Evil under the sun
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I just got my copy of Evil under the sun. been playing for a couple of hours and i am not sure what to do. th first time i went to the pub, don't think i was suppose to b there,because the game got stuck and i had to turn of the computer and start the game over. i have been talking to the guest, boy this hard ithout a walktough, but i think i will surive without 1. it is fun so far. it is hard to find the guest, butam not doing too badly. anyone one else got the game yet. i could use some pointers. i don't know if i am suppose to have a disc in the drive or not can someone tell me. i have been playing without 1 in the drive.
Last edited by greatsmitty; 10/19/07 03:05 PM. Reason: add to
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Re: Evil under the sun
[Re: greatsmitty]
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10/19/07 03:18 PM
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greatsmitty, There's no need for the Cd to be on the drive. You can play without. If you need help, please post at Hints forum. Sorry that your game got stuck. I have some parts written. Tell me if you want a copy of what I have written so far. It's so slow going right now. Life intervenes...
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Re: Evil under the sun
[Re: infernoj13usa]
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10/23/07 04:02 AM
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i finished the game. i agree the environment is lovely, the format for the gameplay has been perfected, and there is some great humor and great characterization. the music/sound is also very well done. there are lots of possibilities in the plot/subplot. that said, i have to say i was disappointed by the ending. but i won't ruin it for any of you, and it was fun enough that i would play it again.
2 things i need to report about this game--glitches if you will:
1-after the murder, when i was back in poirot's room, i went to check the rooms of the other guests. i had a long interview with an invisibile Kenneth Marshall, and after it was over i was stuck in the room! the menu and every thing was gone--i had to control-alt-delete and shut down. i tried it again after to see if the same thing would happen, and it did.
2-on the evening of the 24th, i was looking through the rooms when i noticed the 'take' cursor appear out of nowhere. it was just under the menu and didn't correspond to anything in the scenery. so i clicked and i got a master key in my bag. then i clicked again, another identical master key. i ended up getting twelve, i could probably have got more. it was very weird.
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Re: Evil under the sun
[Re: SirGraham]
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10/26/07 10:51 AM
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Three CD's is correct SirGraham but the game will play without the use of a CD.
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Re: Evil under the sun
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10/26/07 02:26 PM
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I just started playing this game yesterday, and already I am having problems with it. I have checked over at Glitches, and others are having the same problem as I am. Whenever I go outside the hotel there is whiteout, and can't see anything and have to shut the computer down kapoot!!I am not very computer literate, but I am going to try to do what they are telling others to do in regard to the driver and see if that will do the trick. So far it seems like a great game, I hope I can fix it so as to be able to play. Wish me luck Beverly I fixed the game by updating my video card, and doing a clean boot like the techs at game website told me to. No whiteouts so far.
Last edited by Bevlee; 11/12/07 08:58 AM. Reason: forgot to type the reason
Dont' walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Walk beside me and be my friend. (Albert Camus)
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Re: Evil under the sun
[Re: Becky]
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10/27/07 12:54 PM
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If anyone else is having the problem with "whiteout", there is a solution over at the glitch forum. I tried it and it works, for now anyway, and am trying to continue playing this game---- tedious or not!! Beverly
Dont' walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Walk beside me and be my friend. (Albert Camus)
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Re: Evil under the sun
[Re: Bevlee]
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10/31/07 06:36 PM
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I have had to shelf this game as it is tooooooo tedious to play with all the "whiteouts". I received a reply from Dreamcatcher, but it was only a generic solution, but I did as they told me to do, but still having "whiteouts" so until I get a custom solution it will have to stay on the shelf. It is a pity as it was getting to be a great game to play. Beverly in Florida where the winds are blowing and the surf is up with Noel just off the coast.
