tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post6107275299684588982..comments2024-03-29T23:24:51.650+11:00Comments on The Adventurers Guild: Game 32: Neuromancer - The One True Computer GameThe Tricksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-45724224345693879202013-07-21T03:42:35.660+10:002013-07-21T03:42:35.660+10:00Oh, I should note: No true Pong fan would play wit...Oh, I should note: No true Pong fan would play with a joystick. They'd play with a proper dial controller. Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-32762908608730994252013-06-05T13:47:47.226+10:002013-06-05T13:47:47.226+10:00New game on Indiegogo looks absolutely fantastic:
...New game on Indiegogo looks absolutely fantastic:<br />http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/fleish-cherry-in-crazy-hotel<br />Too bad it's not a pure adventure game, as it's a hybrid adventure/action adventure. Still, it's different!Lars-Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853818944579785754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-15530825663162563582013-06-05T01:48:49.566+10:002013-06-05T01:48:49.566+10:00The real world parts are plainly adventure game, e...The real world parts are plainly adventure game, even though it's short and with few puzzles. The rest (the cyberspace bits) for me seems like a somewhat boring arcade game with JRPG influences.Lars-Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853818944579785754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-22204279163766957502013-06-05T00:53:05.106+10:002013-06-05T00:53:05.106+10:00It doesn't fall squarely into any particular g...It doesn't fall squarely into any particular genre. If I were to relate it to other games, then I'd say it's closest to interactive fiction with graphics. It feels very light on elements for CRPGs, adventure games, and simulations.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-53168311979662144582013-06-04T23:31:09.915+10:002013-06-04T23:31:09.915+10:00Yeah, I have it. I got stuck pretty early though. ...Yeah, I have it. I got stuck pretty early though. That's one I kept trying again in the '90s thinking "Maybe this time I will figure out how to get further." I never did. I either missed something dumb, or it's pretty tough. Might be time to give it another shot (and possibly save face).Cush1978https://www.blogger.com/profile/09176113111548747865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-90507553894115089132013-06-04T21:30:14.984+10:002013-06-04T21:30:14.984+10:00Looks great! Reminds me of the more recent Jolly R...Looks great! Reminds me of the more recent Jolly Rovergboukenshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12106689617071459570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-5431215133328412512013-06-04T21:10:09.785+10:002013-06-04T21:10:09.785+10:00There's a new adventure game on GOG, and it...There's a new adventure game on GOG, and it's one that's on the playlist (already Accepted).<br /><br />http://www.gog.com/gamecard/inherit_the_earth<br /><br />Anyone played Inherit the Earth?The Tricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-86879557212447994592013-06-04T18:15:26.229+10:002013-06-04T18:15:26.229+10:00I kind of liked the fluff, but I tend to generally...I kind of liked the fluff, but I tend to generally enjoy games with lots of additional and optional content, like databanks with useless information.<br /><br />But the lack of puzzles did bother me, because in the end, the game didn't feel very adventure gamish. BTW, how would people categorise Neuromancer? The CRPG elements (skills levels etc.) in the game are very light, so it doesn't fit even that category.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-71232277549756498072013-06-04T08:41:30.407+10:002013-06-04T08:41:30.407+10:00http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/876324751/a-va...http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/876324751/a-vampyre-story-year-one?ref=category<br /><br />A Vampyre Story: Year One is an episodic prequel to the PC game A Vampyre Story.mpxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16366744101617096955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-12029100963238452842013-06-04T07:08:04.832+10:002013-06-04T07:08:04.832+10:00Nice Castaway reference there.
These adventure g...Nice Castaway reference there. <br /><br />These adventure games kind of remind me of Tears for Fears. They wrote these incredibly dark songs (Mad World, Shout), but they coupled it with these 80s pop tunes that took a lot of the bite out. When you hear a cover today by someone willing to go much darker with them (Gary Jules and Disturbed respectively) they are a *lot* darker, but people just weren't ready for that in 198X. <br /><br />We seem to be having the same problems, in that people are having ideas that the genre just isn't mature enough to support.Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-58967621418830840072013-06-04T05:59:15.171+10:002013-06-04T05:59:15.171+10:00The interesting thing here is that it's really...The interesting thing here is that it's really easy to actually overestimate the game. As you said, "one of the few puzzles in the game". Because it throws everything and the kitchen sink at you it's hard to know what's a puzzle and what's just fluff. And this game has a buttload of fluff.<br /><br />The few things that are puzzles and that you need to do are just buried under so many extra choices and information.Lars-Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853818944579785754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-1124226946822551732013-06-04T05:42:05.454+10:002013-06-04T05:42:05.454+10:00I know your feeling, I have the urge to shout out ...I know your feeling, I have the urge to shout out "why don't you try this?" But blogging just makes playing really slow in a game like this. I am sure Tricky will soon solve one of the few puzzles in the game.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-91158544795739935262013-06-04T05:14:51.254+10:002013-06-04T05:14:51.254+10:00Sorry if this has been posted already, but the lat...Sorry if this has been posted already, but the latest Bundle in a Box contains the Blackwell series and Hamlet (among other non-adventures):<br /><br />http://bundle-in-a-box.com<br /><br />Minimum price is 2 bucks!gboukenshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12106689617071459570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-57809943551593343072013-06-04T02:37:55.567+10:002013-06-04T02:37:55.567+10:00I don't think I've seen the bundle announc...I don't think I've seen the bundle announced here yet so...<br /><br />http://www.indieroyale.com/<br /><br />Latest Indie Royale comes with Primordia and Richard & Alice, both recent point-and-click adventures with very good reviews.Deimarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14617180555446326291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-42034493542613825852013-06-04T01:39:09.489+10:002013-06-04T01:39:09.489+10:00It's good you're still collecting informat...It's good you're still collecting information. There's a lot to take in. I do wonder if you will actually get stuck at all. I kind of stumbled through the game quite a bit.<br /><br />I wasn't before, but now I'm considering joining you for The Colonel's Bequest. I need the practice.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-29129981236993592702013-06-03T22:32:42.955+10:002013-06-03T22:32:42.955+10:00It's almost to the point where I want to give ...It's almost to the point where I want to give you some hints about your next steps, but you're still making progress so I guess I'll shut up a bit longer.<br /><br />Considering where you are now, you're also going to stay confused for a while. ;)Lars-Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853818944579785754noreply@blogger.com