GAMEBOOMERS provides you with all the latest PC adventure computer games information, forum, walkthroughs, reviews and news.

GB Reviews

Latest & Upcoming Adventure Games

GB Annual Game Lists

GB Interviews

BAAGS

GB @ acebook

About Us

Walkthroughs

free games galore

Game Publishers & Developers

World of Adventure

Patches

GB @ witter

GameBoomers Store

Print Thread
BAAGS and Dark Fall 2: Lights Out -- SPOILER #183043
07/31/07 05:36 PM
07/31/07 05:36 PM
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 336
Portland Oregon USA
Raj Offline OP
Settled Boomer
Raj  Offline OP
Settled Boomer

Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 336
Portland Oregon USA
Hi all!
I'll bet you all already talked about this when the game first came out but I literally laughed out loud when I saw BAAGS mentioned in Dark Fall 2: Lights Out!!

This MUST have been a reference to here, right?

It's finally happened!
Gameboomers is not just ABOUT adventure games...
Gameboomers has BECOME adventure games!

(Or at least leaked into one game-- and a darned good one at that!.)

If you missed this little easter egg-ish treasure:

Click to reveal..
In the underwater living quarters, check out the fortune cookies in the kitchen!


Will the wonders of this site never cease?!?!! happydance


"Learning to fly... and I'm trying to try..." Ritchie Havens (Tex Murphy: Overseer)
Re: BAAGS and Dark Fall 2: Lights Out -- SPOILER [Re: Raj] #183045
07/31/07 05:48 PM
07/31/07 05:48 PM
Joined: Dec 1999
Posts: 69,973
MaG Offline
Sonic Boomer
MaG  Offline
Sonic Boomer

Joined: Dec 1999
Posts: 69,973
lol Yes, that's about GB's BAAGS!
Jonathan is so nice to place that.

Here's the picture:



Re: BAAGS and Dark Fall 2: Lights Out -- SPOILER [Re: MaG] #183095
07/31/07 08:03 PM
07/31/07 08:03 PM
Joined: Feb 2000
Posts: 26,918
Stony Brook, New York, USA
Becky Offline
The Medieval Lady
Becky  Offline
The Medieval Lady
Sonic Boomer

Joined: Feb 2000
Posts: 26,918
Stony Brook, New York, USA
lol Brings back a fun memory!

Re: BAAGS and Dark Fall 2: Lights Out -- SPOILER [Re: Becky] #183314
08/01/07 11:16 AM
08/01/07 11:16 AM
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 23,997
UK
Rushes Offline
True Blue Boomer
Rushes  Offline
True Blue Boomer

Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 23,997
UK
grin I replayed this just last week, and I remembered to look for this very special fortune cookie! It did make me smile when I found it the first time around.


"Bleat, Watson -- unmitigated bleat!" ~ Sherlock Holmes
Re: BAAGS and Dark Fall 2: Lights Out -- SPOILER [Re: Rushes] #183335
08/01/07 12:38 PM
08/01/07 12:38 PM
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 953
San Francisco area, Calif.
Carrie Offline
Settled Boomer
Carrie  Offline
Settled Boomer

Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 953
San Francisco area, Calif.
Yes, I remember it too... a nice treat grin !


catrub
Re: BAAGS and Dark Fall 2: Lights Out -- SPOILER [Re: Carrie] #184390
08/03/07 02:47 PM
08/03/07 02:47 PM
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 336
Portland Oregon USA
Raj Offline OP
Settled Boomer
Raj  Offline OP
Settled Boomer

Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 336
Portland Oregon USA
Oh!
I just can't wait for The Lost Crown!
I hope he doesn't depart from what I see as a mini-genre he's created. I would include in this mini-genre, in addition to the Dark Fall games of course, Barrow Hill and Scratches.

Anyone know of other games that are similar in mood and gameplay?


"Learning to fly... and I'm trying to try..." Ritchie Havens (Tex Murphy: Overseer)
Re: BAAGS and Dark Fall 2: Lights Out -- SPOILER [Re: Raj] #184403
08/03/07 03:29 PM
08/03/07 03:29 PM
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 13,453
Texas
nickie Offline
Grand wizard of high mucky muck
nickie  Offline
Grand wizard of high mucky muck
Adept Boomer

Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 13,453
Texas
Raj, how about the two Last Half of Darknesses? Daemonica? The Delaware St. Johns?


"How could drops of water know themselves to be a river? Yet the river flows on."
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Re: BAAGS and Dark Fall 2: Lights Out -- SPOILER [Re: nickie] #184535
08/03/07 09:09 PM
08/03/07 09:09 PM
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 336
Portland Oregon USA
Raj Offline OP
Settled Boomer
Raj  Offline OP
Settled Boomer

Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 336
Portland Oregon USA
Thanks nickie!
(First, love your avatar!)
That's just the kind of tip I need!
I haven't tried or even read reviews about any of those games.
But you can bet I'll seek them out now!

