tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post485540697354542882..comments2024-03-28T18:43:06.423+11:00Comments on The Adventurers Guild: Game 20: Manhunter 1 - Keeping Up With the JonesesThe Tricksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-66018495959788883112019-03-11T17:55:03.339+11:002019-03-11T17:55:03.339+11:00Hi Bogdan! Nice to see that these old posts still ...Hi Bogdan! Nice to see that these old posts still have readers. We reviewers do appreciate getting criticism for our opinions (although Trickster isn't that active in the forums anymore, so you shouldn't expect him answering anytime soon). Targeting individual commenters, like Canageek, with insults is another thing. We rarely use our admin powers to delete comments, but mere bickering for bickering's sake is close enough to spamming that we might just do it. Consider this a friendly warning!Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-54052058484853558432019-03-11T10:02:46.565+11:002019-03-11T10:02:46.565+11:00They wanted to trick for the money, similar to wha...They wanted to trick for the money, similar to what Canageek does for the CAPs ;)Bogdanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00955481223266463633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-61427616025870938552019-03-11T09:50:24.603+11:002019-03-11T09:50:24.603+11:00Canagek, no koreagolfer should not have put his co...Canagek, no koreagolfer should not have put his comments in that godawful RO13!<br /><br />qwerty is right, those puzzles are logical and not overly difficult, you just need to use your brain a little more.Bogdanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00955481223266463633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-70840913636466143802013-09-23T04:31:06.768+10:002013-09-23T04:31:06.768+10:00Yes, you are probably right but you should at leas...Yes, you are probably right but you should at least tried +/- 1 solution, don't you think? Well, if you insist that there are too many numbers that can be added and deducted, I would like to point out that you can use only three of them: 1, 2 and 3. Deducting higher number then 3 from 3 results with negative number. Please note, that you can’t enter „minus”. In addition there is no reason to add and deduct two different numbers.<br /><br />The game is tough, really tough and I hope that difficult riddles do not affect a rating in a negative way (did not read the summary post yet).<br /><br />BTW: Hi, everyone!<br />qwertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109760850797939451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-19650205291304800102012-07-08T22:43:23.750+10:002012-07-08T22:43:23.750+10:00Yes, that one fits the bill nicely! My first thoug...Yes, that one fits the bill nicely! My first thought was $150000! You've got to be kidding me! But it look pretty promising!<br /><br />Points to follow Canageek. Oh...and the next Manhunter post will be up tomorrow morning Australia time (so in about 12 hours).The Tricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-53349650504070427482012-07-08T02:16:07.849+10:002012-07-08T02:16:07.849+10:00Oh, that makes sense. Someone else has just gotten...Oh, that makes sense. Someone else has just gotten to your targets before you!Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-53672282858824938552012-07-08T02:15:38.557+10:002012-07-08T02:15:38.557+10:00Why on earth are the orbs objecting to the rebels ...Why on earth are the orbs objecting to the rebels being killed is my question!Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-67329996062057820132012-07-08T01:16:53.101+10:002012-07-08T01:16:53.101+10:00New Adventure Game Kickstarter! Traditional point-...New Adventure Game Kickstarter! Traditional point-and-click this time, $150,000 goal, 30 days to go (Today is the 1st or 2nd day):<br />AR-K: A Dark Acid Adventure Comedy<br /><br />Ar-K is a point and click adventure, in a classic style. We always loved good stories and good characters, like the Secret of Monkey Island, Full Throttle or Space Quest, and we wanted to create our own adventure. We got it!<br /><br />Alice is a journalism student that wakes up with a terrible hangover, a blank night and the remember of that misterious object. She wants to remember who was the man she slept with last night, and why the object is still torturing her memories.<br /><br />This is the beginning of the first episode of Ar-K, an episodic adventure with the first one in the market, translated to English, Spanish and Italian, and dubbed in Spanish and English. The second one is almost finished and two more are designed.<br /><br />http://kck.st/RpZ2ba<br /><br />Will this one make the sidebar?Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-87584055230178102802012-07-07T17:48:08.164+10:002012-07-07T17:48:08.164+10:00Curses, should have realised it! "Well, nobod...Curses, should have realised it! "Well, nobody's perfect."Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-86141951337092404472012-07-07T17:43:54.140+10:002012-07-07T17:43:54.140+10:00I'd say the Orbs are not interested of who kil...I'd say the Orbs are not interested of who killed the resistance members, but of who's doing all the "terrorist attacks" against them - remember, you are told to investigate a hospital bombing, theft of a robot and a murder of an Orb. So, at the end of each day, they are asking the names of the resistance members, not Phil's name. Phil appears to be above regular Manhunters in the command structure (he's described as a public servant, his signal in MAD looks different and cannot be tagged, he has a high level security computer in his home - actually I don't understand how Orbs let any humans have such a computer). I cannot really say whether Phil is working for the Orbs in killing the resistance members or whether he has just gone haywire - the evidence could point to both conclusions.<br /><br />But don't worry if you are still confused about some aspects of the plot at the end of first Manhunter, you'll probably be even more confused after the second game.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-25436937380948733592012-07-07T15:08:50.721+10:002012-07-07T15:08:50.721+10:00Yeah, that was a bit of a spoiler Ilmari, although...Yeah, that was a bit of a spoiler Ilmari, although given your impeccable record, I won't hold it against you. ;)The Tricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-79738622585958298282012-07-07T15:06:39.524+10:002012-07-07T15:06:39.524+10:00You know I never even considered that Phil might b...You know I never even considered that Phil might be a manhunter, even though that would have made total sense!