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#785187 - 02/03/12 08:28 AM Re: Surface: Mystery of Another World Collector's Edition - New IHOG on BigFish [Re: Jenny100]
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If, just once, one would say aloud, "Okay, I should just calm down and search everything here for a clue," I might be less inclined to want to yell at him/her to get a move on and stop fiddling with everything in sight.

Ugh! I gladly do without those sorts of comments. I want to play the game, not listen to the protagonist blabbing about obvious things I can see for myself. If they're going to talk, it should be important to the story or offer a clue to a puzzle.

Originally Posted By: lakecat
I was impressed with Brink of Consciousness: Dorian Gray. The protagonist would breathe fast when something frightened him or angered him, kinda cool.

I hate that kind of thing. I don't want to listen to the character breathing. I always end up telling them to stop breathing. I can do my own breathing. I don't like hearing footsteps either. They're nearly always inappropriate for what's being stepped on.

I have recently begun playing casuals without the sound, I find I can focus more on what I have to do. I usually skip the dialogue and cut scenes anyways, since the diary or journals contain all you need.
One of the recent games I played didn't have a journal (Grim Tales maybe?), but that just added to the challenge.
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#785254 - 02/03/12 01:06 PM Re: Surface: Mystery of Another World Collector's Edition - New IHOG on BigFish [Re: colpet]
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I have recently begun playing casuals without the sound, I find I can focus more on what I have to do.

But a good music soundtrack or good ambient sound can add to the game's atmosphere. Sometimes puzzles can have aural clues as well. There may be some where I turn off all sound, but not that many.

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I usually skip the dialogue and cut scenes anyways, since the diary or journals contain all you need. One of the recent games I played didn't have a journal (Grim Tales maybe?), but that just added to the challenge.

I've played more than one that didn't have a journal -- or that had a very sketchy journal -- or that had a journal that included different information than was revealed in cut scenes.

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#786251 - 02/07/12 06:03 PM Re: Surface: Mystery of Another World Collector's Edition - New IHOG on BigFish [Re: BrownEyedTigre]
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Is there anyone here who bought this game and was able to play the Bonus Chapter? Please let me know.

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#786258 - 02/07/12 06:40 PM Re: Surface: Mystery of Another World Collector's Edition - New IHOG on BigFish [Re: Flo NS]
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I haven't purchased this game. Are you having a problem with the bonus chapter? wave

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#786266 - 02/07/12 07:48 PM Re: Surface: Mystery of Another World Collector's Edition - New IHOG on BigFish [Re: BrownEyedTigre]
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Along with many other people we cannot access the bonus chapter. Tech support is saying it is not the fault of the game, their response is.

"It's rare, but sometimes the saved data for your Collector's Edition can become corrupted in some small way, and thus block you from reaching the bonus content."

But it has happened to so many people that it just seems strange that such a rare event would happen to them all, at the very same point in the game. It's frustrating. However, I will try one time to replay the game to see if it happens again. Then we will see how rare it is.

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#786268 - 02/07/12 07:50 PM Re: Surface: Mystery of Another World Collector's Edition - New IHOG on BigFish [Re: Flo NS]
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That is indeed strange, Flo. I'm going to take a look at the forums and see what others are saying. It's hard for me to believe that this is not a glitch. headscratch wave

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#786269 - 02/07/12 07:51 PM Re: Surface: Mystery of Another World Collector's Edition - New IHOG on BigFish [Re: BrownEyedTigre]
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So sorry Flo. That would be beyond frustrating.

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#786271 - 02/07/12 07:56 PM Re: Surface: Mystery of Another World Collector's Edition - New IHOG on BigFish [Re: BrownEyedTigre]
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Just checked the forums and a new version of the game is now available that fixes the following:

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We have a new version of Surface: Mystery of Another World Collector's Edition available now!

The new version of this game fixes the 'Access Violation' issue at the end of the game that was preventing some players from accessing the bonus content. We apologize greatly for the trouble. You can get the newest version by uninstalling and reinstalling your game.


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#786316 - 02/07/12 11:33 PM Re: Surface: Mystery of Another World Collector's Edition - New IHOG on BigFish [Re: BrownEyedTigre]
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That's actually what I did. I'm glad they realized it was a glitch because they were completely ignoring our plea to do something.

Thanks for finding that Marian, when last I checked it wasn't there. I was dealing with tech support and agreed to try to use another profile, so I'm almost back where it happened, will know tomorrow if it works. I just hope I downloaded after they fixed it and not before.


Edited by Flo NS (02/07/12 11:36 PM)

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#786379 - 02/08/12 09:48 AM Re: Surface: Mystery of Another World Collector's Edition - New IHOG on BigFish [Re: Flo NS]
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I sure hope when you reinstalled the game that it was the new version, Flo. Fingers crossed. smile

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#786448 - 02/08/12 02:08 PM Re: Surface: Mystery of Another World Collector's Edition - New IHOG on BigFish [Re: BrownEyedTigre]
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All is well, I am now able to access the bonus chapter.

Thanks

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#786449 - 02/08/12 02:12 PM Re: Surface: Mystery of Another World Collector's Edition - New IHOG on BigFish [Re: BrownEyedTigre]
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#786452 - 02/08/12 02:19 PM Re: Surface: Mystery of Another World Collector's Edition - New IHOG on BigFish [Re: BrownEyedTigre]
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