do policing!<br /><br />That said, Alex, why are you complaining about having to go through lawyer stuff in this game when there were hundreds of rookies who were MADE to play through PQ1 with that horrible driving mechanic?Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-9839138345621697092015-10-28T23:32:49.885+11:002015-10-28T23:32:49.885+11:00I sense great frustration within you. /betazoid
B...I sense great frustration within you. /betazoid<br /><br />But it's great fun to read. Please persevere. :)Kirinnhttp://mooncore.eunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-16020627887123353602015-10-28T21:51:50.481+11:002015-10-28T21:51:50.481+11:00This comment has been removed by the author.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-24557957286742666012015-10-28T21:48:38.519+11:002015-10-28T21:48:38.519+11:00Aww thanks.
A teaching game . . . damn, that'...Aww thanks. <br /><br />A teaching game . . . damn, that'd have even more paperwork, right? Grading papers and all of that? It would make Police Quest III's administrative duties feel like a pulse-pounding shoot-'em-up. Yikes!Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-43750643638720116662015-10-28T21:47:46.050+11:002015-10-28T21:47:46.050+11:00That was a GREAT one, a million times better than ...That was a GREAT one, a million times better than Leon the Poorly Written Stereotype! Can I change this post and retroactively put that joke in there, making it look like I came up with it? Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-27328135183492568922015-10-28T06:59:39.282+11:002015-10-28T06:59:39.282+11:00You're right, irrefragable is a pretty fun wor...You're right, irrefragable is a pretty fun word.<br /><br />I thought documents could also be subpoena'd, which wouldn't make sense for the "summon" definition you gave, but you are the lawyer, not me!<br /><br />I think they're actually running an opium den out of the police station women's restroom, which is why Morales is always running off there, and why the same woman is in there at all hours.Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805219432946673379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-65418330599579354452015-10-28T03:39:47.422+11:002015-10-28T03:39:47.422+11:00*hugs Alex*
I know how you feel. I sure wouldn...*hugs Alex*<br /><br />I know how you feel. I sure wouldn't want to play a teaching game.DialMforMarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991827182885226471noreply@blogger.com