tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post7376036063831309535..comments2024-03-29T23:24:51.650+11:00Comments on The Adventurers Guild: Game 43: The Secret of Monkey Island - Insult to InjuryThe Tricksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-75264225680279762442015-08-12T04:40:31.596+10:002015-08-12T04:40:31.596+10:00Jbhyq bcra jbex?Jbhyq bcra jbex?DialMforMarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991827182885226471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-70812708530091722742014-08-21T00:40:01.114+10:002014-08-21T00:40:01.114+10:00I knew what the carrot cake was for immediately! ...I knew what the carrot cake was for immediately! My penchant for very old school comedy (Laurel&Hardy, Three Stooges, etc) let me in on that joke instantly.Ishtarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09037860723340457424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-40916792470552436392014-05-08T14:05:05.447+10:002014-05-08T14:05:05.447+10:00I just realized I hadn't posted the EGA versio...I just realized I hadn't posted the EGA version of Smirk and probably should do so.<br /><br />http://i.imgur.com/x06e682.png<br /><br />They look very similar. It could be that they started drawing on top of EGA closeup instead of redrawing it from scratch. The smoke in his cigar is missing in the CD version by the way.Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-63024053298838350632014-05-03T23:49:40.033+10:002014-05-03T23:49:40.033+10:00The period key doesn't work in the floppy vers...The period key doesn't work in the floppy versions of Monkey Island 1, and there doesn't seem to be any way to skip single lines of dialogue unless I missed something. But you can in the CD version and Monkey Island 2 (and all later LucasArts games).Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-72022103930658378622014-05-03T22:52:18.486+10:002014-05-03T22:52:18.486+10:00I dont like it either. When I was really young and...I dont like it either. When I was really young and couldn't understand English very well, I played the game more for the sense of adventure than the humour. I had my parents explain to me some important parts of the plot. Needless to say, the swordfighting bit was absolutely tedious.Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-65174787915471552012014-05-03T06:02:42.955+10:002014-05-03T06:02:42.955+10:00Visual novels don't count, right? Then I won&#...Visual novels don't count, right? Then I won't tell you about Cinders. <br /><br />HOWEVER, Humongous Games have added a bunch more games to Steam:<br />Pajama Sam 2: Thunder and Lightning Aren't So Frightening<br />Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse<br />Freddi Fish and Luther's Water Worries<br />Putt-Putt® and Pep's Dog on a Stick<br />Spy Fox 2 "Some Assembly Required" <br /><br />As a bonus, if you already have the Humongous Entertainment Complete Pack you get all 27 games, even the ones not yet on Steam. http://store.steampowered.com/sub/42723/<br /><br />18 sales, 16 new games (Or 12? Whichever I'm willing to play any one of these alongside or for Trickster). Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-65564463470466707812014-05-02T19:55:02.960+10:002014-05-02T19:55:02.960+10:00As an aside, Trick - how IS -Gu-brush doing? (It p...As an aside, Trick - how IS -Gu-brush doing? (It popped up very noticeably when I decided to open the page on my mobile.)Aperamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13669724908141286435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-20688210718796727252014-05-02T07:26:08.926+10:002014-05-02T07:26:08.926+10:00Some sales you lot might like:
King's Quest™ ...Some sales you lot might like:<br /><br />King's Quest™ Collection: http://store.steampowered.com/app/10100/<br />Do I really need to sell you on this one? <br /><br />Space Quest™ Collection: http://store.steampowered.com/app/10110<br />See previous answer. <br /><br />Too bad by buying them you are giving money to one of the worst publishers around, but hey.<br /><br />Those are all part of the Activision sale, so 18 sales, 11 new games. Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-1525070882362345812014-05-02T07:14:41.576+10:002014-05-02T07:14:41.576+10:00Ohg gurer vfa'g na rng npgvba va gur zrah!Ohg gurer vfa'g na rng npgvba va gur zrah!Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-87749068810487259022014-05-01T20:27:43.291+10:002014-05-01T20:27:43.291+10:00It could have been at least shorter... I think in ...It could have been at least shorter... I think in a later Monkey Island -game you could just skip the "fight scenes", if you wanted, right? And for the replayers, who had already collected the set of insults once, there could have been a possibility to, say, write an insult yourself: a really simple parser recognizing the correct insults would have sufficed to make this work.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-7660508163734515212014-05-01T09:49:36.186+10:002014-05-01T09:49:36.186+10:00I guess that then begs the question, Ilmari! Would...I guess that then begs the question, Ilmari! Would you have preferred the insult fighting had they instead made it work a little differently? Say, instead of the pseudo RPG progression of learning insults and counters via grinding, you were given a pair of fetch quests for both culminating in a word fight with Carla? I think that even by this point in adventures, they were already looking for ways of breaking the monotony of "find item/go back and use item in fairly obvious place once acquired", making this appealing to many who had been playing adventures for many years prior. The only other real alternatives before MI have been combat (Neuromancer/QFG) gambling/skill games (LSL/PQ) or arcade sequences (hated by all.. The first would be SQ I guess, with the speeder?)Aperamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13669724908141286435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-34542480928120439052014-05-01T06:08:44.891+10:002014-05-01T06:08:44.891+10:00It seems Gilbert himself agrees with Ilmari on the...It seems Gilbert himself agrees with Ilmari on the sword-fighting... and I would also tend to agree. Some of the lines are very funny, but hunting down enough to beat the sword master does feel a lot like busy-work.<br /><br />It certainly set it apart from the crowd though.