tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post5870758461595864143..comments2024-03-19T14:24:29.910+11:00Comments on The Adventurers Guild: Conquests of the Longbow – The Hunchback of Sherwood ForestThe Tricksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-16073936985368038392021-12-22T21:31:55.289+11:002021-12-22T21:31:55.289+11:00Congratulations on both accounts!Congratulations on both accounts!Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-15561577391575466862021-12-22T14:26:19.742+11:002021-12-22T14:26:19.742+11:00Welp, I've finished my degree and gotten a new...Welp, I've finished my degree and gotten a new job, so hopefully I'll have more time and energy to actually catch up on the blog, so I won't be six years behind for much longer....Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-25882916446880525152016-01-31T00:10:31.143+11:002016-01-31T00:10:31.143+11:00Death by dead end is best death.Death by dead end is best death.Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-58333920758638081362016-01-31T00:09:00.973+11:002016-01-31T00:09:00.973+11:00This is one of my favourite Sierra games. I love a...This is one of my favourite Sierra games. I love all the alternate "solutions" which make the game seem less linear and restrictive. You can play as a total irresponsible monster/fool (but you get less points).Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-84597473493846565682016-01-28T05:48:02.290+11:002016-01-28T05:48:02.290+11:00@Charles
You are farther than I am, but I am incl...@Charles<br /><br />You are farther than I am, but I am inclined to agree. There are certainly some instances where an items needs to be used a certain way, but the game is big on choices more than brute-force clicking. I'll have more to say about this in the next post. Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-85898666754225470842016-01-28T05:41:28.331+11:002016-01-28T05:41:28.331+11:00@Fry
This is a great idea! Look for it in future ...@Fry<br /><br />This is a great idea! Look for it in future posts. You will get credit. Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-64276011148997210722016-01-28T05:40:08.007+11:002016-01-28T05:40:08.007+11:00@Kirinn
Excellent point about the black monk. Cle...@Kirinn<br /><br />Excellent point about the black monk. Clearly, he was a threat worthy of being skewered. <br /><br />And I have heard Aubrey Hodges's rerecorded QfG IV soundtrack and it is fantastic! I saw the link on the Hero-U forums not too long ago and listened to the whole thing. The tunes are great in-game and sound spectacular fully orchestrated. I highly recommend it. Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-6152691719413408662016-01-26T22:28:49.388+11:002016-01-26T22:28:49.388+11:00I find that the game doesn't offer much in the...I find that the game doesn't offer much in the way of traditional inventory puzzles and it leans more on the flow of the story. It's all mostly a question of exploring and attending the right events. And there seems to be some wiggle room for your actions. I have already "failed" one task and the game still goes on (this is not a dead end like letting Marian die).Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04860506019349657883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-28754124698364766552016-01-26T06:12:08.422+11:002016-01-26T06:12:08.422+11:00I think you should keep a running tally of "p...I think you should keep a running tally of "problems solved by shooting them with a longbow." What are we up to now, three? <br /><br />I mean, I guess the game is Conquests of the Longbow, but still, not really much of a puzzle, is it?Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805219432946673379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-51892609771957824812016-01-23T23:03:11.621+11:002016-01-23T23:03:11.621+11:00The black monk was heavily armed with a quartersta...The black monk was heavily armed with a quarterstaff, which does a solid 1d8 damage and can instakill a grown outlaw, as we'll see soon enough.<br /><br />This may have been brought up before, but it bears repeating: a few weeks ago Aubrey Hodges published a remaster of the QFG4 soundtrack, with real electric guitars and all. It's very good. What's more, he's intending to remaster the Conquests of the Longbow soundtrack as well a little ways down the line!Kirinnhttp://mooncore.eunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-76556565774916675362016-01-23T12:20:55.385+11:002016-01-23T12:20:55.385+11:00@Aperama
When you search the monk, the game tells...@Aperama<br /><br />When you search the monk, the game tells you that his robes are too blood-stained and torn to be of use. So at least the designers put some thought into the situation. <br /><br />Regarding the gory nature of this game, a little known fact is that it was this game and not Mortal Kombat that prompted US Senator Joseph Lieberman's congressional inquiry into violence in video games in the late 90s. Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-6027948978357718162016-01-23T10:23:21.530+11:002016-01-23T10:23:21.530+11:00Just to point out the obvious, here. You kill a se...Just to point out the obvious, here. You kill a seemingly unarmed monk? You get points. You kill a guard not for being evil, but for performing his duties as he finds someone breaking the law? Points.<br /><br />This game has one evil freaking Robin of Locksley! If he's really the marksman he purports to be, he could easily have injured the guard to let the poacher free. Much the same with the monk - he had a bloody stick in hand! (I'm also a little annoyed that you couldn't take the robes from his corpse - assuredly that would be a better disguise as far as 'accessing' places - I know you had Tuck's robes in mind, but those are literally not being used!)Aperamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13669724908141286435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-86148368526328046202016-01-23T08:57:59.337+11:002016-01-23T08:57:59.337+11:00https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1Wautjgon8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1Wautjgon8Andy_Panthrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18231815646876343380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-17671274038173968132016-01-23T08:03:38.057+11:002016-01-23T08:03:38.057+11:00This comment has been removed by the author.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-77983880552641989612016-01-23T08:03:03.714+11:002016-01-23T08:03:03.714+11:00@Ilmari
Interesting! I'm glad that I didn'...@Ilmari<br /><br />Interesting! I'm glad that I didn't play this one out, then. This makes sense, though, and doesn't seem like an unfair "punishment" for acting like a hero. Nothing wrong with a game that lets you lose, as long as the loss makes logical sense and doesn't seem unfair.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-72573580814157859952016-01-23T05:56:13.682+11:002016-01-23T05:56:13.682+11:00Actually, this is the one bit, where you might hit...Actually, this is the one bit, where you might hit a dead end. Marian gets killed, and when you try to take the slipper to Lobb, he gets angry at you not saving Marion and kills you:<br /><br />https://youtu.be/4edj5UJvfIc?t=186Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-30648603927609800312016-01-23T05:04:29.780+11:002016-01-23T05:04:29.780+11:00I wondered that too. I imagine, given the great de...I wondered that too. I imagine, given the great design of this game over all and based on Christy's past Conquest game, you have an opportunity to get her later, but that it might affect the ending.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-34889469930599657152016-01-23T02:41:39.856+11:002016-01-23T02:41:39.856+11:00I also had to reload after being mocked by the mon...I also had to reload after being mocked by the monk. I wonder what happens if he gets away with Marian?Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04860506019349657883noreply@blogger.com