tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post3872005584835866892..comments2024-03-29T01:07:22.708+11:00Comments on The Adventurers Guild: Kyrandia - Snakes on a TreeThe Tricksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-70948584877025955872022-11-18T20:20:26.010+11:002022-11-18T20:20:26.010+11:00Years late here, but there is a hint given about t...Years late here, but there is a hint given about the sun stone being hidden in the spring. Looking at the water before Darm gives you the birthstone mission will cause Brandon to say "there's a pretty stone down there", but he won't pick it up.<br /><br />Not amazing, but it's there. The order of the rest of the birthstone in the altar is random with each playthrough. Definitely could have been a better puzzle.LeftHanded Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09356100685489177887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-36200731918865026982017-07-04T00:29:15.825+10:002017-07-04T00:29:15.825+10:00When I played I was thinking the same thing and lo...When I played I was thinking the same thing and looked up birthstones online as well. As I said I was disappointed when I looked up the answer and found it was deliberately random.<br /><br />And that's at least the second time I've whinged about this puzzle so I'm going to have to stop before I become the old guy who's always complaining about winter lasting too long nowadays.TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815382857422719383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-12885187036102277772017-07-03T23:54:23.271+10:002017-07-03T23:54:23.271+10:00I'd expect the gemstones to fit birth minth as...I'd expect the gemstones to fit birth minth associations:<br />https://www.americangemsociety.org/en/birthstones<br /><br />Whether they really do, I'm not clear (Sunstone is not in the list, the order of the seasons for the rest is backwards) seabadgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13914651135291057797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-87789129156050471512017-06-27T23:45:40.375+10:002017-06-27T23:45:40.375+10:00Ab, gurer ner qrnq raqf. Lbh pna neevir gb gur pnf...Ab, gurer ner qrnq raqf. Lbh pna neevir gb gur pnfgyr vfynaq jvgubhg fbzr arprffnel vgrzf/novyvgvrf (n sybjre, gur tngr xrl, gur nagv-zntvp fcryy, gur punyvpr). Shegurezber, lbh pna qrfgebl fbzr vgrzf orsber gurve cebcre hfr.Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-79119476496330589352017-06-27T07:26:21.335+10:002017-06-27T07:26:21.335+10:00When playing this for the first time, I literally ...When playing this for the first time, I literally couldn't believe it was random. Who thinks that makes for a puzzle?Bluddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11231523810503270962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-36775571599438173122017-06-27T07:24:53.893+10:002017-06-27T07:24:53.893+10:00It really is a terrible game. Very pretty, but so ...It really is a terrible game. Very pretty, but so badly designed. The only saving grace is that I don't think there are any dead ends/dead man walking scenarios.Bluddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11231523810503270962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-13341656736399280642017-06-26T11:53:35.645+10:002017-06-26T11:53:35.645+10:00I actually really liked the cave section (and I di...I actually really liked the cave section (and I didn't like the gemstone puzzle either) because I like mapping. A suggestion and minor spoiler about my experience in the maze: Sbe zbfg bs gur znmr, gur sveroreel ohfurf ner cynprq fhpu gung vg'f cbffvoyr gb trg sebz bar gb gur arkg jvgubhg ehaavat bhg bs yvtug. Ubjrire, va bar cynpr, lbh unir gb znxr n fbeg bs yrnc bs snvgu jurer lbh zbir vagb gur haxabja nf gur yvtug ehaf bhg va beqre gb svaq gur arkg ohfu. V guvax V unq gb erybnq bapr ng gung cbvag, ohg gurer jrera'g gbb znal cbffvovyvgvrf, fb vg jnf cerggl rnfl gb pnershyyl znc gur jubyr guvat naq svaq zl jnl bhg.Reikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07326356159794723662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-90637344346650095102017-06-25T05:39:50.949+10:002017-06-25T05:39:50.949+10:00Yeah, the stone puzzle perfectly exemplifies why I...Yeah, the stone puzzle perfectly exemplifies why I don't really like Kyrandia games - too much of the puzzles involve picking up randomly appearing stuff around the countryside and putting it all into some magical thingie, without any rhyme or reason as to why the magical thingie requires specifically this stuff. Because of these puzzles and the fact that the items are usually not unique, but seem to be spontaneously generated and regenerated, you end up just walking around the countryside, picking up quantities of jewels, fruits and whatever garbage you might require and piling it all to convenient places for possible future use. I think the third game is the worst in this sense. Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-60743512037551787622017-06-24T06:58:19.683+10:002017-06-24T06:58:19.683+10:00I got to this puzzle after playing along, and coul...I got to this puzzle after playing along, and couldn't remember how I figured it out before. Of course after a bit of trial-and-error it turns out it's purely trial-and-error. How disappointing.<br /><br />Took me a while to get through the caves, but at least the puzzles are more sensible I guess. After the caves... well, we'll talk about that later!Andy_Panthrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18231815646876343380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-3213969520790923992017-06-24T04:08:13.589+10:002017-06-24T04:08:13.589+10:00Yeah, you know, this was my 2nd graphic adventure ...Yeah, you know, this was my 2nd graphic adventure game (first being Loom). I can recite the maze by memory, because I won the game so many times in my youth.<br /><br />After all these years, I never thought about how crappy was this puzzle and how the stones have no obvious relation with the seasons (they could have used colors, maybe something related to stone names in a sort of a poem), I don't know, make the puzzle more challenging and interesting instead of randomly trying all of your shitty inventory.<br /><br />Also something I can see now, is how this game in my mind is huge because of hundreds of screens. But in reality each unique screen holds 1 puzzle, and that's it. They could never just find a better use of the environment they had.<br /><br />Some trivia: Frank Klepacki, the music guy was 18 years old when he composed this game OST (which I love and have it, ripped by myself).<br /><br />Still, there is one thing I hate more than random non sensical puzzles, and that's unwinnable situations.Alex Romanovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12339996270681716245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-10122814665673698932017-06-24T00:10:45.434+10:002017-06-24T00:10:45.434+10:00I suggest if anyone can get the reference without ...I suggest if anyone can get the reference without a search engine, they should also get points.<br /><br />My current policy on adventure game mazes is to always get a map from the internet as soon as I notice I'm in one.<br /><br />Of course, I can't do that if I'm doing the game for the Adventure Gamer (I still hate you for your desert section, King's Quest V)<br /><br />I originally was also going to mention the 'logic' behind the stone solution, but Alex got there first. I remember being mighty pissed off with that puzzle as I'd tried to work it out logicallyTBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815382857422719383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-54896358696854955952017-06-23T23:54:28.474+10:002017-06-23T23:54:28.474+10:00Regarding the stones puzzle, the first stone is al...Regarding the stones puzzle, the first stone is always the orange one hidden in the spring (you are right, the only hint is that Darm hid it somewhere near). Second and third are 100% random, and last one is always the ruby.<br /><br />The random ones keep spawning, so you could try all of them, or throw them in the well, or whatever, but the game won't deadlock (for that puzzle in particular at least)Alex Romanovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12339996270681716245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-50612434018702564652017-06-23T23:32:42.679+10:002017-06-23T23:32:42.679+10:00Google killed my question... and thanks for the ma...Google killed my question... and thanks for the maze, I'll be sure to gear up with drinks and donuts!Alfred n the Fettuchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15586336731691674651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-27047897552115281062017-06-23T23:13:10.329+10:002017-06-23T23:13:10.329+10:00>Reference contest : in what other game do we f...>Reference contest : in what other game do we find pseudobushia hugifloras?<br /><br />Google tells me Ynaqf bs Yber.<br /><br />Good luck with the maze, it's probably one of the worst in adventure game history (still not as bad as the air duct in Pandora Directive though).Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.com