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American McGees Alice #1067656
05/21/16 11:22 PM
05/21/16 11:22 PM
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Is this game a "shooter" and if so, how difficult is it ??

I was given it this week.
An old two disk "Sold Out" release. It's in excellent condition but a manual wasn't included.

Thanks for any advice grin


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Re: American McGees Alice [Re: Mad] #1067660
05/21/16 11:40 PM
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Hi Mad. I don't know the technical terms of games but I think this is a action platformer game. At any rate it has a lot of jumping and whacking people with things. I played some of it but I am no good at this kind of game which is unfortunate because this game looks great. I'm sure somebody else will come along and tell you better than I can.

Re: American McGees Alice [Re: Mad] #1067661
05/21/16 11:41 PM
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This is one of my favorite all-time games. I think it is considered a psychological horror action game.

As Alice you carry a knife called the vorpal blade and pick up other weapons along the way like demon dice. You also will have a deck of cards you throw at the card guards to kill them and other cool weapons. Some parts can be quite difficult such as the boss fights with the Jabberwock and the Duchess.

You might try watching this gameplay video to see if it is something you would like. The Cheshire Cat is worth playing the game alone!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHxid6jQQN8

oldbroad is right in that there is quite a bit of jumping and platformy gameplay.


Gardens put to bed for the winter. Time for some gaming!
Re: American McGees Alice [Re: Mad] #1067851
05/23/16 03:11 PM
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This is a great game! Takes a while to get used to the controls, but so much fun.


I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
Re: American McGees Alice [Re: Mad] #1067858
05/23/16 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted By: Mad
Is this game a "shooter" and if so, how difficult is it ??

I was given it this week.
An old two disk "Sold Out" release. It's in excellent condition but a manual wasn't included.

I wouldn't call it a "shooter" but it definitely has action.
I've always considered it an "action/adventure" like Tomb Raider.

The action is more difficult than the very first Tomb Raider from 1996, but IMO less difficult than any of the other Tomb Raiders. There is quite a lot of exploration and the locations are interesting. One of my favorite places is the one where you jump on the mushrooms in order to jump higher.

I played Alice years ago using a "god mode" cheat.
That was around the time the games was first released (2000).
I believe these are the cheats I used...
I'm quoting all of them, though I only used the "god mode" cheat.
Quote:
Various Cheats
Enable the console in Options, then press ~ and type any of the following "Codes":
Code.........Effect
go...........God Mode On/Off
wuss.........All Weapons
noclip..........No Clipping On/Off
health.......... # Set Health to # (100 is full)
notarget........Invisibility
give all........All Weapons and Ammo
map (mapname)....Jump to (mapname)(below)
cg_cameradist -45.......First Person View
cg_cameradist 128.......Normal View
fps 0/1.....Display Frame Rate Toggle (0 = off, 1 = on)
give (item name)........*Get (item name)(below)

Submitted by Brian Jones, abbage, pete
*Submitted by Rick Ricafrente
Map Names
Use with map (mapname):

gvillage
pandemonium
fortress1
fortress2
skool1
skool2
potears1
potears2
potears3
utemple
garden1
garden2
garden3
garden4
centipede1
centipede2
wforest$wforest_start1
wchess1
wchess2
rchess
funhouse
hatter1
hatter2
jlair1
jlair2
wforest$wforest_start2
hedge1
tower1
hedge2
tower2
hedge3
tower3
grounds1
grounds2
facade
keep
qlair
Item Names
Use with give (item name):

w_knife.tik
w_cards.tik
w_mallet.tik
w_jackbomb.tik
w_eyestaff.tik
w_icewand.tik
w_jacks.tik
w_blunderbuss.tik
w_demondice.tik
w_ragebox.tik
w_watch.tik
Submitted by Rick Ricafrente


The "god mode" cheat does not protect you from "instakills" like when the boulder tries to squash you or you fall down a bottomless pit, but it protects you from getting shot by evil cards and whatnot.

Re: American McGees Alice [Re: Mad] #1067864
05/23/16 05:03 PM
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I think I used god mode to defeat Caterpiller.


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Re: American McGees Alice [Re: Mad] #1067895
05/23/16 09:37 PM
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Speaking of the Vorpal Blade, here's Baltimore Knife and Sword at it again making a beautiful recreation of said blade from the second in the Alice series, Madness Returns:

Man at Arms: The Vorpal Blade

I know this is somewhat off topic, but thought the fans of Alice might enjoy it smile


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Re: American McGees Alice [Re: Mad] #1067918
05/24/16 12:52 AM
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Nothing short of awesome! The Vorpal Blade come to life!


Gardens put to bed for the winter. Time for some gaming!
Re: American McGees Alice [Re: Mad] #1067985
05/24/16 12:20 PM
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Never played the game, but I always enjoy watching those guys. Thanks wavegirl


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Re: American McGees Alice [Re: looney4labs] #1068006
05/24/16 02:06 PM
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Sorry I'm only just able to get back here - but thanks for all the input thumbsup

I'm useless at Tomb Raider type games blush
However, as it was a gift, I might just give this one a go, using the God Mode info that YOU provided, Jenny100 praise

Looking at stuff on You Tube stirred up a very, very vague memory of my actually having tried Alice before - many, many years ago. At which time (without a God Mode) I have no doubt at all that I would have given up rather quickly !! lol


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Re: American McGees Alice [Re: Mad] #1068007
05/24/16 02:10 PM
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I have a memory of having to refresh the god mode at the beginning of every level. This usually wasn't much of a problem.

Re: American McGees Alice [Re: Jenny100] #1068167
05/25/16 04:32 PM
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Thanks, Jenny100. I've made a note of that, too !! thanks


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Re: American McGees Alice [Re: Mad] #1068188
05/25/16 07:15 PM
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Mad, you're making me itch to play this one again!


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Re: American McGees Alice [Re: Draclvr] #1068304
05/27/16 03:37 AM
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Well if you like the game so much, Draclvr, scratch the itch !!!! rotfl


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Re: American McGees Alice [Re: Mad] #1068346
05/27/16 09:58 AM
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Once you come over the pond and help me pull weeds and spread mulch in all my flower beds, I'll get right to it!


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Re: American McGees Alice [Re: Draclvr] #1068406
05/27/16 07:48 PM
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No chance !! My "heavy" gardening days are all in the past laugh laugh laugh


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