tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post9050314756265608770..comments2024-03-29T23:24:51.650+11:00Comments on The Adventurers Guild: Game 30: Manhunter 2 - Final RatingThe Tricksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-66275547276403141822015-07-12T15:45:58.198+10:002015-07-12T15:45:58.198+10:00Sigh...then I can at least look forward to a coupl...Sigh...then I can at least look forward to a couple days of me going "I could make a better game out of this," then finally getting Neuromancer from the library and taking notes on how to make a better game. (At least I'd get to read Neuromancer again and find out if it's as good as I remember, or as good as the recasting with Homestuck characters.)DialMforMarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991827182885226471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-44165751800167502882015-07-12T15:41:41.071+10:002015-07-12T15:41:41.071+10:00You might be in for a disappointment...You might be in for a disappointment...Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-75966813736964687162015-07-12T06:41:41.832+10:002015-07-12T06:41:41.832+10:00There's a Neuromancer game? I'm looking fo...There's a Neuromancer game? I'm looking forward too. The book was not bad, and I think it lends itself well to adventure-game-ness.DialMforMarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991827182885226471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-82098409734131188862014-08-12T05:46:56.371+10:002014-08-12T05:46:56.371+10:00By the way, The first manhunter game said that the...By the way, The first manhunter game said that the Orbs banned talking to each other, I do believe. Since they seem to be able to contact psychically, and we can't that seems fairly logical from their point of view.Ishtarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09037860723340457424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-25523327926024323172013-04-17T02:55:48.885+10:002013-04-17T02:55:48.885+10:003 CAPS behind? DAMN. My whore myself out more, for...3 CAPS behind? DAMN. My whore myself out more, for illuisionary, meaningless currency!Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-17497522830071390042013-04-17T02:41:21.599+10:002013-04-17T02:41:21.599+10:00I'm extra interested in it being cyberpunk, bu...I'm extra interested in it being cyberpunk, but at the same time, I hated the book...so....mixed feelings I guess?Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-87378514981165447112013-04-14T19:33:39.147+10:002013-04-14T19:33:39.147+10:00I'd say it would be fair to deduct 10 points f...I'd say it would be fair to deduct 10 points from me due to failing a bet: although you didn't even see the puzzle, you still managed to beat it!Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-5213614104986371512013-04-14T17:20:26.167+10:002013-04-14T17:20:26.167+10:00Leaderboard UpdatedLeaderboard UpdatedThe Tricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-6296781302995850802013-04-14T14:50:58.054+10:002013-04-14T14:50:58.054+10:00CAP Distribution UpdatedCAP Distribution UpdatedThe Tricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-77957522825887098492013-04-14T14:41:57.068+10:002013-04-14T14:41:57.068+10:00Sorry, I probably wasn't clear about that. I u...Sorry, I probably wasn't clear about that. I used the S key all the time to skip sections, but there are plenty that I wasn't able to, particularly when watching the suspects move around the map. I still spent minutes completely bored, waiting for the recording to get where I wanted it to be, and had to make sure I targeted the correct suspects at the right times too.The Tricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-14400485107205307262013-04-14T04:21:16.139+10:002013-04-14T04:21:16.139+10:00Neuromancer is a rather odd mix of two very differ...Neuromancer is a rather odd mix of two very different sort of games. The more traditional adventure game part is a bit lame - sillier than the book and not very engaging. The little I managed to see about the second part appeared pretty unique: something like a real-time cyberwar simulation.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-67168746756098790832013-04-14T02:46:54.646+10:002013-04-14T02:46:54.646+10:00That looks almost interesting enough to play along...That looks almost interesting enough to play along with Trickster.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-69737088698170367572013-04-14T01:08:12.674+10:002013-04-14T01:08:12.674+10:00Interestingly enough it's the other way around...Interestingly enough it's the other way around. The adventure game aspects are the strangest concepts ever added to a flight sim. :p<br /><br />It started as a flight game where they added on the story from a home made noir movie some of them did on their spare time. It's not the most successful pairing ever, but fortunately they kept the setting and adventure bits going forward making the Tex Murphy series.Lars-Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853818944579785754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-62072056369251126392013-04-13T12:24:26.178+10:002013-04-13T12:24:26.178+10:00Man, I loved Mean Streets when I played it. I tho...Man, I loved Mean Streets when I played it. I thought the whole thing was really novel and had tons of surprises. I remember hearing an audio log or something that was actually voiced and gave me the creeps. Good stuff!<br /><br />I found it in a bargain bin in Lechmere (great New England dept store chain that went under). Back then, every game I pulled out of there could be a diamond or a dud - it made popping the disks in the drives for the first time so exciting. MS wasn't quite a diamond, but well worth the 5.99.twaitsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242968544552813892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-68404245359661658642013-04-13T11:42:13.668+10:002013-04-13T11:42:13.668+10:00Yeah. The flight simulator.