Dont' walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Walk beside me and be my friend. (Albert Camus)
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Re: Evil under the sun
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11/02/07 11:43 PM
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I'm probably about half way through the game and I am enjoying it immensely! First off, the graphics are wonderful and I am also enjoying the comic banter between Hastings and Poirot. I also like the fact that you are given significant time to establish key players before a murder happens. Then the game really picks up! I also like the "to do" list you are given to help you advance in the game. It's not obvious hints, but gives you an idea of what you need to do. Fantastic!
"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished." Lao Tzu
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Re: Evil under the sun
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11/03/07 09:16 AM
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I, too, think the "to do" list is great!!!
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Re: Evil under the sun
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11/05/07 06:20 PM
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I finally finished. Good, good game. Much better than the last Agatha. I had to redo a few chapters due to my enthusiasm and thus overlooking a few important things, but I'm glad I stuck with it. Loved the humour. Teddo
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Re: Evil under the sun
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11/10/07 06:48 PM
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Hi all... I am three hours into the game...<Wonderful> game <Great Graphics> I must admit this agatha is better then the last one.. Totally enjoying it...I am having no glitches at all..Thank Goodness !!!
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Re: Evil under the sun
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11/13/07 11:54 AM
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this is the 3rd time i played this game and the 1st time i got the cut scene to end act 6. the only thing i did different waswhen i picked the the wire recorder i went into the tunnel to cutters cave and tried to put back the sandwich tin back, but poriot said he didnot know what i was doing. so i took the tunnel back to the pub and went across the bay. i test the herion and wella the cut scene started.
Last edited by BrownEyedTigre; 11/13/07 12:02 PM. Reason: added spoiler tag
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Re: Evil under the sun
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11/15/07 02:50 AM
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Well I finally finished the game with the help of the Gameboomers Team. Was an excellent game, graphics are just great, story is good. But I only have one question, why did he kill her, I thought he loved her?? Liz
Last edited by Becky; 11/15/07 07:25 AM. Reason: Spoiler tag added.
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Re: Evil under the sun
[Re: Lizau]
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11/16/07 12:01 AM
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Well I finally finished the game with the help of the Gameboomers Team. Was an excellent game, graphics are just great, story is good. But I only have one question, why did he kill her, I thought he loved her?? Liz He didn't love her, he just used her to take advantage of her fortune. But he had to kill her before that was discovered, that was his motive. Furthermore he loved his wife very much and they used that trick again with his wife for another murder before that of Arlena
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Re: Evil under the sun
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11/17/07 10:03 PM
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Hi Guys. I work for Target, so I always grab a good adventure game when we sell them. I, of course, grabbed "Evil Under the Sun," and had a ball. Afterwards, I re-read the book and watched the David Suchet DVD and I was amazed and quite pleased at how well the game matched both. It was a great experience. I enjoyed it much better than Murder on the Orient Express, but will always be a fan of "And Then There Were None." I was a little disappointed to see that David Suchet didn't voice Poirot in the this game, however, the actor they got did a "spot on" job! And I so enjoyed actually being able to deliver one of Poirot's final denoucements at the end. I'm glad they chose the end they did. I think different books will require different endings, depending on the story and setting. I'm sorry to hear so many of you had a few glitches. Mine actually played flawlessly, which was a big help and made it that much more enjoyable. Haven't heard the buzz on any new AC game, but I'll definately look forward to it. As a side note, I did play the "Hidden Object" game version of "Death on the Nile," and for a simply seek and find game, it was pretty entertaining.
"Do not allow evil into your heart, it will make a home there." - Hercule Poirot from "Death on the Nile."
