tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post5447777840425239184..comments2024-03-29T05:52:53.051+11:00Comments on The Adventurers Guild: Conquests of the Longbow – Won! (Plus a Surprise)The Tricksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-87180860575278858382016-03-02T16:59:27.549+11:002016-03-02T16:59:27.549+11:00One question came in from Reddit so far:
Did you ...One question came in from Reddit so far:<br /><br />Did you have anything to do with the Conquest of the Longbow death scene in the remake of Space Quest 1?<br />(https://www.reddit.com/user/thedoogster)<br />Joe Pranevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997014242774219758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-1867504223912221202016-02-29T15:30:38.671+11:002016-02-29T15:30:38.671+11:00My vote goes for "no". This is an interv...My vote goes for "no". This is an interview about her good work, not her late husband's. (Unless he did games WITH her, but that's not what this question seems to be about.)Joe Pranevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997014242774219758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-76876605956333032422016-02-29T14:51:10.064+11:002016-02-29T14:51:10.064+11:00That'd be great Ape! Maybe we can work it into...That'd be great Ape! Maybe we can work it into my Final Rating post.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-24185874356018518732016-02-29T14:50:48.751+11:002016-02-29T14:50:48.751+11:00Hm that's a tough one Lightning. I think I mig...Hm that's a tough one Lightning. I think I might refrain, only because I approached Christy about asking her questions about her career and games and the like. What does everybody else think?Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-64216835920592995002016-02-29T14:50:10.710+11:002016-02-29T14:50:10.710+11:00@Laukku: Great question.
@Niklas: Great explanati...@Laukku: Great question.<br /><br />@Niklas: Great explanation!Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-59624409891890253282016-02-29T14:49:44.762+11:002016-02-29T14:49:44.762+11:00Interesting! Thanks Mark. I never would have guess...Interesting! Thanks Mark. I never would have guessed that. Truth be told, I don't remember having control of Robin at that point.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-67780426556647281762016-02-29T14:49:15.113+11:002016-02-29T14:49:15.113+11:00Yeah, this one is much more player-friendly, allow...Yeah, this one is much more player-friendly, allowing for the game to go on no matter which choice made with only a few dead-ends that seem mostly for story purposes.<br /><br />I agree: Rescuing a knight isn't quite as dramatic as one would imagine, but it is a logical endpoint for this game. On the whole, the game does a great job of paying off its set-ups.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-85245678993765392422016-02-29T14:48:12.167+11:002016-02-29T14:48:12.167+11:00Wow, you two, way to read a guy's mind and ste...Wow, you two, way to read a guy's mind and steal all of his questions! ;)<br /><br />Kidding aside, great questions! I'm not going to post my questions here; I'm just going to collect them all after giving the "Final Rating" post a few days.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-15094381897469192472016-02-28T20:44:11.669+11:002016-02-28T20:44:11.669+11:00As I've been playing far slower, I'm going...As I've been playing far slower, I'm going to restart and try to have an Evil Robin playthrough score together by final rating - I figure Evil's sole aim will be to get the king on the throne so that he can unlock Marian's chastity belt (call the locksmith!)Aperamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13669724908141286435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-54303488816082352502016-02-28T20:43:05.106+11:002016-02-28T20:43:05.106+11:00May I ask Christy a question about her late husban...May I ask Christy a question about her late husband Peter Ledger's Marvel work, or would that be out of line?Lightning Lordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-71578685528995511932016-02-27T18:39:21.621+11:002016-02-27T18:39:21.621+11:00Well, that depends, does he know it spells RANSOM ...Well, that depends, does he know it spells RANSOM or is he waiting for someone to show him a sequence of hand gestures? That is at least what I would guess.Niklashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12994906056143612738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-53251578333220751572016-02-27T18:09:35.199+11:002016-02-27T18:09:35.199+11:00I wonder how the Queen's Knight was managed to...I wonder how the Queen's Knight was managed to be taught the hand code if he can't even read normal letters. Does anybody else think that's weird?Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-54464329067216908522016-02-27T08:33:57.185+11:002016-02-27T08:33:57.185+11:00Easily missed points right on the last day - showi...Easily missed points right on the last day - showing Little John the prior's letter after dispensing with the false knight. Little John can't read either so Robin basically breaks it all down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-53641270095787617762016-02-27T07:26:48.951+11:002016-02-27T07:26:48.951+11:00I finished it once, but that with a guide by my si...I finished it once, but that with a guide by my side since to my experience Sierra was always rather unreliable when it comes to dead-ends. Although they seemed to have learned there lesson it seems since most of the games in the 90's seemed to have gotten rid of that.<br /><br />Now looking at the story I personally would have preferred rescuing Marian in the end, a witch trial with your love on the line feels more like Ivanhoe and those medieval romance novels although I get why rescuing the Queen's knight is at the end since that is the original quest of the game, give the ransom to the Queen. Heck, why not capture him during the burning and do the court scene? Again I can guess why and that it would mean Robin spent months before Marian was captured since it probably didn't take a day or two before Richard was released and travelled back from Austria. Guess this story is more realistic than mine, kudos to them for a well thought out story.Niklashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12994906056143612738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-47878271857884787272016-02-27T07:24:29.734+11:002016-02-27T07:24:29.734+11:00I could ask specifically about the influences of t...I could ask specifically about the influences of the "Conquest" games. There are plenty of literary and film versions of both the Round Table and Robin Hood stories. Did you have any particular versions that you used as a source material for your games?Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-18458841248229594982016-02-27T07:10:18.560+11:002016-02-27T07:10:18.560+11:00For those of us struggling (like I am) to come up ...For those of us struggling (like I am) to come up with good questions, Christie has a Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christy_Marx<br /><br />Some ideas:<br /><br />1) How is developing a game different from your other television and film work? Which did you enjoy more and why?<br /><br />2) Is there any hope for a third "Conquest" game now that we have seen revivals of King's Quest and other properties? If there had been a third "Conquest" game, did you have any ideas what it would have been about?<br /><br />3) How did you get get started in adventure games? <br /><br />4) I was a great fan of "JEM" as a kid, despite probably not being in the target audience. Can you tell us something of your inspiration for that show and your involvement in creating the core characters and story? <br /><br />5) To the extent that you can, could you describe your current role at Zynga? How has your experience with adventure games shaped the work that you do? Are there any current or future projects that you would like to promote to your fans here?<br /><br />That's probably enough from me for now. :)Joe Pranevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997014242774219758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-68521503894718039862016-02-27T06:36:06.497+11:002016-02-27T06:36:06.497+11:00@Alex
In fact, the hand code is required for freei...@Alex<br />In fact, the hand code is required for freeing the Queen's Knight, and of course for solving the Green Man's riddles. But other than that, I kept waiting for the GM's promised "protection" throughout the whole game! XDCharleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04860506019349657883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-1900906454707274642016-02-27T03:55:30.828+11:002016-02-27T03:55:30.828+11:00The ending variations seem like a more developed v...The ending variations seem like a more developed version of the morality system in Christy Marx's previous game, Conquests of Camelot.<br /><br />Speaking of avoiding Sheriff's goons, I replayed that section a few days ago and encountered a bug, where I transformed just as they were entering the screen: the lone guard passed by, the game claimed the danger was over and I returned to normal - and then died promptly afterwards!Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-65094109114420932152016-02-27T03:54:35.170+11:002016-02-27T03:54:35.170+11:00Hah! That is great! It looks like the player still...Hah! That is great! It looks like the player still has a chance to dodge the rocks, though. I wonder if Robin just escapes to the boat and leaves, thereby not saving the knight and getting an even worse ending.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-24543666554866540502016-02-27T03:47:59.386+11:002016-02-27T03:47:59.386+11:00@Laukuu
Underrated now, I agree. But it did get m...@Laukuu<br /><br />Underrated now, I agree. But it did get many accolades at the time of its release.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-44404541499701732642016-02-27T03:46:40.965+11:002016-02-27T03:46:40.965+11:00@Charles
I love the variation on the endings. The...@Charles<br /><br />I love the variation on the endings. The designers put a lot of thought into this game, which is very much appreciated.<br /><br />Re: avoiding the Sheriff's goons by running: Perhaps that is just an alternate solution? I find that both cool and odd, seeing as how the Druidic code is, presumably, a part of the game's copy protection (don't have the manual? You can't win, and all of that).Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-85634366859622435702016-02-27T02:22:30.588+11:002016-02-27T02:22:30.588+11:00Yeah this game is really underrated. One of my fav...Yeah this game is really underrated. One of my favourite Sierra games. The story is nothing to write home about, but the design, execution and writing is excellent.Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-89635032703404068412016-02-27T02:14:54.542+11:002016-02-27T02:14:54.542+11:00YouTube link time!
Deaths:
https://www.youtube.co...YouTube link time!<br /><br />Deaths:<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4edj5UJvfIc&list=PL1296C756A474DE63<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QppPd7FcUgk<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr8kziF2-3w<br /><br />(Best death is talking to the black-robed monks. Also the death scream is a cut-off version of king Graham's scream from King's Quest V.)<br /><br />Ending variations:<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZf8_K67MuQLaukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-30990898702194785922016-02-27T00:25:50.165+11:002016-02-27T00:25:50.165+11:00Congrats on finishing the game with such a nice sc...Congrats on finishing the game with such a nice score. Mine wasn't nearly as good but at least I got a "good" ending, except for the fact that I ended up with no nobility title and so I was unable to marry Marian.<br /><br />All in all a much better game than I expected. I did find it a bit repetitive at times- e.g., many actions rely on you waiting out on Watling Street for something to happen- and a bit vague at others, but those are minor complaints.<br /><br />Of all the things I failed to do (which included rescuing the widow's sons and entering the Prior's quarters) probably the most intriguing is that I never used the trees. That is, I never turned into a tree to avoid the sheriff's men.<br /><br />It may be that I hit a bug, but after trying dozens of times to simply evade the hunting party by dashing madly through the forest only to eventually find myself cornered and caught, I accidentally found a "safe path". From the Widow's, I ran one screen downwards and three or so to the left until I reached Watling. At that point the game made a sound, my score went up, and Robin began walking normally. The strange thing is that I got no other feedback from the game. No notice that the forest was safe to traverse again or that I had managed to avoid the sheriff's men. This trick worked on Day 9 too.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04860506019349657883noreply@blogger.com