One of the strangest...Yeah. The flight simulator. <br /><br />One of the strangest concepts ever added to an adventure game. I wonder if Trickster will attempt to 'play' the flight sim at all or just stick it on autopilot.TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815382857422719383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-49819660294546431072013-04-13T09:50:42.557+10:002013-04-13T09:50:42.557+10:00Manhunter was a game I desperately wanted to love,...Manhunter was a game I desperately wanted to love, but the interface/deadending (You were treating it as though you should be KO'd on every single failed save, Trick, which while I understand in the vein of PQ2 and its gun sights and the like isn't a bad thing, but if you're trying to get immersed in a game I find makes it an incredible failure) - made it like a puppy dog with three legs and no tail with extremely bad flatulence. Kinda cute, but you don't really want it in your house.<br /><br />I do have Mean Streets (I believe it was given out for free on GOG long ago) - I might play through it with you, but do remember my short attempts at a playthrough were flummoxed by the interface.. something about a Mars rover or somesuch.Aperamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13669724908141286435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-41314709881453383332013-04-13T08:08:37.447+10:002013-04-13T08:08:37.447+10:00That's the one I'm looking forward to. I s...That's the one I'm looking forward to. I still enjoy it, even though I must have played through it half a dozen times.Andy_Panthrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18231815646876343380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-78956931503174752162013-04-13T06:18:04.021+10:002013-04-13T06:18:04.021+10:00I'm still undecided whether I should join you ...I'm still undecided whether I should join you for Mean Streets. I've tried it once, but gave it up after a while. The story appeared interesting, but most of the time was spent watching the slow movement of your vehicle. Also, the controls in the more regular adventure parts were clunky. When failure in an unexpected action minigame would have forced me to go back a lot, I just couldn't bear the game anymore.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-26125499832260828862013-04-13T05:39:46.094+10:002013-04-13T05:39:46.094+10:00Woohoo two more games until Space Quest 3. :)Woohoo two more games until Space Quest 3. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-17816178154736842742013-04-13T05:29:24.489+10:002013-04-13T05:29:24.489+10:00It's obvious you had fun with this game :)
Goo...It's obvious you had fun with this game :)<br />Good luck for the next one, i tried it out, but the control isn't my thing. <br />Maybe I try it again and play it parallel to you :) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-16857443991777221652013-04-13T03:23:42.646+10:002013-04-13T03:23:42.646+10:00I am dying to get to Neuromancer, personally. I am dying to get to Neuromancer, personally. Evan Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049739394359362973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-53004197327125913092013-04-13T00:31:59.999+10:002013-04-13T00:31:59.999+10:00ooo~ so close. If only the Murphy's had improv...ooo~ so close. If only the Murphy's had improved the graphics. Can't wait for the next game. :)Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-32122300316174541062013-04-13T00:05:33.418+10:002013-04-13T00:05:33.418+10:00That game was fun to read about, though I'd ha...That game was fun to read about, though I'd have given it a slightly higher score personally.<br /><br />When you were giving points for interface and inventory and mentioning the MAD, you mentioned having to watch the full recording to its completion and having no way to jump to a certain part of it.<br /><br />Um... is it possible that despite noticing the most minor details throughout the game you never noticed that 'Press (S) to skip' was written on the bottom of the MAD and that pressing 'S' lets you skip watching a location and follow the suspect to the next one?TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815382857422719383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-41752382550022170552013-04-12T21:45:51.241+10:002013-04-12T21:45:51.241+10:00New adventure games on GOG.
Slender: The Arrival ...New adventure games on GOG.<br /><br />Slender: The Arrival is a modern horror adventure, but the rating of 2 out of 5 after 177 votes doesn't bode well.<br /><br />Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor is the first Nancy Drew game to appear on GOG, and I hope more do. I'm pretty sure I'll be playing at least one of them at some point.<br /><br />Also, Kingdom: The Far Reaches is on sale for $2.99 if you're interested. It's a little known fantasy adventure game from 1995.The Tricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.com