<br /><br />I can very happily announce that I've finished the game and needed no assistance for day 4. The majority of it was made up of mazes and mini-games, although I did struggle at the very last hurdle for a good half an hour.<br /><br />Won! post should arrive within the next 24 hours. :)The Tricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-50264129703265160562012-07-07T15:00:06.160+10:002012-07-07T15:00:06.160+10:00I think koreagolfer is right with both of these, b...I think koreagolfer is right with both of these, but I think they're both terrible puzzles that leave players with little choice but to guess. For example, how are we supposed to know that the arrow means we should add or deduct 1 from 3. An directional arrow has no limit, so we might as well have added or deducted 2 or 3 or 100.<br /><br />Anyway, 10 points to koreagolfer to be added at the end of the game!The Tricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-78443323580803739962012-07-07T11:20:42.660+10:002012-07-07T11:20:42.660+10:00Uh, Ilmari, maybe you could ROT13 that last phrase...Uh, Ilmari, maybe you could ROT13 that last phrase? I didn't know that Cuvy jnf fgvyy nyvir naq nebhaq sbe Znauhagre 2.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04860506019349657883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-39392716430294493132012-07-07T05:09:31.381+10:002012-07-07T05:09:31.381+10:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-49109041923704974352012-07-07T01:34:12.256+10:002012-07-07T01:34:12.256+10:00Wow, the twigs... that's another one I had lit...Wow, the twigs... that's another one I had little chance of figuring out. The AGI chunkiness didn't help at all, either. At least it was easy to guess!Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04860506019349657883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-13694245130019641172012-07-07T01:16:02.475+10:002012-07-07T01:16:02.475+10:00Well, that one isn't a spoiler. Trickster tria...Well, that one isn't a spoiler. Trickster trial-and-errored "425" already. I only handed in the logic behind it.koreagolferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12907476034297897100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-57062132592582354852012-07-07T01:07:36.236+10:002012-07-07T01:07:36.236+10:00Errr, you are supposed to put such things in ROT13...Errr, you are supposed to put such things in ROT13.Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-87220691207834128862012-07-07T01:04:46.997+10:002012-07-07T01:04:46.997+10:00Oh, and from the "Google makes omniscient&quo...Oh, and from the "Google makes omniscient" department, the solution of the vase puzzle:<br /><br />4 twigs - 2 twigs - 5 twigskoreagolferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12907476034297897100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-59992093807975647382012-07-07T00:39:33.898+10:002012-07-07T00:39:33.898+10:00Yay! Day 3 is behind. Time to offer my comments.
...Yay! Day 3 is behind. Time to offer my comments.<br /><br />- I was on a roll with this one from the start, until I hit the Phil Cook puzzle. I saw the symbols on the church hidden panel and figured out the cross correctly (it was featured on the front side of the panel door anyway), so getting past Abdul was easy.<br />- The pictures below posed only a mild challenge. I correctly entered the first number and Halloween's date after the Murrys' hint (switching the date/month format like you Trick). However, I had to brute-force my way through the last two. Like you, I arrived at the same conclusion with the 3+3 picture: if I close an eye and bend backwards while standing on one foot I can maybe see it... but not quite. Whereas with the plant I simply have no clue. I found the digits playing the Simon-like game until one final number worked.<br />- I even guessed Harry's last name in the "right order": first I had seen (and noted down) the dates on the pictures in the Theater office. Knowing that Harry had the code to the safe in that room, I figured the pictures depicted his son. I compared the dates with the gravestone and it clicked. It actually bothers me a bit that this clever little puzzle can be guessed easily without even making the connection with the info on the Theater room :-) <br />- It would've been the easiest chapter for me had it not been for the Phil Cook "puzzle". I feel bad for losing the opportunity of a "perfect solve" and using a hint, but realistically there was no way I could have guessed that one. Partly it's my fault, for two reasons:<br />a) I didn't realize that "Cool" could mean Harvey's killer's name, although as Ilmari notes it's a very common trope. I even thought it we might have been looking at it wrong and that it could be just another code, like "C001". <br />b) I basically ignored the Murrys' comment about the goose when it came up while I was looking at the park sign, and promptly forgot about it. It just sounded like another attempt at humor or reference I didn't get, like "keep f***ing that chicken"... Big mistake! The sudden appearance of the Murrys had to have some meaning.<br />In retrospect, however, the game has to take most of the blame. Not only was this a puzzle that relied completely on guesswork, but also the only clue to its solution was provided by the game's Chorus, it was non-repeatable, and was tied to a seemingly random location (until you knew better) -- a departure from previous puzzles. So I'd say it was rather unfair.<br />- I'm not entirely sure I'm following the plot either. If Phil is working for the Orbs, why would they ask you for his name at the end of each day? Isn't he another Manhunter? Has he maybe gone rogue? I don't even know who killed Reno or blew up the station.<br /><br />I've only started with Day 4 and already I'm having trouble getting out of a particular situation. We'll see how it goes...Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04860506019349657883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-4285145323289144412012-07-07T00:31:22.983+10:002012-07-07T00:31:22.983+10:00Re 264:
That's the result when you "eval...Re 264:<br /><br />That's the result when you "evaluate" the three non-numerical symbols in the picture, top to bottom.<br /><br />pink arrow: decrement 3 = 2<br />green (elongated) plus sign: add 3 and 3 = 6<br />purple arrow: increment 3 = 4<br /><br />At least that's my hindsight theory. (You could have really busied your readers if you had said "The solution turned out to be 7092. How on earth do you get that from the picture?!")koreagolferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12907476034297897100noreply@blogger.com