Secret Files 2- Love It!

I started Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis about an hour ago and love it! I know that quite a few people, on this forum, played it when it first came out. I am just now playing it and it is a terriffic game, so far

Glad you like it! I really enjoyed it as well.

Ana

Definitely a fun game.

Yes !! I liked it too

I liked it also. Can't wait for the third installment.

Cathy

Well, here comes sourpuss. I have a hard time believing that Animation Arts, who made Lost Horizon, made this thing. Am I getting jaded? I dunno, but I did not expect to be chasing all over a ship figuring out

I almost stopped, but no. I went on to meet Max, who strikes me as so juvenile I expect him to address everyone as 'Dude' and an archaeologist who sounds as if she ought to be playing with Barbie Dolls. Aack! If she'd told me one more time about those fruit in that horrible voice....!

By the way, I hate to tell you, Nina, but

One thing's for sure, I will never again make fun of van Helsing for

And to think, I jumped to get this game when I saw it. Oh, boy. Remind me not to be so impetuous.

Gil.

I take it you don't like this game

Too each his own. I loved this game, I've played it many times until I achieved 100% totality.

Well...I like parts of it. It seems to veer between goofy and very interesting. I'll play on.

What's 100% totality?

Gil.

Traveler, I understand where you're coming from. I really enjoyed the Secret Files games, but they are . . . considerably quirkier than Lost Horizon. I think if you approach them with that mindset, you'll have a lot more fun with them.

Have you played the first one yet? Nina actually has several funny lines in that one, but I'm not sure that they're all intentional. It may be something in the translation. One of my favorites occurs when you have her grab several items from a shelf, and she says, "I'll take everything with me that is not on the trees by the time I count to three." The original Nina's voice takes some getting used to, however. She sounds way too young for the role. Conversely, the original Max has a much nicer sounding voice than the Max from game 2, and the way he delivers certain lines can be very funny at times. Still, while they are fun games, I wouldn't expect them to live up to Lost Horizon as far as the story is concerned.

From what I remember reading, they actually hired a professional writer for Lost Horizon, and it showed. I think Lost Horizon is definitely their best game so far. I believe they have also hired professional writers for the upcoming Secret Files 3, so I have high hopes for that one as well.

I'll try to adjust my mindset, venus. The game started off so well! I loved the prologue but it's been uneven since then, great at times, straining credulity past my breaking point at others. The great parts keep me going. I've played farther since posting last and now I think that while this won't be on my list of the best games I've ever played, I won't regret getting it.

Gil.

Gil,

I do agree with you that some of the things we have to do are ridiculous and don't make sense. I wouldn't have any idea what to do without a walkthrough but, I can never get through any game without a WT anyway I do like the humor in some of the conversations. Despite some of the draw backs, I am really liking this game and look forward to getting back to it. That hasn't happened with some of the other games I have played recently.

I'm a walkthrough addict as well. I didn't realize Puritas Cordis was available in the US. Must go check on some sites!!!

Where did you guys buy this game in the US? INteract doesnt even have this one yet, and Dave/Ineract are usually ahead of the curve.

Robedits -- Dave had it as an import months ago and it sold out. I've seen it recently at Target, but that's the only place (so far) that I've seen it on store shelves. You might be able to get it online at Target too.

I got mine at Target about a month ago, and there were still copies on the shelf this last week-end. This game was one of the more pleasant surprises I found there this summer.

Mmm, I'll have to go hunting online. I have no Target store near me.

Just started playing tonight. I got my from The Adventure Shop from the link @ the top of the Forum. Complete Download only $9.99 Took about 1/2 hr to download & it works great. So far it's been pretty fun.

Traveler, glad you are enjoying it more now. Have you gotten any farther? I agree, it's not on my favorites list either, but I still had quite a bit of fun with it.

Unfortunately, that enjoyment didn't last, venus. I finished it but I did it with one eye on a walkthrough because I just couldn't maintain any interest in the game. I know a lot of you liked it but, frankly, solutions to the puzzles just got more and more farfetched and ridiculous and the whole air of the game was so at odds with the serious theme I just wanted it to be over.

Let's put it this way. I'm playing Jack Keane now and having a ball. If some of the solutions for the puzzles in this one are outlandish it's all part of the fun in a game that doesn't pretend to be anything but fun. I'm saving the world here, too, but and who can take that seriously? But you know what? I'm much more interested in stopping Dr. T than I ever was in throwing a wrench in the plans of Puritas Cordis!

Gil.

Sorry your enjoyment didn't last, traveler. As I said, I understand where you're coming from. When I first played Secret Files: Tunguska, I expected a different game. I expected something to blow me away along the lines of TLJ and Syberia. When that didn't happen, when I heard Nina's speaking voice, the odd translations and noticed what I interpreted as general strangeness in the situations and puzzles, I was very disappointed.

