tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post8967383838749919188..comments2024-03-29T05:52:53.051+11:00Comments on The Adventurers Guild: Inca - DemolishedThe Tricksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-41476286327375615972019-08-21T08:25:36.915+10:002019-08-21T08:25:36.915+10:00I just meant that you literally said "solid g...I just meant that you literally said "solid gold", which had extra flavor in this context.arcanetriviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02033767865654085177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-77367605154622414762019-08-21T07:47:16.510+10:002019-08-21T07:47:16.510+10:00I'm surprised I spelled it right, the only rea...I'm surprised I spelled it right, the only reason I even remember the name is that Klaus Kinski played him once.<br /><br />I didn't even get them all all either. You have to just get most of them after blowing through your ammo first. I think you have to lead a little bit too, and not lose any health during the proceeding fights. That or the battle was changed between versions.<br /><br />Lisa: No, I'm afraid not. The hint book says as follows:<br />"Let your imagination run wild. A new age in computer entertainment has arrived. European game designers, Coktel Vision, have succeeded in creating a unique blend of game styles pulled together with a fantasy plot that takes you into a new realm of game playing fun.<br /><br />The outer space flight simulation, ground movement, and battle sequences are fast and so smooth you'll be reeling in your chair. It's been observed that when people play this game, they actually lean over in their chair as they speed through the winding canyons of distant planets. And when engaged in heavy battle in hostile star systems, players squint and duck while making quick defensive maneuvers. That's how real the action looks."<br /><br />There's more, but at that point they just talk about the actors, ground combat and the soundtrack. They act like they it looks like it was made on film, but I don't think you need to know much about movies to know that's not accurate.MorpheusKitamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16591271981112642781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-92154797133490983082019-08-21T04:59:50.251+10:002019-08-21T04:59:50.251+10:00They actually thought this stuff was solid gold.
...<em>They actually thought this stuff was solid gold.</em><br /><br />HA ha! ... Oh, that wasn't a joke. ;)arcanetriviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02033767865654085177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-61170586698150588712019-08-21T03:48:50.804+10:002019-08-21T03:48:50.804+10:00*Checking my screenshots* Yep, it's Aguirre. I...*Checking my screenshots* Yep, it's Aguirre. I guess this just shows that I know nothing at all of Spanish names.<br /><br />MorpheusKitami: Thanks for all the great insights about the space fight part! Like I've said many times, I am no action gamer, so the final battle was a bit too much for my skills. I think I tried the exact same tactic you describe, but I failed to get all the energy blasts Aguirre released.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-44411161230290187812019-08-21T03:41:47.701+10:002019-08-21T03:41:47.701+10:00What can I say? I am not an action gamer...What can I say? I am not an action gamer...Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-43167935220587998122019-08-21T02:28:09.510+10:002019-08-21T02:28:09.510+10:00Interesting that you mention Aguirre, and the revi...Interesting that you mention Aguirre, and the reviewer says Aguierro all the time, I also remember the final boss being AguirreAlex Romanovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107718628269051858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-65691491125156138362019-08-21T00:59:36.365+10:002019-08-21T00:59:36.365+10:00Some things I believe you've missed:
El Dorado...Some things I believe you've missed:<br />El Dorado is actually supposed to be a Muisca king.<br />The golden dots at the top of the ground screen have been indicators of how many enemies there are left. You probably figured it out before the final battle.<br />They actually thought this stuff was solid gold. "Fast and smooth" I believe the quote from the hint book goes. Fast and smooth my<br />I was genuinely surprised to discover that Coktel Vision was responsible for several other space simulations. I want to point out that by 1992, even if you limit your flight sims to just space sims, almost every other game on the market was better. I only say almost because there might just be a worse one out that is worse. I think by the time Inca 2 rolls around I can tell you if it was just the Inca games or if they were all terrible.<br />The final space combat isn't very fun. You save all the missiles, you don't kill the galleons outright. There's another cheat you didn't mention CTRL+ALT+SHIFT and the I N C A. I used that a couple of times. Let me reinterate, the space combat in this is terrible. The ground combat is merely a mediocre light gun game without the light gun. I seriously suggest you and anyone else who played this give a real space sim a shot. I think I've maybe played like ten space sims in my life, but all ten of them were better than this. All the Star Wars games, Wing Commander, Freespace, Ad Astra and even the controversial Battlecruiser 3000AD were miles better than this in space combat. I liked the adventure game aspects just fine, they were good. They make sense even if they were weird. I'd even live with the light gun sections, but the space combat will quite possibly never be bottomed. Absolute zero.<br />Computer Gaming World apparently said you should get a different Sierra game and a copy of the soundtrack. They also said the sequel was one of the worst games of all time. I don't know if that's true or if the check just didn't clear that time. They'd have to lean pretty heavily on the space combat for that to be true.<br />I beat Aguirre on the first try, you have to first open up full blast on him and then blast as many of his projectiles as possible. I almost died. I feel like this was the first time I actually had any fun with the ground combat. Obviously, you feel differently seeing as you usually lost health to regular enemies.<br />Because you played the floppy version, you missed about four checkpoints and an enhanced soundtrack, the primary difference being this fairly decent tune:<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqgZFiUrVDYMorpheusKitamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16591271981112642781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-41206790459410098502019-08-21T00:24:42.129+10:002019-08-21T00:24:42.129+10:00you couldnt beat the final boss ? wow thats disapp...you couldnt beat the final boss ? wow thats disappointing.<br /><br />I've never advanced so much though, probably game overed twenty times in first or second combat ship sequenceAlex Romanovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107718628269051858noreply@blogger.com