tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post181813062850348952..comments2024-03-29T23:24:51.650+11:00Comments on The Adventurers Guild: Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge - The Largo EmbargoThe Tricksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-3178028788298839572016-04-09T15:45:20.115+10:002016-04-09T15:45:20.115+10:00Okay. I've finally started playing the 'LI...Okay. I've finally started playing the 'LITE' version and so finally got around to reading these posts. Here's my thoughts and comparisons...<br /><br />"They're too scared to come down too, presumably due to Largo."<br />I actually thought they were too scared because of the rat, but don't know which one of us is right...<br /><br />"Next to the rat was a bucket and a box, and I immediately wondered if there was anything in the box that I could take. There wasn’t, but at least I was able to pick up the bucket"<br />There is no bucket in the LITE version, so whatever it's used for is likely a puzzle I won't have to solve<br /><br />"I discovered a chair, some peg legs, a barrel of nails, a hammer, a calendar of Buzzsaw Girl, a stool and a workbench. I wasn’t able to pick up any of them, at least not while Woody was present"<br />I was able to pick up some of the items here, so this is one puzzle the LITE version avoided.TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815382857422719383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-86139062243745598202016-04-01T07:20:49.265+11:002016-04-01T07:20:49.265+11:00I think I know which puzzle Charles is talking abo...I think I know which puzzle Charles is talking about, and it barely makes sense in English, IMO.Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805219432946673379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-43075010011801576522016-04-01T05:03:56.466+11:002016-04-01T05:03:56.466+11:00I don't know which puzzle you are referring to...I don't know which puzzle you are referring too, please let us know when Trickster solves it.Laerteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03189425293036224646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-66980099570297435602016-03-31T00:10:23.547+11:002016-03-31T00:10:23.547+11:00Can't say I disagree with anything in this pos...Can't say I disagree with anything in this post. MI2 really starts off great and Woodtick is such a fun locale. Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-58696277666687278122016-03-30T17:11:00.879+11:002016-03-30T17:11:00.879+11:00I'm with you on motion nor film grain. Down wi...I'm with you on motion nor film grain. Down with both of them! :)<br /><br />I'm struck now with all of the little touches of the game to come in the later parts - reading instead of playing feels like I'm seeing even more clever little tidbits that I somehow managed to miss as I played through myself. Always great to find more out of something I've already played through dozens of times!Aperamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13669724908141286435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-77260322858775889452016-03-30T12:49:21.854+11:002016-03-30T12:49:21.854+11:00Would be interesting if so, but I'd say less &...Would be interesting if so, but I'd say less 'depth of field' and more 'zooming in on a relatively low resolution image'<br /><br />Incidentally, I ALWAYS turn depth of field off in games, as well as motion blur and film grain. <br /><br />Not that I care as long as I have an option to turn it off, but why do games default to showing me a deliberately inferior image?<br /><br />Embrace the present rather than trying to emulate inferior technology?TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815382857422719383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-12343336394977797172016-03-30T06:00:25.522+11:002016-03-30T06:00:25.522+11:00First use of depth of field in an adventure game?First use of depth of field in an adventure game?Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04860506019349657883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-49309947578662428342016-03-30T05:36:00.495+11:002016-03-30T05:36:00.495+11:00While reading, I've been listening to this:
h...While reading, I've been listening to this:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOSY-a2wZzMIlmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-82543997755153956452016-03-30T05:33:39.944+11:002016-03-30T05:33:39.944+11:00Well, we couldn't do it without the great revi...Well, we couldn't do it without the great reviewers we luckily have on board. It's great to have so many talented personalities to work with.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-45780914556585424392016-03-30T05:28:40.166+11:002016-03-30T05:28:40.166+11:00I think that after the transition we just tried to...I think that after the transition we just tried to replicate the "Trickster experience" and tried to make the pictures look the same as in your posts. I think these bigger images look fine and if the majority agrees with me, we might consider using bigger versions all the time.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-91120587528230816562016-03-30T03:29:38.211+11:002016-03-30T03:29:38.211+11:00Ah, as I read this I can even imagine the music pl...Ah, as I read this I can even imagine the music playing. I always loved those close-up animations too (like the spitting one shown above).Andy_Panthrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18231815646876343380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-8405357495126612752016-03-29T17:44:33.611+11:002016-03-29T17:44:33.611+11:00I think the Spanish translators of the MI games di...I think the Spanish translators of the MI games did a great job, but it's clear the designers were focusing only on English-speaking markets. The first MI had the whole red herring thing with the troll, but even then you could work around the incomprehensible dialogue by simply remembering that trolls are usually hungry (you'd still miss the payoff of the joke with the guy removing the fake troll head). But MI2 features a particular puzzle whose solution is totally nonsensical in -I suspect- any language other than English. Of course once you know the trick it's very clever, but I remember it got me stumped for the longest time back in the day. Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04860506019349657883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-34097872352504126322016-03-29T10:47:27.363+11:002016-03-29T10:47:27.363+11:00Totally agree. It's great to split up the work...Totally agree. It's great to split up the work. I'm quite content to cover just a few games per game year. It takes a surprising amount of time just to prepare the posts, never mind the blog admin work. I'm impressed at how smooth TBD and Ilmari have made it to be a contributor.Reikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07326356159794723662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-57024829382706650382016-03-29T10:33:14.802+11:002016-03-29T10:33:14.802+11:00I just assume CRPG Addict went insane a few years ...I just assume CRPG Addict went insane a few years ago and now can't stop himself if he tried.<br /><br />I will say it's definitely easier with multiple reviewers. After I finish a game for the blog I want nothing more than to just play games for fun for a while and not care about writing an article afterwards. If I had more than a few games in a row here I'd definitely have burnt out faster than you did, Trickster!TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815382857422719383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-18185210596895273572016-03-29T10:28:52.891+11:002016-03-29T10:28:52.891+11:00Fry, you nearly made coffee come out of my nose. W...Fry, you nearly made coffee come out of my nose. Well done!TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815382857422719383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-23458758745088047072016-03-29T10:27:59.390+11:002016-03-29T10:27:59.390+11:00Yes, I think I'll aim to blog through at least...Yes, I think I'll aim to blog through at least one game each year. I have to say, I'm very tempted to do Quest for Glory III next. As you know, your series is a huge favourite of mine. It will have to depend on timing, and I don't want to stop someone else from playing it if they've already put their hand up.<br /><br />As for burnout, well yes, that definitely played a role in my decision to stop. Mostly though, it was the desire to put energy into things other than adventure games that drove me. I found I had no time to watch movies, read books, or even play other video game genres, and there were simply too many itches to scratch after three to four years. I thought about creating RetroSmack for months and months before I actually did it.<br /><br />Chet has also had a couple of breaks from CRPG Addict (one where it seemed to be over for good), so I know he too struggles. I think he's writing a book on the history of computer RPGs now, so that should give him the impetus to keep going for a while.The Tricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-50466288017458198882016-03-29T10:19:41.852+11:002016-03-29T10:19:41.852+11:00Welcome back, Trickster! I take it that you'll...Welcome back, Trickster! I take it that you'll be doing the walkthroughs of selected games? I can fully understand why forcing yourself to play terrible adventure games led to burnout. I don't know how CRPG Addict maintains his sanity.Corey Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16772474266362396768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-22346622955137830722016-03-29T09:53:11.012+11:002016-03-29T09:53:11.012+11:00Yep. That joke definitely went over my head. Thank...Yep. That joke definitely went over my head. Thanks Laertes!The Tricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-34542909353122346562016-03-29T07:19:36.268+11:002016-03-29T07:19:36.268+11:00The name "Big McLargeHuge" was taken.The name "Big McLargeHuge" was taken.Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805219432946673379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-83777311037993219382016-03-28T21:54:26.826+11:002016-03-28T21:54:26.826+11:00The images look fine to me. One piece of humour th...The images look fine to me. One piece of humour that non-spanish speakers may have not noticed is the name Largo Lagrande. "Largo" means "long" and "grande" means "big" in spanish, in this case applied to a tiny pirate. <br />Incidentally, "embargo" is an english word adopted from spanish too. Laerteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03189425293036224646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-73166554401511203322016-03-28T20:43:14.393+11:002016-03-28T20:43:14.393+11:00You've probably noticed that the images in thi...You've probably noticed that the images in this post are much bigger that what you're used to on The Adventure Gamer. I've done this for two reasons, one of which is that I'm not really sure why I never did this to begin with. Is it just tradition that we've always had small images here, or is that something that people prefer? I'm wondering whether it's simply a throwback to early games, when larger images merely showed up the extremely low resolution on offer. I imagine that people that read about these adventure games would like to see decent sized images of them too, but please correct me if I'm wrong (it's very easy for me to change them).<br /><br />The second reason (and the real reason I even considered doing it) is that the images were showing some nasty artifacts when I displayed them in smaller sizes in this post. I have no idea why that might be the case, but if the consensus is that the images above are too big, I'll have to figure out how to sort that issue.The Tricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.com