tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post7357126271572584620..comments2024-03-29T05:52:53.051+11:00Comments on The Adventurers Guild: King's Quest VI - Fantastic Breasts and Where to Find ThemThe Tricksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-57396136690291141352018-08-05T20:26:26.574+10:002018-08-05T20:26:26.574+10:00You're right! You can't tell on my picture...You're right! You can't tell on my picture, because the manual that comes with Steam's King's Quest Collection manual is in black-and-white.<br /><br />But looking at a coloured version of the manual from here...<br /><br />https://archive.org/details/Kings_Quest_VI_-_Guidebook_to_the_Land_of_the_Green_Isles<br /><br />shows more clearly that something about that room is different.TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010934567583163570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-74019440907043217382018-08-05T20:09:28.877+10:002018-08-05T20:09:28.877+10:00It could also be me regretting that I didn't t...It could also be me regretting that I didn't think of that title while doing the Leather Goddesses of Phobos games.TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010934567583163570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-2615452961456441582018-08-05T20:04:15.538+10:002018-08-05T20:04:15.538+10:00Glad you like the predictions. I just added a few ...Glad you like the predictions. I just added a few more to this post, as they're predictions I neglected to mention but were confirmed or busted in the next post.TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010934567583163570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-8416310464239612102018-08-04T08:27:15.920+10:002018-08-04T08:27:15.920+10:00I believe Alex made his dislike of poultry very cl...I believe Alex made his dislike of poultry very clear at the beginning of KQ3.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16240427925874212338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-4255676982507015732018-08-04T08:09:51.782+10:002018-08-04T08:09:51.782+10:00It took me to today to realize that the title didn...It took me to today to realize that the title didn't say "beasts". :/<br /><br />You were referring to Alexander's desire to find poultry, right? Joe Pranevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997014242774219758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-55791589437483690372018-07-31T11:21:33.892+10:002018-07-31T11:21:33.892+10:00Ooh, another one I noticed while listening to that...Ooh, another one I noticed while listening to that link (and one that's slightly spoilery): Funzve (gur travr) unf uvf bja zrybql gung cynlf jura ur'f gur sbphf, yvxr jura ur'f gelvat gb xvyy lbh nf gur obl va gur jngre, gur tneqrare ba gur Vfyr bs gur Ornfg, be gur byq jbzna gelvat gb trg lbh gb rng avtugfunqr oreevrf, naq nyfb qhevat uvf qehax fprar jvgu gur Ivmvre. Guvf zrybql, gubhtu, jnf erzvkrq fb qvssreragyl gung vg'f uneq gb cvpx vg bhg vs lbh qba'g xabj jung gb yvfgra sbe.MisterKerrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12525316028415093685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-3967767644351333282018-07-31T01:56:36.635+10:002018-07-31T01:56:36.635+10:00>Then again, there is one pit trap I need to fa...>Then again, there is one pit trap I need to fall into<br /><br />I remember reading somewhere that supposedly there is be a hint in the manual telling you that one of the pits is special. Looking at the manual maze map, two rooms are darker on one floor. It's been many years since I last played the game so I don't recall which rooms those are.Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-28978488118858286312018-07-31T01:53:04.229+10:002018-07-31T01:53:04.229+10:00And Ron Pearlman as the beast. Watched pieces of i...And Ron Pearlman as the beast. Watched pieces of it as well when young me couldn't comprehend that a TV show could have the same name as a movie. Should have suspected it when it went every day right after a show called Home Alone that wasn't the movie either.Niklashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12994906056143612738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-60882501458210697462018-07-31T01:44:14.226+10:002018-07-31T01:44:14.226+10:00>(and especially gorgeous with the Roland or Ge...>(and especially gorgeous with the Roland or General MIDI setting)<br /><br />I found a pretty good rendering of the soundtrack:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hzhbOtwYAM<br /><br />The same YT channel has plenty of other MIDI soundtracks too, enhanced the same way.Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-4135080187460767202018-07-31T01:10:06.596+10:002018-07-31T01:10:06.596+10:00Admittedly, this choice of path isn't very obv...Admittedly, this choice of path isn't very obvious. You merely chose to solve a certain puzzle one way instead of another. There's no giant neon signs, like in Fate of Atlantis, telling you which path you're on.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16240427925874212338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-58757390619533663212018-07-30T15:12:13.793+10:002018-07-30T15:12:13.793+10:00Never noticed any of that about the music (I menti...Never noticed any of that about the music (I mentioned my lack of skill in noticing subtle music cues in a previous game) - thanks for pointing that out.TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815382857422719383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-14995580749543836352018-07-30T15:06:38.938+10:002018-07-30T15:06:38.938+10:00The only Beauty and the Beast I've seen from t...The only Beauty and the Beast I've seen from that era was a TV show starring Terminator's Linda Hamilton!<br /><br />TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815382857422719383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-19210357335344461282018-07-30T11:55:46.589+10:002018-07-30T11:55:46.589+10:00Yeah, in this case Michaels' reading was corre...Yeah, in this case Michaels' reading was correct.<br /><br />Our general rule is don't give us spoilers unless we're definitely dead-ended, and then put the details in ROT13'ed clues. We have a small section mentioning this that we usually put at the end of each of our posts but I haven't been doing that lately.<br /><br />In this case when I found out in the introduction post that there were multiple paths I did want to be told if I didn't notice after passing the point where I've chosen a path.<br /><br />I did already suspect I might have passed that point after having played a bit more in the castle, but it's good to have the confirmation.<br /><br />So thank you both!TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010934567583163570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-58075011430219302982018-07-30T02:54:12.880+10:002018-07-30T02:54:12.880+10:00I think I interpreted that to be a general stateme...I think I interpreted that to be a general statement about multiple paths in general, to tell us to reveal in comments in the introduction posts if a game has significant multiple paths. (Maybe because he used "a second option" instead of "the second option"?) But your reading is probably the correct one.Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-5920899594280632302018-07-30T01:26:52.082+10:002018-07-30T01:26:52.082+10:00In a past post, TBD mentioned to tell him about th...In a past post, TBD mentioned to tell him about the fork if he doesn't mention it. (The exact quote: "Let me know in the comments if I miss a second option and don't mention it. Playing the multiple paths in my last three games definitely enhanced my opinions of each of them.")<br /><br />Based on his blog entry ur ragrerq gur pnfgyr hfvat gur rnfvre cngu vafgrnq bs hfvat gur Evire Fgek jngre zrgubq. I don't think he realized that this is where the turning point is.<br /><br />Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16240427925874212338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-62975922578303107012018-07-30T01:10:43.088+10:002018-07-30T01:10:43.088+10:00I understood TBD is going to play both paths anywa...I understood TBD is going to play both paths anyway, so I thought the appropriate moment for giving him hints was after he gets one of the endings. The spoiler rules are on the vague side for informing about dead ends and the like, and I don't think path branches have ever been covered.Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-67358451466452043422018-07-29T23:39:48.232+10:002018-07-29T23:39:48.232+10:00I'm actually just going to blurt part of this ...I'm actually just going to blurt part of this out, based on past comments -- TBD, you've passed the point of multiple paths, and I suggest reading again the comments from the oracle as to the other pathway. <br /><br />If you've realized this already, great -- just making sure because you didn't mention it in the post.