tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post3253777366745618406..comments2024-03-29T05:52:53.051+11:00Comments on The Adventurers Guild: Game 52: King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder (1990) - IntroductionThe Tricksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-11250754767240284352015-03-23T14:34:32.590+11:002015-03-23T14:34:32.590+11:00My guess is 59. I also plan on playing along with ...My guess is 59. I also plan on playing along with you, but I won't be able to start quite yet. <br /><br />And just because if I remember right we're all going to want to beat up owls before this game is through, a bet:<br /><br />I will donate $25 in the name of "The Adventure Gamer" to an owl sanctuary if any reader manages to hit the correct score in advance. This is lieu of donating any games or similar, but about a similar value I think. I am looking at places like this one: http://screechowlsanctuary.co.uk/, but I'm not an expert on owls so I may do some Googling to find the best one to donate to. I will deduct $1 for every point that the closest score is away, but will make a minimum donation of $10. <br /><br />I challenge everyone playing this game and considering harming a virtual owl to join me in helping (in a small way), some real ones. Joe Pranevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997014242774219758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-33459340143280816782015-03-20T12:57:22.351+11:002015-03-20T12:57:22.351+11:00Nice. Makes me want to dig through some storage bo...Nice. Makes me want to dig through some storage boxes to find my Amiga King's Quest V boxTBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010934567583163570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-13074091865131989742015-03-20T04:59:22.652+11:002015-03-20T04:59:22.652+11:00As I said above, will play along with my own genui...As I said above, will play along with my own genuine, never-touched-the-Internet floppy version.<br /><br />I decided to take and share some photos. It's the edition with family kidnap art:<br /><br />http://i.imgur.com/BT2jGoM.jpg<br /><br />It sat on our family's shelf gathering dust for years, because it was a version whose installation disk was 5 1/4 -inch and we didn't have an appropriate drive. Then in around 2009 I tried manually copying the contents of the 3 1/4 -inch disks and realised that the installation disk wasn't needed at all - the necessary game files were in the small ones.<br /><br />http://i.imgur.com/ydNbThJ.jpg<br /><br />I also have The Legend of Kyrandia 1, which my sister bought at a flea market and gave to me.<br /><br />http://i.imgur.com/FIg8FUC.jpg<br /><br />Disk 4 was bad and refused to work, until one day a miracle happened and got its contents copied just fine.<br /><br />http://i.imgur.com/3ToR9uz.jpg<br /><br />The box also included a poster, which I've hung up on my wall:<br /><br />http://i.imgur.com/3TSngIi.jpgLaukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-33784875253152061602015-03-20T04:55:11.648+11:002015-03-20T04:55:11.648+11:00I actually played U7 for the first time about a ye...I actually played U7 for the first time about a year back...on my roommate's SNES. It was not terribly enjoyable, but I managed to finish.<br /><br />I have owned U6 for SNES for a long time. Every now and again I try it, and still can't make myself put more than about an hour into it before putting it away in disgust. Kinda wish they had stopped porting to consoles after U4 (which is probably in my top 5 NES games).Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805219432946673379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-72783725593614656242015-03-19T21:51:22.734+11:002015-03-19T21:51:22.734+11:00Is 49 taken? Then 49 it is. I haven't palyed t...Is 49 taken? Then 49 it is. I haven't palyed the game so it is just a wild guess after reading all the comments.Laerteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03189425293036224646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-85640550944218466592015-03-19T15:16:42.991+11:002015-03-19T15:16:42.991+11:00Y'know what? You're absolutely right! I...Y'know what? You're absolutely right! I'm gonna offer my extra games out on my next (Gods know when) play-through.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-14326373806656680112015-03-19T15:15:28.401+11:002015-03-19T15:15:28.401+11:00You're right about U7 on SNES. It was worse th...You're right about U7 on SNES. It was worse than pathetic. It's like they weren't even trying. It felt more like playing a single player watered-down version of Gauntlet rather than an epic RPG.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-52710166513477624702015-03-18T19:42:46.847+11:002015-03-18T19:42:46.847+11:00Correct! I'm Carl Denning from the 11th hour! ...Correct! I'm Carl Denning from the 11th hour! 20 CAPs for you!<br /><br />'Fruit loop on stove' is, in my opinion, by far the most obscure clue in the game - the kind where you find out the answer and still wonder how anybody could possibly solve it without hints. And so ridiculous that I can never forget the answer.TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010934567583163570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-14432596597705670612015-03-18T17:23:16.476+11:002015-03-18T17:23:16.476+11:00Pney Qraavat sebz Gur 11gu ubhe?Pney Qraavat sebz Gur 11gu ubhe?Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-71818891525051831342015-03-18T14:07:02.736+11:002015-03-18T14:07:02.736+11:00Hey, if you want to give away games here I'm n...Hey, if you want to give away games here I'm not going to complain. We've already had Joe giving away a DVD - having some kind of vague relation to the game or blog would be useful though but if you think people here would like the game I say go for it.TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010934567583163570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-9950056891170486852015-03-18T14:01:44.597+11:002015-03-18T14:01:44.597+11:00I really don't have the patience for a text pa...I really don't have the patience for a text parser anymore, as I discovered when I tried to play along with Police Quest 2 a few years ago and the King's Quest I remake last year. I hate thinking, "Did I have the right idea and just phrase it in a different way than the developers wanted, or should I try something totally different" At least with a mouse interface I know that it's just that I haven't tried the right thing rather than tried it in a slightly different way than expected (though some mouse based games do have this problem as well it's much less of an issue)<br /><br />And I think the GOG and Steam version of KQ5 are exactly the sameTBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010934567583163570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-80423462396939965712015-03-18T13:39:55.303+11:002015-03-18T13:39:55.303+11:00I've already decided to go CD-ROM, but I will ...I've already decided to go CD-ROM, but I will be playing through the first part without voice also to compare and mention the differences in the final rating post, and what the score would likely be if I didn't play the voice version and if the voice adds or subtracts from the experience.TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010934567583163570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-4357942007769316572015-03-18T13:35:16.265+11:002015-03-18T13:35:16.265+11:00Nope. Not George Stobbart.
Here's another clu...Nope. Not George Stobbart.<br /><br />Here's another clue...<br /><br />Moving bishops and knights<br />With no working room lights<br />Through this house I must endlessly rove<br />Moving books green and red<br />I fear she might be dead<br />What the hell is a fruit loop on stove???TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010934567583163570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-83811060038029305962015-03-18T09:47:34.359+11:002015-03-18T09:47:34.359+11:00I shall be playing along, but I have the GOG versi...I shall be playing along, but I have the GOG version rather than the Steam one. All dosbox rather than windows, so I don't think it should have any issues.Andy_Panthrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18231815646876343380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-75456083978984177912015-03-17T21:21:27.700+11:002015-03-17T21:21:27.700+11:00For maximum pain, watch (don't play!) the NES ...For maximum pain, watch (don't play!) the NES version on YouTube. Hell, the first four King's Quest games might have worked on the Nintendo, but by the time the fifth one came out the glory days of the 8-bit systems were far, far in the past.<br /><br />I'd say the SNES would have been a better fit, but look at how Ultima VII fared on that. Ugh.Raifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08478524519453417677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-83995719535331353632015-03-17T20:23:43.328+11:002015-03-17T20:23:43.328+11:00Version-wise, it has to be VGA... the graphics wer...Version-wise, it has to be VGA... the graphics were a huge selling point at the time, and obviously a big deal for Sierra. The CD-ROM... I dunno. I didn't play that until MUCH later as we absolutely got the original as a Christmas item... I'm not sure but I imagine this was sort of typical. The voiced one is better known now, and an important milestone in the genre (for better or for worse), but it might be more "authentic" to play the floppy version, and then do one post, say, checking out what the voices add (or don't add).<br /><br />I'm going with 51. It's very good looking and certain sequences blew my mind at the time, but there are some stuuuuuuupid puzzles in this thing. In depth, complexity and the believability of its world it steps back significantly from the late text parser games, ground that Sierra would struggle to regain. Some of the mouse games are fantastic IMO, but with a little distance this one went from "event" to "difficult transition."doctorcasinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14185814652737703042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-42566443217926807642015-03-17T13:56:47.356+11:002015-03-17T13:56:47.356+11:00I'm playing the remakes by AGD Interactive to ...I'm playing the remakes by AGD Interactive to compare the differences. It has close to zero bugs as compared to the original but the lack of a parser takes away quite a bit of the original charm.