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Re: Evil under the sun
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11/17/07 10:10 PM
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I am at the end of the game......... I have to say..The best part of the game is that spooky music in the tunnels.....I just loved it... What a game........I could go on & on........But thats not me.. All I will say is three snaps ..three
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Re: Evil under the sun
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11/19/07 08:43 PM
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I finished this game recently and didn't enjoy it. :/ I thought the last 2 were much better than this one. I was bored with all of the walking back and forth, wished there was a jump feature. Poirot walked slower than a turtle. Only if you single click. If you double click he moves automatically to the next scene. inferno
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Re: Evil under the sun
[Re: infernoj13usa]
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11/30/07 02:26 PM
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QUESTION - Maybe a SPOILER (?) - I tend to ask questions and discuss a game without concern about spoiling the storyline for anyone who reads the thread...and I don't know how to 'hide' my spoilers...so here goes and if you have not finished the game yet (neither have I, just annoyed about this) don't read this = If this game is "non-linear" why can't I make Poirot go where I want him to instead of only where the walkthrough takes him/me? I was in the tunnel, after finding those darts and placing them correctly and opening the secret door, and even I can see where I/Poirot should be going, yet he won't do it, says he has no clues to where to go next, but of course there they are right before my eyes! Had to return to the hotel instead of pursuing the investigation as I wanted to.....if you have played to here you know where it is and what I am looking at. Question = I have returned to the hotel (after the tunnel now) and cannot find Emily on the Rocky Beach, no one is there, why can't I go to the bar and have a sherry? or something to waste time? What am I supposed to do while waiting for her?
I like this game, it seems very much easier than the first 2, loved the Orient Express, not so happy with the first in this series....like being able to do things in any order I wish. I seem to recall I had a problem earler in Evil with not following thru on something I wanted to do or proceed with but the game acted like a linear one there too...can't remember now just where I was at. Love, Betty Lou
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Re: Evil under the sun
[Re: Betty Lou]
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11/30/07 02:38 PM
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There is no reason to "waste time" in the game BL. If you cannot do what you want to do it's because you missed doing something else you needed to do. I was never at a loss of something that needed to be done. Ana
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Re: Evil under the sun
[Re: Betty Lou]
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11/30/07 02:41 PM
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Betty Lou, The easiest way to add a spoiler tag is to go to the Full Reply Screen and use the spoiler tag. This is the one that looks like a megaphone. Enter you spoilers in the text line. As for Poirot in your spoiler above: The mine is not just that entrance you see. It can be short or long. Poirot as he says needs something to guide him through that area. You do not want to venture in a dark mine without knowing if you will get lost. As for waiting, then do what a regular adventurer would do. Check everything and see what might have been missed. Talk to everyone, investigate places, look at your documents and if you can't progress - ask Poirot and the finger in his office.
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Re: Evil under the sun
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11/30/07 02:48 PM
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But as Poirot I should be able to just follow the person's footprints down the tunnel on the left, nothing could be plainer than that, could it? First time I didn't do it right, hope this time I did. I have never paid any attention to that 'task bar' with the globe etc and now I understand (I think) how to use it, thanks Mag and Becky..... Love, Betty Lou
Last edited by Betty Lou Brewer Jones; 11/30/07 03:24 PM.
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Re: Evil under the sun
[Re: Betty Lou]
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11/30/07 02:55 PM
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Betty Lou -- I think you need to put the text within the spoiler frame. I haven't gotten this far in the game myself, but as you know, in adventure games, often what looks easy involves some preliminary steps. I hope you find your way (well, Poirot's way) (well, Hastings as Poirot's way) through!
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Re: Evil under the sun
[Re: Becky]
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11/30/07 05:02 PM
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I've been playing this game for an hour or two and am enjoying it so far. No glitches or hiccups - hope it stays that way! I was surprised to hear another actor voicing Poirot, but whoever it is, is doing a great job. Glad to read that others are having fun with the game also!
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Re: Evil under the sun
[Re: Rushes]
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Thanks, it only took me 4 tries to get it right! I have done a search in HINTS for any 'stuckness' I had in AC's Evil and could not find anything. I guess I have to go there and post a new thread in order to get an answer to my "feeling all alone on this beautiful island" - can anyone else find me in AC Evil in the HINTS forum? please! thanks Love, Betty Lou
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Re: Evil under the sun
[Re: Betty Lou]
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11/30/07 08:08 PM
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Betty Lou, Click on your name, click on View Posts. All your posts are there and you should be able to find what you need.
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