tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post5865985717739060813..comments2024-03-29T05:52:53.051+11:00Comments on The Adventurers Guild: Game 23: Zak McKracken - Won!The Tricksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-17418817242022667212019-06-01T23:20:19.571+10:002019-06-01T23:20:19.571+10:007 years had passed, but... if you read the Kazoo, ...7 years had passed, but... if you read the Kazoo, it says "Key of Sea Kazoo" not Key of C, as a musical note. More or less the key to the puzzle. Pretty clever clue there.Daktaklakpakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17651655180982187083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-28093693142509823822012-09-07T08:55:25.452+10:002012-09-07T08:55:25.452+10:00Ditto. I bet somewhat low-ish, and this has reall...Ditto. I bet somewhat low-ish, and this has really seemed impressive.killias2https://www.blogger.com/profile/00398131197947456691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-29692133474607474052012-09-07T05:10:08.737+10:002012-09-07T05:10:08.737+10:00A cool article on a new, modern adventure game fro...A cool article on a new, modern adventure game from the guy who wrote Monkey Island: arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/09/going-adventuring-in-ron-gilberts-the-caveCanageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-376146217015951182012-09-07T02:57:53.449+10:002012-09-07T02:57:53.449+10:00Torture!Torture!Lars-Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853818944579785754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-30089990017693851462012-09-06T11:20:52.858+10:002012-09-06T11:20:52.858+10:00Hey. I have proof! ;)
https://www.google.com.sg/s...Hey. I have proof! ;)<br /><br />https://www.google.com.sg/search?q=mayan+pyramid&hl=en&safe=off&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=PPxEUOCCDcLLrQeur4GoBQ&ved=0CDoQsAQ&biw=1301&bih=682#hl=en&safe=off&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=martian+pyramid&oq=martian+pyramid&gs_l=img.3..0.19882.22417.1.22611.15.10.0.5.5.0.249.2101.0j6j4.10.0...0.0...1c.1.HpdQszEPVWs&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=46600fbf5a92ac92&biw=1920&bih=906TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815382857422719383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-28798716300445762252012-09-05T22:06:03.605+10:002012-09-05T22:06:03.605+10:00I thought that Bermuda triangle clue was actually ...I thought that Bermuda triangle clue was actually beautiful, even if you had to be able to make sense of the map to get it (btw, the Americas are the key -- they're basically untouched save for the fused Greenland). I guess all those years of playing on distorted/stylized world maps from different versions of Risk paid off in a weird way! :-) Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04860506019349657883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-18663223261748308942012-09-05T21:55:09.446+10:002012-09-05T21:55:09.446+10:00Final Rating tomorrow, along with the the winner o...Final Rating tomorrow, along with the the winner of the Quest for Glory collection.The Tricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-57691285121421554272012-09-05T21:15:01.516+10:002012-09-05T21:15:01.516+10:00Does everyone around here know where everything is...Does everyone around here know where everything is except for me? ;)The Tricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-88080060586603872442012-09-05T15:26:38.509+10:002012-09-05T15:26:38.509+10:00Well the Martian pyramid can hardly count. ;)Well the Martian pyramid can hardly count. ;)The Tricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-13643327077009908622012-09-05T15:25:37.065+10:002012-09-05T15:25:37.065+10:00Errgg. I thought of that while reading to, but for...Errgg. I thought of that while reading to, but forgot to comment on it. Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-20979656801180573672012-09-04T23:00:40.218+10:002012-09-04T23:00:40.218+10:00The length of this game is quite incredible actual...The length of this game is quite incredible actually, even by modern standards for adventure games. Games like this make me understand why so many of the people who comment here appear to be incredible Lucas-Arts fan-boys. I still get annoyed that you seem to rate those games higher than the classic Sierra games (well not much statistical evidence of that so far, but I'm convinced from reading comments that it will end up being the case).<br /><br />I'm expecting this game to be the new scoreboard leader.<br /><br />As good as this game seemed to be, I'm curious why it never got a sequel? Was it too challenging? It certainly didn't seem very challenging, most of the "puzzles" were so transparent that they would barely count as puzzles really (based on my impression of reading your play-through). Very frequently you commented on how easy many of the puzzles were.<br /><br />The main source of challenge, in my opinion, seems to stem from the size of the game! The game was exceptionally large and open leading a player to have a very large area of game to traverse in order to find the items needed to solve puzzles.<br /><br />I can see getting stuck on the jumping out of the plane puzzle. I didn't see any clue that you would need to do that in your write-up (as would be expected since you wouldn't blog about a clue which you apparently didn't notice, if there even was one). I didn't parse your post to know when you got the parachute but seriously, what else are you going to do with it (this comment is actually sort of sarcastic, god knows what ingenious use a game would make for a parachute)<br />Mookihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08418365259893960483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-26220196947969557522012-09-04T13:39:10.019+10:002012-09-04T13:39:10.019+10:00Congratulations on completing another game. Seeing...Congratulations on completing another game. Seeing as how you enjoyed it so much, I think I'm not getting the prize this time. Ah well, one more chance before I actually need to purchase Quest for Glory.