tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post6566331214450657406..comments2024-03-29T23:24:51.650+11:00Comments on The Adventurers Guild: Game 9: Uninvited - Final RatingThe Tricksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-65752186996849847672014-05-18T01:46:16.357+10:002014-05-18T01:46:16.357+10:00I clicked the YouTube link, and... actual sound ef...I clicked the YouTube link, and... actual sound effects? Through the PC speaker? Years before Mean Streets? Granted, they do sound horrible, but shouldn't that be considered a technological achievement? Not many games had digitized sound effects before 1990.Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-77612511580819883612012-11-26T10:10:45.764+11:002012-11-26T10:10:45.764+11:00By the way, at least one internet celebrity has be...By the way, at least one internet celebrity has beaten Uninvited; https://twitter.com/wilw/status/272838186026295298Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-74538231233163091582012-02-08T20:06:30.347+11:002012-02-08T20:06:30.347+11:00I'm not really sure that's true. The NES p...I'm not really sure that's true. The NES ports had the detailed text descriptions hacked to pieces. Some hints to puzzles became indecipherable messes, and the interface is a little clunky to navigate with a D-pad.<br /><br />Unless you're mainly referring to the graphics, then I think you're right, although nothing can beat the old Macintosh black and white graphics for nostalgia.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-46635253686507188112012-02-08T12:54:03.349+11:002012-02-08T12:54:03.349+11:00I have a feeling that the Nintendo ports of Shadow...I have a feeling that the Nintendo ports of Shadowgate, Deja Vu, and Uninvited may be the few cases where a port to a console wound up being a better thing than the PC version.Raifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08478524519453417677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-77562106337855013712012-02-08T03:07:50.960+11:002012-02-08T03:07:50.960+11:00Shame on you, Uninvited. Pshaw, pshaw. Good review...Shame on you, Uninvited. Pshaw, pshaw. Good review. :)Amy K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10892876651484617812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-57826921470663634682012-02-07T22:32:51.440+11:002012-02-07T22:32:51.440+11:00It wouldn't surprise me to learn that Lucas ch...It wouldn't surprise me to learn that Lucas chose Bernard for the sequel precisely because it was the players' favorite. In MM, he's not as nearly as brave/resourceful as in the sequel. I guess the character of the cowardly geek struck a chord with many of us.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04860506019349657883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-8893437134350090572012-02-07T15:54:37.323+11:002012-02-07T15:54:37.323+11:00Wow, I just put that video of sounds in the backgr...Wow, I just put that video of sounds in the background and I can't believe you suffered through 10 hours of that.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-57030993203272689052012-02-07T14:36:36.054+11:002012-02-07T14:36:36.054+11:00While I haven't played Maniac Mansion, I have ...While I haven't played Maniac Mansion, I have played Day of the Tentacle. Could it be that people are voting for Bernard because he makes a reappearance in the sequel?<br /><br />Anyway, I think the poll was an excellent idea and I'm going to award Chumazik 10 companion assist points for the suggestion. What is the real purpose behind the companion assist points? I don't know yet, but I'm going to keep giving them out regardless.The Tricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-11994678940454418282012-02-07T14:33:08.241+11:002012-02-07T14:33:08.241+11:00I've just added a Rating: line at the bottom o...I've just added a Rating: line at the bottom of each category. You were absolutely right that my ratings looked more like a typo than the extremely important numerical values that they are! ;)The Tricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-23677693013550381062012-02-07T14:27:08.472+11:002012-02-07T14:27:08.472+11:00Oh, and while I don't know anything about mani...Oh, and while I don't know anything about maniac mansion, I voted for the nerd and the punk rocker. I notice a lot of votes for the nerd: I wonder if that is because people know something, or the fact that we are all nerds? Oh and the punk rocker because I like characters in black leather and denim.Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-17382207924944170772012-02-07T14:25:35.462+11:002012-02-07T14:25:35.462+11:00Excellent review! I must say, I enjoyed this revie...Excellent review! I must say, I enjoyed this review *far* more then any of your other ones, and I felt I got a lot more of a feel for the game. <br /><br />By the way: the walkthrough simply says "ignore the bathroom" <br /><br />I don't pay attention to numerical ratings too much, I find the writing much more important, but I did notice that it is hard to see the rankings as you read through this post-- I thought that first 1 was a typo. Perhappes you should put 'Rating: X' or something? Perhaps on its own line at the bottom of the paragraph? <br /><br />Anyway, I'm looking forward to your next review, and I hope that your reviews are all as good (or better) then this one!Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-70725808087543589752012-02-07T08:25:27.969+11:002012-02-07T08:25:27.969+11:00Kinda wish you hadn't linked that video! The s...Kinda wish you hadn't linked that video! The sound... the screams! Reminds me how far we've come since those early days.<br /><br />Here's a lovely little video about PC sound: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a324ykKV-7Y as told through the Secret of Monkey Island theme music.Andy_Panthrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18231815646876343380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-31123100006898556092012-02-07T07:55:27.198+11:002012-02-07T07:55:27.198+11:00Having grown frustrated simply *reading* about the...Having grown frustrated simply *reading* about the troubles you were encountering, it seems like the score is well justified...jhaddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02817561464396854085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-16043271654958475182012-02-07T07:33:59.756+11:002012-02-07T07:33:59.756+11:00I was expecting low, but not rock bottom. I wonder...I was expecting low, but not rock bottom. I wonder if any other game will achieve as infamous a rating.<br /><br />Don't worry too much about Shadowgate. I don't remember as many useless items, and only a few puzzles are truly devious, requiring some out of the box thinking. I'm intimately familiar with the game on the NES, so I can always give you hints.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-5390925847226917932012-02-07T07:25:18.394+11:002012-02-07T07:25:18.394+11:00Thanks for a great review and for sticking with th...Thanks for a great review and for sticking with the game until the end! I thought I was close when I got the diamond, but I see there still was a lot more to go through. I can't believe the amount of items that served no purpose whatsoever. Especially those stupid masks in the bathroom, the salami or the mounted fish! My favorite piece of "creative" thinking came early - I was convinced that somehow I had to fool the Scarlett O'Hara ghost that I was Clark Gable, and you had to tailor your appearance using the big-eared mask and the feedback extracted from the various mirrors in the mansion. If anything, the game forces you to think out of the box, even if some of the puzzles just end up chewing the box up and spitting it. Anyhoo, kudos!Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04860506019349657883noreply@blogger.com