However, when I went back to play the game again, something happened. I stopped expecting the game to be something other than it was, and I enjoyed it quite a bit more. What I had previously interpreted as flaws became endearing quirkiness. Maybe it helped that I played it with my fiance, and we started laughing over the lines and the situations. In that new light, when part 2 came out, I was really excited since I knew what to expect. I actually think they made improvements with the second game, although I missed the length and multiple locations of the first.

Of course, when Lost Horizon came out, I had a certain expectation and mindset for the game and did not expect to be blown away like I was. I think maybe the problem was you started with the best game first and worked your way backward.

Anyway, glad you are having fun with Jack Keane. That is certainly a very enjoyable game. Hope you continue to have more fun with this one than SF2.

Hey folks - for a game that costs $49.00 when it first became available to $9.99 download from the Adventure Shop now, how could you go wrong !!

I totally agree with you sureshot.

Yes for $9.99 you cannot go wrong, I really enjoyed the game and as Venus mentioned for SF1
And I agree, SF2 was much better than SF1.

I downloaded it - and installed it - and so far, it is looking pretty good!!

I'm in the minority with this one & on the same "sourpuss ship" as traveler. SF2 started out ok I guess but once I switched to Max on the island it was downhill from there. I don't know if it's just me but I found the inventory combinations completly ridiculous & from that point on the wind was out of my sails:-(

Maybe the last 5 games I played....Dark Fall/Lost Souls...RHEM4...BM2 & BM3 & LHOD4 were all SO GOOD, that i was expecting SF2 to measure up at the same level but for me it just didn't. Now my fingers are crossed that ASYLUM or The Last Crown get released in the fall in time for Halloween!!

I am getting a bit dismayed with this game - I am not a fan of dialog strings. Line after line of unnecessary chatter.

I am not that far into it yet - partly because it's still summer and I tend to be outdoors a lot and partly because the game has not held my interest to the point where I just can't stop playing yet.

But, like I mentioned before, for a game that was $50.00 and you can now download for $9.99, I have to stick it out - maybe it will pick up, maybe not, but the price was sure right! ( Hi SQF and Starcom )

Ah, I actually love long dialogues. Oh, well, hope it picks up for you, sureshot.

SCOTTY, I don't think you can expect SF2 to be among the best of the best, though for some people, it may be. For me, I just enjoy the Secret Files games for what they are and don't expect more out of them. You may try Lost Horizon, if you haven't already. I think it is a much stronger game.

Yes Venus I guess you're right. I threw in the towel rather quick but I didn't uninstall it & I'm sure I'll attempt it again in the future. I dug out my Dark Fall/The Journal game & figured I'd replay it since I recently finished Dark Fall/Lost Souls. WOW...I'm glad I did. It's been all but 10 years since I've played it & I completly forgot most of my first experience in the Dowerton Station & the goings on there. I've already jumped out of my seat a few times & I don't remember any of the puzzel solutions either. It's like playing it for the first time!! ALSO...Another cool thing is seeing the station again in it's pre Lost Souls state.

So I guess SF@ will have to wait till I'm in a more light hearted frame of mind but for now the voices in the station are calling me.

Thank you Venus!

I probably will finish this game. I don't even turn off a very bad movie once I start watching it - gotta see it through.

I just finished this one, and although it was somewhat entertaining, it was also somewhat disappointing, from the unrealistic inventory combinations to the long, long dialogs. They took a good story and made it tedious. I had to use a walkthrough all the way.

I'm not sorry I played it, it helped pass time, but that's about all I can say for it.

I replayed this one quite recently, and enjoyed it *much* more the second time around. I prefer the first game overall, very definitely. I didn't like the voice actor for Max in the second game. Too dopey.

I just started playing it last night, finished island, got back to ship. I enjoyed it so much I stayed up to 2:30 AM, shouldn't have. I was surprised at how many characters you play (4 so far), though not surprised at what happened to the first one, during the prologue.

I got it from Steam a long time ago. Finally got around to finishing Ankh 2, didn't like it as much as first. I'm going to play all the games I've downloaded (which seams to be most) then once they're done I'll start on boxed ones. Which means they'll probably be a Carol Reed number 10 by the time I get to number 7. I'll probably be last to know how the Black Mirror saga ends as well.

I am trying my best to finish this game. I have already stopped playing it twice to play other games. It seems a bit tedious and monotonous to me. I think its some of the dialogue and the use of items that is turning me off. Games are supposed to be fun, maybe it is just me though.....

I am sorry you aren't enjoying it CountZero. I liked the game but we all have different tastes. I hope your next choice will be more fun for you.

Ana

Maybe I was just getting bored with adventure games. I downloaded a new rpg and Im off to raid some orc camps. I hope I remember all my magic spells

I enjoy the different genres also. It's good to have a change of pace.

Ana

I just finished the game today. I liked it a lot, but the voices were a bit corny......especially Nick....he sounded like Keanu Reeve's character in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure! Excellent!! haha