<br /><br />"V yvxr gur jnl lbh zrrg Bgvf, Fjbeq Znfgre naq Zrngubbx qhevat erthyne chmmyrf, gura uver gurz yngre" (sbe gur perj)<br />Gung'f abg gehr jvgu ertneqf gb Zrngubbx gubhtu, vf vg? V qba'g guvax gurer'f nal ernfba gb frr uvz ng nyy hagvy lbh arrq n perj zrzore.Andy_Panthrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18231815646876343380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-55153040258997214622014-05-01T05:10:03.076+10:002014-05-01T05:10:03.076+10:00I think I am on the minority, as I am not so keen ...I think I am on the minority, as I am not so keen about the whole insult collecting scenario. Sure, it's a nice play on old swashbuckling films, but after the first few laughs, I found it a bit tiresome to just travel from pirate to another and hope for new insults...Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-3991750949749786532014-04-30T19:57:47.057+10:002014-04-30T19:57:47.057+10:00Vafhyg fjbeqsvtugf jvyy or onpx va Phefr bs Zbaxrl...Vafhyg fjbeqsvtugf jvyy or onpx va Phefr bs Zbaxrl Vfynaq.Knurekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17978113759417275309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-45912794090849561902014-04-30T16:00:53.330+10:002014-04-30T16:00:53.330+10:00For those who have played through the game, Ron Gi...For those who have played through the game, Ron Gilbert did the same about 20 years after he made it, and wrote down his thoughts about the game, puzzles etc. It's fascinating to see his insights, what he would want to change, what he now thinks worked and not.<br />WARNING, SPOILERS: http://grumpygamer.com/8280380<br /><br />For instance: "Most people know you can hit the period key to skip a single line of dialog, but I'm surprised when I run into people that don't know why I chose the period key. It seems obvious to me: a period ends a sentence."Lars-Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853818944579785754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-31293951839806321332014-04-30T15:20:20.216+10:002014-04-30T15:20:20.216+10:00The previous time I played the game I made sure I ...The previous time I played the game I made sure I had all the insults and retorts before meeting the Swordmaster, writing them down and keeping track and everything.<br />This time around I didn't, and got unlucky with the insults she threw at me, thus having to go back and pick up some more retorts. Of course I couldn't resist trying out the new insults on them, but as Zenic said, they just whine and give up.Lars-Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853818944579785754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-61001521438797062532014-04-30T15:13:52.609+10:002014-04-30T15:13:52.609+10:00There's only two wrong answers to the question...There's only two wrong answers to the question "How much time do you spend on Monkey Island?": "Not very much" and "None at all". ;)<br /><br />Take your time, I just keep forgetting how good the game actually is.Lars-Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853818944579785754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-15283542218470118272014-04-30T14:09:48.186+10:002014-04-30T14:09:48.186+10:00Yes, they something to the effect of, "no fai...Yes, they something to the effect of, "no fair using the swordmaster's insults!"Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-47860238270935809962014-04-30T11:58:08.972+10:002014-04-30T11:58:08.972+10:00Has anyone tried fighting the swordmaster and then...Has anyone tried fighting the swordmaster and then going back and using her insults on the random pirates? :)TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815382857422719383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-53199409850282602682014-04-30T10:53:19.912+10:002014-04-30T10:53:19.912+10:00Might be spoilerish, so rot13:
V'z n ovg qvfn...Might be spoilerish, so rot13:<br /><br />V'z n ovg qvfnccbvagrq ng gur tnzr qebccvat gur vafhyg srapvat pbzcyrgryl nsgre orngvat gur fjbeq znfgre. V gubhtug vg jnf n prageny gurzr gb gur frevrf naq jbhyq pbagvahr guebhtubhg gur tnzr. V unira'g pbzcyrgrq gur tnzr lrg gubhtu, fb V thrff vg pbhyq fgvyy pbzr vagb cynl.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-16467827706874839902014-04-30T06:29:21.448+10:002014-04-30T06:29:21.448+10:00That's not totally true. The game tells you to...That's not totally true. The game tells you to fight her after you have won three fights with the pirates. She even tells you so if you try to fight het before that. I'm guessing that guarantees a minimum of answers learned, but in any case Carla uses all of her repertoire indepently of how many insults you know. You can beat her without knowing them all, it's a matter of Luck.Deimarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14617180555446326291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-36823267286351077232014-04-30T06:28:09.044+10:002014-04-30T06:28:09.044+10:00That's not totally true. The game tells you to...That's not totally true. The game tells you to fight her after you have won three fights with the pirates. She even tells you so if you try to fight het before that. I'm guessing that guarantees a minimum of answers learned, but in any case Carla uses all of her repertoire indepently of how many insults you know. You can beat her without knowing them all, it's a matter of Luck.Deimarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14617180555446326291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-14682574229163169872014-04-30T06:06:38.042+10:002014-04-30T06:06:38.042+10:00Carla's insults are all new however the correc...Carla's insults are all new however the correct responses are al ones you learn for other insults. When you have all the responses you need, then the game tells you you're readyDraconiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06261641328136220239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-51828955057664814272014-04-30T06:05:09.480+10:002014-04-30T06:05:09.480+10:00Qnza vg. V yrsg vg hagvy ynfg fb gbgnyyl zvffrq gu...Qnza vg. V yrsg vg hagvy ynfg fb gbgnyyl zvffrq gung fprar. Gur ebznapr qbrfa'g ernyyl frrz yvxr vg'f gurer ng nyy ernyyl hagvy gur raq fprar fbeg bs, ubjrire V qvq jbaqre jul Thloehfu sryg fb fgebatyl nobhg fnivat RynvarDraconiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06261641328136220239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-2815362704790887332014-04-30T05:31:17.415+10:002014-04-30T05:31:17.415+10:00You should not be in any particular hurry, especia...You should not be in any particular hurry, especially as the next game will make your teeth cringe.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.com