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upcoming Simon the Sorcerer #1145880
03/24/18 03:17 AM
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25th anniversary editions of Simon 1 and 2 look really promising on Gog. Available soon on 3rd April. That's made my Easter happydance

Hopefully a sensible GB person can cut/paste/link or provide more info than I can.

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Re: upcoming Simon the Sorcerer [Re: aretha] #1145893
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I managed to get a little more info from the UK, hope this wets the appetite, they don’t make them like this anymore.


About: Just when he thought his life was regaining some semblance of normality, Simon's wonder years are once again turned upside down when the evil sorcerer Sordid returns from the grave with only one thing on his mind - revenge!
Sordid reconstructs his Fortress of Doom and sends a magical wardrobe to fetch Simon, but it accidentally ends up on the doorstep of Calypso, the wizard Simon had to save in the first game. Simon then starts to look for a special fuel that can power back the wardrobe and get him home.
Journey with Simon through this inevitable sequel to the best selling Simon the Sorcerer, as he manages once more to get stuck in a land of twisted fairytales, recycled gags and carbon dated clichés!
With a cast of thousands (mostly woodworm) and enough Swampy Stew to keep an underprivileged country sick for a year, this classic adventure will keep you well entertained until we manage to make another sequel.


Simon The Sorcerer 2: 25th Anniversary Edition features:
Totally new, much praised, game play controls that were built from the ground up.
Hotspot based - no more pixel hunting!
All-new slick icons and animations.
Quick actions using right-click.
Completely new game menus and save/load system
Three Music options: music score in MT-32, General MIDI or AdLib
High-end graphics upscaling (xBRZ filter)
Optional retro settings: play with original graphics, original music and even the original controls (mouse pointer)
Multiple languages:
English voice acting, with the option for adding subtitles in English, Italian, Czech, - Russian and Hebrew
German voice acting with or without German subtitles
Spanish voice acting with or without Spanish subtitles
French voice acting with or without French subtitles
Polish voice acting with or without Polish subtitles

Re: upcoming Simon the Sorcerer [Re: aretha] #1145901
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Thanks Cari, that's exactly what I meant bravo

Re: upcoming Simon the Sorcerer [Re: aretha] #1145902
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And here is the Simon Anniversary Edition page on GOG. smile

Re: upcoming Simon the Sorcerer [Re: Marian] #1145911
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Thank you all smile


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Re: upcoming Simon the Sorcerer [Re: aretha] #1145925
03/24/18 05:26 PM
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Was that a sierra game?

Re: upcoming Simon the Sorcerer [Re: CountZero] #1145926
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No, the Simon games were not from Sierra.

Re: upcoming Simon the Sorcerer [Re: aretha] #1145977
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I may be wrong but I think the developers were the British company Lucas Arts, whatever, the humour in the games is typical quirky Brit humour. I’ll never forget The Woodworms Nat. Front.

Re: upcoming Simon the Sorcerer [Re: Cari] #1145980
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The Simon games were developed by Adventure Soft - a U.K. Company.
And LucasArts is an American company.


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Re: upcoming Simon the Sorcerer [Re: aretha] #1145983
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I still think the Simon the Sorcerer games are the best. I re-play my frequently. They are so much fun and it is something that parents can play with their children and they will love it too.

Re: upcoming Simon the Sorcerer [Re: aretha] #1145987
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playing with my sun sometimes, it is fun yea

Re: upcoming Simon the Sorcerer [Re: MaryJane] #1146000
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welcome to GameBoomers, MaryJane.

Re: upcoming Simon the Sorcerer [Re: aretha] #1146432
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I hope they have a key to switch to old graphics. I don't really like how they improved it :/ but I'm happy about the new version that works on new computers and has full voice and everything smile

Re: upcoming Simon the Sorcerer [Re: ViktorTheBoar] #1146447
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I hope the switch to retro graphics is available, too, ViktorTheBoar yes

The way it was done with the special edition of Monkey Island was just plain wonderful !! happydance


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Re: upcoming Simon the Sorcerer [Re: aretha] #1147119
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Both are out on GOG now; but be careful, both have gotten numerous bad reviews.

Re: upcoming Simon the Sorcerer [Re: Uncle Reg] #1147120
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I saw those reviews, too, Uncle Reg.
I don't usually take a lot of notice of reviews but they were definitely "off putting" frown


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Re: upcoming Simon the Sorcerer [Re: aretha] #1147145
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I purchased this game today from GOG and it's running perfectly. Lots of laughs so far. GOG also includes the ORIGINAL version in a ZIP file, including manual. HAPPY GAMING!
Sandy

Re: upcoming Simon the Sorcerer [Re: aretha] #1147161
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I played through Simon1 new version yesterday in one sitting. I liked the 'smoothed out graphics' and the modernised music. In my opinion they have retained the charm of the game.


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Re: upcoming Simon the Sorcerer [Re: aretha] #1147183
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I'm glad you are enjoying it, Sandy.

And thank you for your thoughts on the new version, aretha.

Re: upcoming Simon the Sorcerer [Re: Marian] #1147236
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Just goes to show why I don't bother much with reviews, eh ??
When two of our members give GOOD ones lol


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