The Moment of Silence!
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07/08/10 08:33 AM
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A "moment of silence" would have been greatly appreciated. I noted this game appeared in a few of your lists, so Rushes kindly told me where to get it. Help My Bob! (I don't know what that means, but I believe it is a Scottish saying for when one is in distress). The reviews on Amazon weren't glowing, but it was cheap! It wasn't my cup of tea at all. So much travelling and talking, talking ,talking..ad infinitum! It would take for ever to arrive at your destination (why was the lift always on the ground floor even though no-one else was in the building and the microwave took two minutes to zap a two minute meal!) and when you arrived you got to do some more talking and then you had to guess where to return to, to do some more talking. I enjoyed Culpa Innata(?)and that was quite verbose but sorry guys I don't see it as a top twenty game. What did I not get? Please note these are not the views of The Management
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Re: The Moment of Silence!
[Re: cris53]
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07/08/10 08:51 AM
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Aw, a shame that you didn't enjoy it. It's one of those games that really needs to be played when one is in a chilled, laidback mood, so all the dialogue can wash over you/sink in and it doesn't really matter how long it takes to get there. I'm replaying it right now, as a matter of fact, and am deliberately employing this tactic. But! - I do wish there was a map feature so that Peter could jump from place to place without all that confounded running and Satcar hoohah. I'm with you there. Did you still manage to finish the game? It was the story that gripped me. I empathised with both Peter and Debbie, and wanted to see how things turned out for them. I loved exploring all the different locations.
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Re: The Moment of Silence!
[Re: Rushes]
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07/08/10 09:04 AM
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I'm still playing and WILL finish. I am playing with the walk through in the background so that I know who to talk to next. My heart sinks with "Can I ask you another question?" which leads to "May I ask you something else?" I much prefer inventory based games and LOVE that feeling when you pick up an item that will continue you on your way (or not!) P.S. Why does Debbie never look at Peter when they talk? More conspiracies?
The light at the end of the tunnel is the light of an oncoming train. H.M.H.B.
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Re: The Moment of Silence!
[Re: cris53]
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07/08/10 09:13 AM
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Debbie is spying on the naked neighbour in the apartment across the street, that's why she never turns around from the window.
Just kidding. I don't know why, either.
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Re: The Moment of Silence!
[Re: Rushes]
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07/08/10 04:23 PM
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I played it long time ago and loved almost every minute of it. One only loves it if one gets completely immersed in the story, feels his frustration seeing that the world is not the paradise he was made to believe. He is rather naive, at least at the beginning of the game and even later when he walks holding his mobile phone when he knows they are looking for him Today's mobile phones are going slowly the way his is. I hope the world doesn't. In a way it is like an interactive movie.
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Re: The Moment of Silence!
[Re: Jenny100]
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07/08/10 05:52 PM
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I liked the graphics, the puzzles, and the plot but I do remember thinking it had too much conversation. Overall I would recommend it to other gamers though.
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Re: The Moment of Silence!
[Re: cris53]
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07/08/10 06:17 PM
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I wrote a review on Amazon for "Moment" in which I referred to the game as a literary adventure game exactly because it had a lot of dialog. The game did an excellent job of using dialog to advance the plot and fully reveal all of the characters as would be the case in any good novel. The absence of puzzles also contributed to the literary aspect in that you just keep playing the game as you would keep reading a novel. How many novels would you read if you had to solve a puzzle every few pages? I think it possible that some adventure gamers become a little disoriented by a game such as "Moment," and several other games, in which you just keep playing and you wonder where the puzzles are because puzzles have become such a staple of what are referred to as adventure games.
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Re: The Moment of Silence!
[Re: BubbaJake]
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07/25/10 04:17 PM
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I thought Moment of Silence was a great game and and it is definately one of my top 20. Culpa Innata on the other hand.... well I couldnt even finish as it just never grabbed me.
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Re: The Moment of Silence!
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07/25/10 06:14 PM
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I may have to play Moment of Silence again. Isn't there a sequel coming?
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Re: The Moment of Silence!
[Re: Becky]
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07/25/10 09:59 PM
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Oh wonder what game I'm thinking of then.
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Re: The Moment of Silence!
[Re: Becky]
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07/26/10 09:37 AM
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I would love to see a Moment of Silence sequel. The ending was certainly left open for one. Still waiting for my copy of 15 Days. I have it on pre-order at Interact.
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