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-10368675444176097432012-09-04T13:30:50.687+10:002012-09-04T13:30:50.687+10:00Your posts on Zak McKracken are a really fun read....Your posts on Zak McKracken are a really fun read. The puzzle design seems to be the best I've seen in the games you've reviewed so far. It seems like most solutions could be arrived at through logic and creativity, and very few were based on luck or -- heaven forbid -- bad text parsers. The mazes were a bit "cheap," but heck it shows how committed they were to making a long-running game that felt like a real accomplishment once you finished it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-40303117670076856212012-09-04T09:56:55.644+10:002012-09-04T09:56:55.644+10:00I'll admit to being stuck in the water having ...I'll admit to being stuck in the water having no idea what to do and resorting to a walkthrough.<br /><br />There was another clue that I missed to use the kazoo in the water. You can read the kazoo and its brand was Sea-something.TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815382857422719383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-34187491237171752502012-09-04T09:53:18.488+10:002012-09-04T09:53:18.488+10:00When you read Andy_Panthro's ROT13 clues in th...When you read Andy_Panthro's ROT13 clues in the previous post you might notice that the game did give you a clue of sorts - the teleport point that didn't work on on the map was in the Bermuda triangle (between North and South America) on a landmass that no longer exists.TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815382857422719383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-33866297683739846682012-09-04T09:48:45.554+10:002012-09-04T09:48:45.554+10:00Grats on completing this Trickster. It was quite t...Grats on completing this Trickster. It was quite the slog but very entertaining. This is probably a taste of things to come seeing that the games are only going to get longer and more complex :)Dave_the_Turniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10936724545186944875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-79353542928237063072012-09-04T09:45:40.540+10:002012-09-04T09:45:40.540+10:00Not only that, but you actually explored a Central...Not only that, but you actually explored a Central American pyramid AND a Martian pyramid in this very game!TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815382857422719383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-46545476172862954232012-09-04T08:41:41.252+10:002012-09-04T08:41:41.252+10:00I'm about to begin that journey now!I'm about to begin that journey now!The Tricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-36059078778630200512012-09-04T08:41:25.728+10:002012-09-04T08:41:25.728+10:00Yeah, you got me there! It was a fairly narrow min...Yeah, you got me there! It was a fairly narrow minded comment I'll admit. :)The Tricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-73143110054286559402012-09-04T08:40:19.103+10:002012-09-04T08:40:19.103+10:00I had no idea you could jump out of the plane! I d...I had no idea you could jump out of the plane! I didn't harp on about it in my post, but I do feel this section is a little reliant on luck. I'm sure there are people that never tried going to the Bermuda Triangle at all, let alone choosing the right things to do once there.<br /><br />Getting that piece of the device was tough!The Tricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-35147106708889755462012-09-04T07:23:26.187+10:002012-09-04T07:23:26.187+10:00Well done! I hope you enjoy reading all the ROT13 ...Well done! I hope you enjoy reading all the ROT13 comments we left, there must be quite a lot over the course of this game!Andy_Panthrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18231815646876343380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-49656399238242030662012-09-04T04:52:19.544+10:002012-09-04T04:52:19.544+10:00Other pyramids.... like the mayan ones? :) https:/...Other pyramids.... like the mayan ones? :) https://www.google.com.sg/search?q=mayan+pyramid&hl=en&safe=off&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=PPxEUOCCDcLLrQeur4GoBQ&ved=0CDoQsAQ&biw=1301&bih=682shankaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06194425920878224732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-32939375388483818422012-09-04T04:46:40.586+10:002012-09-04T04:46:40.586+10:00Congrats Trick! Nice work and fascinating to follo... Congrats Trick! Nice work and fascinating to follow!<br /><br />Considering you've finished the game, it's time to switch to ROT26 to write the next thing I had to say : I actually never found the alien spaceship! Once I was in the plane, I immediately jumped out of it, remembering the National Inquisitor article about the parachutes, so I never went to the point where you're abducted by aliens. I had a hard time with the lack of money in my travels and had to restore a lot in order to figure out the most efficient way to go everywhere. The luck with it is that I had no real trouble solving the dolphin puzzle, and I wasn't stumped here. However, I really had a hard time with cash, but it's possible to go through the game without winning the lottery!<br /><br />I have to confess too that I had absolutely forgotten to send back Melissa and Leslie into space after having completed the device. I guess they're still waiting in the youth hostel... Would it have been a Sierra game, it sure would have cost me a few points...Alfred n the Fettuchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15586336731691674651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-2568198583179893692012-09-04T04:18:39.118+10:002012-09-04T04:18:39.118+10:00Congratulations! I was sure you'd need more he...Congratulations! I was sure you'd need more help with Zak, but once again you exceeded expectations. Well, it's only CAPs I betted.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-35055769930538288732012-09-04T04:16:00.369+10:002012-09-04T04:16:00.369+10:00Do you mean Emmanuelle? The French Wikipedia artic...Do you mean Emmanuelle? The French Wikipedia article is here http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuelle_(jeu_vidéo) - but, now that I've actually played the game, I'm having great doubts as to whether we really should bother Trickster with it...Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.com