tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post6343690388991237830..comments2024-03-29T05:52:53.051+11:00Comments on The Adventurers Guild: Lure of the Temptress: Won!The Tricksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-89032771087602026232017-12-03T03:25:28.555+11:002017-12-03T03:25:28.555+11:00Ratpouch works for Nellie now! He told this to Die...Ratpouch works for Nellie now! He told this to Diermont, before travelling to the castle (if you speak to him, of course).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-69806279238961286732017-10-18T04:37:57.315+11:002017-10-18T04:37:57.315+11:00Since we are pretty much doing a history of whole ...Since we are pretty much doing a history of whole adventure gaming, it will be quite some time before we get to current year. We'll sure take your game into consideration, Marcel, once we get to 2017 in few decades!Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-46640504780278124982017-10-17T16:43:11.197+11:002017-10-17T16:43:11.197+11:00Hi there,
maybe my new Adventure Space Geekz woul...Hi there,<br /><br />maybe my new Adventure Space Geekz would be a good addition to your list?<br /><br />http://store.steampowered.com/app/661550/Space_Geekz__The_Crunchy_Flakes_Conspiracy/<br /><br />Best Regards<br /><br />MarcelMarcel86http://store.steampowered.com/app/661550/Space_Geekz__The_Crunchy_Flakes_Conspiracy/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-36960735431215877592017-10-17T06:50:39.421+11:002017-10-17T06:50:39.421+11:00@Alex
Beneath a Steel Sky is a much, much better ...@Alex<br /><br />Beneath a Steel Sky is a much, much better game than this in pretty much every aspect and is a classic. It has actually memorable, coherent world-building and puzzle design that fits into it nicely. Less fetch quests and more trying to find uses for your items or trying to circumvent the system. It does have some backtracking and maybe some mildly silly puzzles but very little that could really be called poor design. I'll be really surprised if it doesn't enter the PISSED leaderboard.Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-23404124120155583292017-10-17T05:35:36.760+11:002017-10-17T05:35:36.760+11:00At least it might be professionally interesting to...At least it might be professionally interesting to you - that is, if one can except realism from an adventure game based on a law TV show.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-16899199455181217392017-10-17T04:20:44.744+11:002017-10-17T04:20:44.744+11:00@Alex
I can't speak for what Rowan would say,...@Alex<br /><br />I can't speak for what Rowan would say, but I would recommend Beneath a Steel Sky. Interesting story and the visuals and voice acting is some of the best of the era. I can't judge if the puzzles are great or not (since I suck at it and tend to use walkthroughs). Niklashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12994906056143612738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-66501259826596449162017-10-17T03:43:10.324+11:002017-10-17T03:43:10.324+11:00@Laukku and Alfred
This implies that Lure of the ...@Laukku and Alfred<br /><br />This implies that Lure of the Temptress has puzzles...Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-84725249064065265032017-10-17T03:42:32.342+11:002017-10-17T03:42:32.342+11:00@Rowan
Is Beneath A Steel Sky worth playing?@Rowan<br /><br />Is Beneath A Steel Sky worth playing?Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-30315565567237156812017-10-17T03:42:02.519+11:002017-10-17T03:42:02.519+11:00You’re welcome. But I’m sure that watching my hope...You’re welcome. But I’m sure that watching my hopes and dreams shatter was plenty entertaining as well. Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-42136358615386255742017-10-17T03:41:38.607+11:002017-10-17T03:41:38.607+11:00I am 100% on board with that. Unlike the rest of t...I am 100% on board with that. Unlike the rest of the useless simps in Turnvale, Ratpouch actually had a useful skill—lockpickkng. Sadly, the game put it to use exactly once. Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-20859452597748045182017-10-17T03:40:31.839+11:002017-10-17T03:40:31.839+11:00Thanks Ilmari! I honestly forgot what’s next for m...Thanks Ilmari! I honestly forgot what’s next for me, but I just hope it’s fun. Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-45714701042035709292017-10-16T20:36:18.226+11:002017-10-16T20:36:18.226+11:00There's a let's play by Yahtzee Croshaw of...There's a let's play by Yahtzee Croshaw of this game from a few years ago: https://youtu.be/_8Y8Cy9VBjQLaukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-36265687642573700302017-10-16T19:11:24.110+11:002017-10-16T19:11:24.110+11:00I agree (and love to be quoted ;) but from what I ...I agree (and love to be quoted ;) but from what I read there, Temptress' puzzle design seems even more infuriating than Kyrandia!Alfred n the Fettuchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15586336731691674651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-19508553099430061532017-10-16T16:02:13.103+11:002017-10-16T16:02:13.103+11:00Remember Alfred's statement of Kyrandia? "...Remember <a href="https://advgamer.blogspot.com/2017/08/kyrandia-final-rating.html" rel="nofollow">Alfred's statement of Kyrandia</a>? "Take the exact same puzzle design with graphics and sound a little less memorable and Kyrandia would have disappeared from adventure game history with a lot of his competitors." I think Lure of the Temptress is an example of that - a fantasy game with poor puzzle design, but without the aid of memorable music and graphics to elevate it. I'd add though that the story and dialogue is closer to Future Wars than Kyrandia in quality.Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-56167205530122914682017-10-16T06:18:37.190+11:002017-10-16T06:18:37.190+11:00This is an amazing blog! Thanks for sharing!This is an amazing blog! Thanks for sharing!Antonakishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07689804221175786522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-48055083882074630332017-10-15T22:24:31.153+11:002017-10-15T22:24:31.153+11:00Good opportunity to plug Ben Chandler's blog a...Good opportunity to plug Ben Chandler's blog about adventure games, if you like discussions about old adventure game art:<br /><br />http://ben304.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/composition-in-thirds.html<br /><br />This one shows the Beneath A Steel Sky bit that you're talking about.Andy_Panthrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18231815646876343380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-35744709438961247552017-10-15T13:05:46.171+11:002017-10-15T13:05:46.171+11:00This is a rather pretty screenshot.
Shades of the...<i>This is a rather pretty screenshot.</i><br /><br />Shades of the first puzzle in Beneath a Steel Sky!Rowan Lipkovitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08691096685515251681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-88345769027801194692017-10-15T11:29:32.344+11:002017-10-15T11:29:32.344+11:00I've enjoyed reading about Alex gradually goin...I've enjoyed reading about Alex gradually going from optimistic to dislike.<br /><br />Not because I enjoy seeing hopes shattered, but because it's given me more of an indication of why I hated this game when I played it.<br /><br />Thanks!TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815382857422719383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-41612297259057306552017-10-15T05:31:11.359+11:002017-10-15T05:31:11.359+11:00Well done!
Bit of a shame this one, some good stu...Well done!<br /><br />Bit of a shame this one, some good stuff in there but a bit of a let down in the end. Perhaps we should start a kickstarter campaign to find out what happened to Ratpouch?Andy_Panthrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18231815646876343380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-70276841612331473212017-10-15T04:31:27.650+11:002017-10-15T04:31:27.650+11:00Congratulation on finishing the game! This one see...Congratulation on finishing the game! This one seemed quite a stinker. I'm just hoping your next game won't be even worst.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.com