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Re: Worst adventure game? #120072
01/21/06 11:20 PM
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Did someone mention Imelda Marcos? Maybe it's because my father was born in the Philippines but I have loads and loads of shoes to go with my loads and loads of games. lol I can't really pick a worst adventure game, because somehow I'm mechanically challenged and any game that I have to fix things or get things to work is a worst game for me.


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Re: Worst adventure game? #120073
01/22/06 01:00 AM
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funny someone mentioned alida - i 'm playing this now and am absolutely awe-struck by this game and the mind that created it -wonderful. i am always so amazed by how varied are the tastes of all of us,and i hope i can find shoes to go with this game.....it's gonna be tough tho'

Re: Worst adventure game? #120074
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happydance I like this idea of having a pair of shoes to go with each game! No!- I haven't got that many shoes Robert! (but none of them have holes in them) - so I've got quite a lot of catching up to do now!. But I won't find any for the most money I'd pay for a bad adventure game!.

Re: Worst adventure game? #120075
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PS Is the idea to wear the shoes while you're playing the game?

Re: Worst adventure game? #120076
01/22/06 09:08 AM
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Well, I always assumed that sensible people play adventure games while barefoot. But if you're purchasing shoes to go with each game, I suppose you could wear them while playing as a way of "getting into character" for the game.

Re: Worst adventure game? #120077
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Becky, then we could do entire outfits--really sink deeply into the secenario--I'd be in trouble tho as not many games feature heros in Pajama pants


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Re: Worst adventure game? #120078
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Re: Worst adventure game? #120079
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hey ,becky - if i were sensible i wouldn't be up half the night playing Alida to begin with.... laugh

Re: Worst adventure game? #120080
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Quote:
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I don't mind planning a game series from the get go, but you should make a distinction between the big story arc and the small story arc. So each installment brings you to a resolution--maybe a cliffhanger, but still some form of resolution-- rather than leaving you feeling like you played a game with a lot of stuff missing.

WW -- excellent point. Maybe for The Forgotten, adventure developers hadn't quite realized how to do this yet. Now they're doing it. I think the AGON series, the Bone series and the Delaware St. John series manage this feat rather well.

As for the shoes -- if I had as many shoes as I have adventure games, I'd have to add a wing onto my house just to store them.
Developers should look to writers of comic books for ways to handle story arcs. You might have an arc that lasts all year, but each installment is coherent. And then, there might be the entire arc of a character--Batman, say--that has to have continuity over many, many story arcs.

As for shoes, I don't generally wear them in the house, but I definitely have a thing about cute shoes. Don't have a pair to go with every game, as they do take up way more space. But probably shoes are the thing I most accumulate, after games and ball caps.

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Re: Worst adventure game? #120081
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I would have to put Law & Order: Criminal Intent on the list simply because of the bugs. It was a great game in concept and story line, but the constant crashes and bugs in the game made it absolutely infuriating to play.


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Re: Worst adventure game? #120082
01/23/06 06:39 PM
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I agree about Missing. I think it had a great concept but I didn't see the need for stupid games. The Phoenix is supposed to be so intelligent and he spends his time creating arcade games? Please.

I also found Post Mortem disappointing. I played it after Still Life (which is an awesome game) and didn't find the story nearly as compelling.


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Re: Worst adventure game? #120083
01/23/06 06:51 PM
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Quote:
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I agree about Missing. I think it had a great concept but I didn't see the need for stupid games. The Phoenix is supposed to be so intelligent and he spends his time creating arcade games?
Hi Irishgirl welcome

I agree , some of those arcade games were pretty frustrating , especially if your mouse isn't 100% .

Re: Worst adventure game? #120084
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Thanks for the welcome! Those arcade games reminded me of Atari 2400, way back in the day.

Luckily there are tons of great games to compensate for the not so good ones. happydance


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Re: Worst adventure game? #120085
01/23/06 08:00 PM
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I also found Post Mortem disappointing. I played it after Still Life (which is an awesome game) and didn't find the story nearly as compelling.
I have found that if you play a really great game and follow it by another, the second game can appear worse even though it may have scored better if you hadn't just finished that good one.

Re: Worst adventure game? #120086
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Quote:
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Becky, then we could do entire outfits--really sink deeply into the secenario--I'd be in trouble tho as not many games feature heros in Pajama pants
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy does. ;-)

Gremlin (in pajamas at this very moment due to the fact that his jeans are in the washing machine helping to felt a woolen bag his spouse has just knitted!)

Re: Worst adventure game? #120087
01/24/06 08:17 PM
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I also found Post Mortem disappointing. I played it after Still Life (which is an awesome game) and didn't find the story nearly as compelling.
I have found that if you play a really great game and follow it by another, the second game can appear worse even though it may have scored better if you hadn't just finished that good one.
You're probably right Rowan. Still Life was really awesome, I was probably bound to be disappointed by the next game. If I had played Post Mortem first, I might have felt differently about it once I finished.


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Re: Worst adventure game? #120088
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I liked Still Life more than PM partly because Gus's grandaughter had much more personality than he did , I loved her sarcastic humor . She must have gotten it from her mother's side of the family .

Re: Worst adventure game? #120089
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I would have say Forever Worlds takes first place followed very closely behind it would be Missing .


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Re: Worst adventure game? #120090
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Well...for me it was 'Moment of Silence'...that incessant dialogue! I literally found myself dozing off as I was going through ALL the dialogue choices. It was difficult for me to stay awake. Truly.


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Re: Worst adventure game? #120091
01/27/06 02:21 PM
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Interesting that Tony Tough not only made this thread but also the most obnoxious character thread. "Tony," what a guy.

Re: Worst adventure game? #120092
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I have to say...Kings Quest VIII:Mask of eternity because that


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Re: Worst adventure game? #120093
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For me it was Schizm mad mad The puzzles were too hard, it made me shelf the game! The game was pretty to look at, but there is more to a game than a pretty face wave


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Re: Worst adventure game? #120094
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Hi, Skyros!

This advice may be a little late but, if you still have KQ8 and want to finish, you can play in "God" mode that makes Connor almost invincible (he still dies if he falls and goes splat lol ). "God" mode can be accessed by depressing "Shift+Ctrl+7" at the same time and typing in "God".

I did manage to finish the game in the normal mode but, like you, didn't enjoy the combat because the monsters came at you in packs. When I discovered "God" mode, I replayed and thoroughly enjoyed myself because I was able to mow down the monsters without Connor getting a scratch.

Susan

Re: Worst adventure game? #120095
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Funny, I know a lot of people HATED Missing, but I liked it... except for the ridiculous arcade games, of course. The expansion (13th victim) ruined it for me though, short and senseless... what was that ending about??? Where's Phoenix now, are they planning a sequel??


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Re: Worst adventure game? #120096
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raven -- I'm very curous about the 13th Victim. What was it like (just generally)? Did it include any arcade sequences? (I'm wondering if the developers responded to feedback about the original game.)

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