I love games that can actually make me feel a little scared.
I don't mean shocked, rather I mean games that make me hesitate before I open a door or something.
The first of these for me, one of the first games I ever played, was AMBER: Journeys Beyond. WOW! That was, and is, a goodie! And spooky!

Then there was Blackstone Chronicles. I was actually afraid of going into the basement!

Gabriel Knight II: The Beast Within almost had the right atmosphere with the werewolves and all, but didn't quite do it. Neither did 7th guest or 11th hour, although I think they are great games.

I am looking forward to Phantasmagoria and Phantasmagoria II: Puzzle of Flesh... and maybe Shivers because of what friends have told me about them.

And, if I may dip into the Dark Side for a moment, the orphanage in Thief III is one of the creepiest "places" I have ever "been". Wonderful job on atmosphere. And while I'm on the Dark Side, System Shock II got to me as well. All those dead bodies everywhere...

It's always amazing to me when a game can give me a genuine shudder.

Oooh! I also wanted to mention a feature specific to the games I mentioned as a Boakes-influenced mini-genre:

In these four games I loved to take tons of notes, pages and pages, and I figured out many of the puzzles by myself.

I'm not sure why I feel this way about those four games in particular. I almost never take notes. Much easier to look up a walkthrough or hints. I never took notes for any of the other games I've mentioned in this post.

Looks like I need to do some more thinking about the four games I'm calling a mini-genre to figure out what makes them tick for me.

ANYHOOOOOOO...
Thanks so much for the heads-up about those other games! smile


"Learning to fly... and I'm trying to try..." Ritchie Havens (Tex Murphy: Overseer)
Re: BAAGS and Dark Fall 2: Lights Out -- SPOILER [Re: Raj] #184592
08/04/07 02:54 AM
08/04/07 02:54 AM
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 13,453
Texas
nickie Offline
Grand wizard of high mucky muck
nickie  Offline
Grand wizard of high mucky muck
Adept Boomer

Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 13,453
Texas
Thanks Raj! Well, we just happen to have reviews on all those games right up there under gameboomer reviews. lol You've named some great oldies - and it looks like you have several in mind that are a lot of fun! Shivers had great atmosphere, and it always seems to find its way to the top twenty GB list. If you haven't played them, you might also consider Inhererent Evil, and the Dracula games (their titles escape me at the moment . grin) I'm sure there are several that I'm not remembering too.


"How could drops of water know themselves to be a river? Yet the river flows on."
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Re: BAAGS and Dark Fall 2: Lights Out -- SPOILER [Re: nickie] #184898
08/05/07 02:36 AM
08/05/07 02:36 AM
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 4,940
Lincoln, NE
GuybrushThreepwood Offline
Addicted Boomer
GuybrushThreepwood  Offline
Addicted Boomer

Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 4,940
Lincoln, NE
Amber: Journeys Beyond


Currently Playing:
Adventure Game: Broken Age
Darkside: Star Wars: The Old Republic
Re: BAAGS and Dark Fall 2: Lights Out -- SPOILER [Re: GuybrushThreepwood] #185022
08/05/07 01:11 PM
08/05/07 01:11 PM
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 336
Portland Oregon USA
Raj Offline OP
Settled Boomer
Raj  Offline OP
Settled Boomer

Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 336
Portland Oregon USA
Thanks nickie!
I went straight to the reviews here right after I posted.
AND, I went and played a Delaware St. John demo. Right up my alley!
AND, And, and... I actually already HAVE Inherent Evil. I'll just have to raise it up on my (long, long, long) "to play" list.

I played both the Dracula games and really enjoyed them. I remember that the graphics were especially pretty and impressed me.

Another game I think was creepy is Sanitarium, but I'm not sure if I am remembering it correctly. Loved the game, though, even though it's certainly not in the usual adventure game style.

And thanks, Guybrush! For me, AMBER was fantastic. An all-time favorite.
And incidently, just to stray off topic, I LOVED all of the Monkey Island games too!


"Learning to fly... and I'm trying to try..." Ritchie Havens (Tex Murphy: Overseer)
Re: BAAGS and Dark Fall 2: Lights Out -- SPOILER [Re: Raj] #185048
08/05/07 03:06 PM
08/05/07 03:06 PM
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 13,453
Texas
nickie Offline
Grand wizard of high mucky muck
nickie  Offline
Grand wizard of high mucky muck
Adept Boomer

Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 13,453
Texas
I think you're right about Sanitarium Raj - those little kids really creeped me out.
Glad the Delawares look good to you - you probably realize this already, but the same guy who developed them also did Inherent Evil. He's now working on Inherent Evil 2, but I don't think that is coming out for a while.


"How could drops of water know themselves to be a river? Yet the river flows on."
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Previous Thread
Index
Next Thread

Who's Online Now
0 registered members (), 144 guests, and 0 spiders.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Staff, Mod
Newest Members
PierreLombardo, Dux, WillPowerGoat, Ebalon, J7769mon
9388 Registered Users
Powered by UBB.threads™