<br /><br />Case in point, I'm now onto KQ3. The original requires you to type in what reagents to use on what apparatus. The AGD version just have you clicking around. Makes it pretty boring. Also, I used to be able to type what unspeakable things I would do to that stupid black cat. AGD only allows you to pet it. WTF?Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-52900025489956392262015-03-17T13:46:26.270+11:002015-03-17T13:46:26.270+11:00Trbetr Fgbooneg from Gur Oebxra Fjbeq?Trbetr Fgbooneg from Gur Oebxra Fjbeq?Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-90697498088731364152015-03-17T13:44:25.526+11:002015-03-17T13:44:25.526+11:00I agree that we shouldn't force/guilt-trip rea...I agree that we shouldn't force/guilt-trip readers into "donating" games to the community but, thanks to Steam & GOG with their package deals, I end up having duplicate games in my accounts.<br /><br />Not all of them are adventure games, mind you, but I'd love to donate them away since most of my friends either already have those games or they're the type of friends who fall into another group of my social circle Venn Diagram.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-59161577209124933412015-03-17T13:20:12.481+11:002015-03-17T13:20:12.481+11:00Nobody's guessed the riddle yet. So here's...Nobody's guessed the riddle yet. So here's the first clue along with a new second clue...<br /><br />My girlfriend's gone missing<br />And I think I'm to blame<br />'Cos I just about called her a whore<br />I wish we were kissing<br />But I'm playing his game<br />Rapping three times to open the door<br /><br />With each puzzle I solve<br />with my steely resolve<br />I am closer to saving my lover<br />Still he laughs when I fail<br />But I slowly unveil<br />The dark secrets I need to uncover<br /><br />Who am I for 20 CAPs?TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010934567583163570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-60768770933149338932015-03-17T12:49:09.808+11:002015-03-17T12:49:09.808+11:00And, for anyone still wondering, I've already ...And, for anyone still wondering, I've already started playing the voiced game. Is anyone playing along?<br /><br />If anyone has the King's Quest Collection on Steam, you might want to try this patch, which contains a few fixes for some of the games (Not King's Quest V though, apart from using a newer version of Dosbox)<br /><br />http://www.sierrahelp.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=47&sid=2667a4a5c3c71c004332f6e61d17b381<br />TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010934567583163570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-66399701616870150832015-03-17T12:36:57.221+11:002015-03-17T12:36:57.221+11:00I think there were uncollected games back when Lar...I think there were uncollected games back when Lars-Erik was giving away the next game on the list because many people had lots of adventure games - when he changed to give the winner a choice of the next three games that stopped being an issue as the winner usually wanted one of the three and at one point Trickster had a giveaway for the remaining unclaimed game codes.<br /><br />We don't consistently give out free games at the moment so I don't think there's any unused game codes floating around.<br /><br />I like the way it works now with nobody feeling obliged to buy games for the community but plenty of generous people offering anyway.TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010934567583163570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-55593243115309466012015-03-17T10:34:02.785+11:002015-03-17T10:34:02.785+11:00So, I'm thinking about the uncollected games. ...So, I'm thinking about the uncollected games. And our CAPs. And how to go about combining them. How about a monthly Bidding for Retro Adventure Games (BRAG) with our CAPs? <br /><br />1) If it's a rare game that everyone wants, it could put a dent to the horrible amount of CAPs hoarded by some of our adventurers here (I'm looking at you, Canageek) to make it more manageable. <br /><br />2) If it's a game that most of us own, it could go for a low amount of CAPs to the odd-one-out who doesn't have the same crazy number of old games like most of us do.<br /><br />3) There won't be so many uncollected games floating around.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-1658381708935520542015-03-17T09:26:15.923+11:002015-03-17T09:26:15.923+11:00Not Maniac Mansion. I'll put another clue up l...Not Maniac Mansion. I'll put another clue up later today if nobody solves it.TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010934567583163570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-72500867697137327362015-03-17T08:51:41.686+11:002015-03-17T08:51:41.686+11:00Hey, no one has yet guessed the answer for the rid...Hey, no one has yet guessed the answer for the riddle!<br /><br />Then again, I have no clue either... Let's say Znavnp Znafvba, just because it involves a missing girlfriend.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.com