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16240427925874212338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-48671891990378029072018-07-29T22:50:21.900+10:002018-07-29T22:50:21.900+10:00Also, a note about the music: not only is it one o...Also, a note about the music: not only is it one of the best soundtracks Sierra has done (and especially gorgeous with the Roland or General MIDI setting), but occasionally it can help with puzzle-solving if you're paying attention. For example, the music that plays on Beauty's screen is also played, slower and slightly remixed, on the screen where you meet the Beast, a clue that these two locations are linked. Another one: a version of the music from the bookworm screen also plays when you find the "dangling participle." Also, though this doesn't really help with a puzzle, the tinny little tune that the mechanical nightingale plays is the same as the flowing melody played on the screen with the big tree and the actual nightingale. There are probably more (though I don't recall right now if there are), so it may be worth paying attention to.MisterKerrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12525316028415093685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-17679653595534082442018-07-29T21:56:24.538+10:002018-07-29T21:56:24.538+10:00I like how, when Beast asks Alexander why he broke...I like how, when Beast asks Alexander why he broke through all the magical traps on his island, Alex basically responds, "I'm an adventure game protagonist, whaddya want from me?" (He really says something like "It's my nature to break through magical barriers" which is the same thing).<br /><br />A word on the nightingale puzzle, which isn't necessary to beat the game but very interesting if done "correctly", which in a Sierra game, means "the arbitrary way we meant you to do it": vs lbh tvir gur avtugvatnyr lbhe evat *svefg*, gura gur ybir cbrz, naq svanyyl gur ebfr, gur tnzr fubhyq npghnyyl gerng lbh gb n srj phgfprarf vaibyivat Pnffvzn, nf jryy nf n erghea yrggre juvpu znxrf uvf cyvtug n yvggyr zber uvynevbhfyl cngurgvp. Sbe fbzr ernfba gur tnzr qbrfa'g fubj gur phgfprarf vs lbh tvir gur oveq gur vgrzf bhg bs beqre.MisterKerrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12525316028415093685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-9030478704186176082018-07-29T21:27:38.433+10:002018-07-29T21:27:38.433+10:00Not that I am ragging on the Disney animations of ...Not that I am ragging on the Disney animations of the era just to be clear, the target audience is not really ready for Blade Runner levels of plot development at their age. Beauty and the beast just seems to be one of the more formulaic of their films to me, and that's just my inexpert opinion.ShaddamIVthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024540172370536692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-57634399532039848582018-07-29T21:17:51.235+10:002018-07-29T21:17:51.235+10:00The Disney movies are such a staple of the 90s and...The Disney movies are such a staple of the 90s and VHS era I am also surprised to hear of some-one who hasn't seen it yet, not that you missed much more than some predictable music numbers and plot "twists".<br /><br />You're getting dead-ended much less than I was expecting, or rather the dead-ends doesn't seem to be of the "you missed something 5 hours ago and now you're buggered type" at least. That was a fun read, I am enjoying the predictions section especially!ShaddamIVthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024540172370536692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-10309885705009331632018-07-29T18:36:54.980+10:002018-07-29T18:36:54.980+10:00You never seen Disney's Beauty and the Beast? ...You never seen Disney's Beauty and the Beast? I would say it's Disney's best movie ever made, but then again it was the first movie I ever saw on the big screen so I might have some nostalgia googles. Also, Tony Jay (who plays Saladin) had a minor role in that movie as well so one wonder how much Sierra looked at that movie and said lets get those people in our game with a beauty and beast subplot.Niklashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12994906056143612738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-73606942174373714422018-07-29T18:36:24.644+10:002018-07-29T18:36:24.644+10:00The Beast is French because the tale originated fr...The Beast is French because the tale originated from France.<br /><br />Fb, jura jvyy GOQ ernyvfr gur pbaarpgvba orgjrra: gur gjb fgbel cnguf zragvbarq va rneyvre pbzzragf; gur benpyr'f yvarf nobhg "V'yy cynl n qnatrebhf tnzr bs uvqr naq frrx va pbeevqbef svyyrq jvgu rarzvrf" & "Gurer vf zber guna bar jnl vagb guvf cynpr"; naq gur pnfgyr svyyrq jvgu thneqf?<br /><br />GOQ frrzvatyl guvaxf gur tbyqra-rlrq nffnffvaf naq navznyf ner frcnengr vafgrnq bs n fvatyr funcr-fuvsgvat orvat. BGBU ur pbhyq unir gubhtug bs vg ohg whfg qvqa'g fgngr vg bhg ybhq.Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.com