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Point & Click Adventure Thread 2017 - Pixels Walk With Me
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Congrats ja2ke and the rest of the team at Campo Santo on the announcement of In the Valley of Gods!
Wrong thread? I mean this thread about point&click adventures and Firewatch was walking simulator, no?
Alright dudes and dudettes some quick updates
1- I slacked off on the write up I was making partially because I was abroad visiting family and got back a couple of days ago. Sadly I had something of a light fever and recently remembered I need to finish the write up
2- I recently beat the Samaritan Paradox, here's what I wrote about it-
This one started out OK but about halfway through, it had some irritating pixel hunting and a few irritating sections. TBH calling them irritating may be unfair; there are timed sections in the game where you need to hide or perform certain actions in order to progress.
One such section was when you stow onboard a ship and as you go up the steps you will be on a floor where someone is coming out of a room. The door is next to a wall edge and the door has a glass hole on it that can be seen through.
Now how you're supposed to hide during this section is kind of silly; if you just click on the wall or the area next to the door, so you could hide behind it when it opens, you will be caught. What you must do is CLICK ON THE GROUND next to the edge so that your character won't be seen by the crew.
That's about the only time such a 'hiding section' has irked me in the game, any such sections are mostly easy. One thing I found a little annoying is that I ended up needing to speak with every NPC about every topic in order for a trigger to occur so I can progress, and this felt pretty time consuming. At least the writing is overall good and the story was quite enticing at least up until the end.
There are some decent puzzles along with weird and annoying ones but the endgame rather soured it for me.
Still I'd recommend it if you like PnCs, but be aware that it was designed using AGS
http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/
All in all it is middling to me mainly because the later half had some lame puzzles and pixel hunting as I wrote, and the very endgame's plot reveal was pretty weak too IMO, which is unfortunate as I really liked the plot.
3- I am about to start The Shivah! This is one Wadjet Eye adventure game I hadn't played yet, so I'll aim to finish it up and get on with the write up :D
1- I slacked off on the write up I was making partially because I was abroad visiting family and got back a couple of days ago. Sadly I had something of a light fever and recently remembered I need to finish the write up
2- I recently beat the Samaritan Paradox, here's what I wrote about it-
This one started out OK but about halfway through, it had some irritating pixel hunting and a few irritating sections. TBH calling them irritating may be unfair; there are timed sections in the game where you need to hide or perform certain actions in order to progress.
One such section was when you stow onboard a ship and as you go up the steps you will be on a floor where someone is coming out of a room. The door is next to a wall edge and the door has a glass hole on it that can be seen through.
Now how you're supposed to hide during this section is kind of silly; if you just click on the wall or the area next to the door, so you could hide behind it when it opens, you will be caught. What you must do is CLICK ON THE GROUND next to the edge so that your character won't be seen by the crew.
That's about the only time such a 'hiding section' has irked me in the game, any such sections are mostly easy. One thing I found a little annoying is that I ended up needing to speak with every NPC about every topic in order for a trigger to occur so I can progress, and this felt pretty time consuming. At least the writing is overall good and the story was quite enticing at least up until the end.
There are some decent puzzles along with weird and annoying ones but the endgame rather soured it for me.
Still I'd recommend it if you like PnCs, but be aware that it was designed using AGS
http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/
All in all it is middling to me mainly because the later half had some lame puzzles and pixel hunting as I wrote, and the very endgame's plot reveal was pretty weak too IMO, which is unfortunate as I really liked the plot.
3- I am about to start The Shivah! This is one Wadjet Eye adventure game I hadn't played yet, so I'll aim to finish it up and get on with the write up :D
Oh god, the ending of Samaritan Paradox. Why? I enjoyed it up until that point, but afterwards I just can't look back at that game without feeling gross.
The Shivah, on the other hand, is great.
...and short! I still enjoyed it though, great voice acting as always.
OK so I plan on playing Space Quest next, starting with SQ1 VGA. My SCUMMVM standalone that I got from their site recognizes it but it appears to be the DOS version; I take it there never was a Windows/CD/Talkie ver. of the game? Just wanna know before I start playing it in the next couple of days.
Also anyone got any tips to get MT-32 quality audio enabled with it or is that one on by default?
OK so I plan on playing Space Quest next, starting with SQ1 VGA. My SCUMMVM standalone that I got from their site recognizes it but it appears to be the DOS version; I take it there never was a Windows/CD/Talkie ver. of the game? Just wanna know before I start playing it in the next couple of days.
Also anyone got any tips to get MT-32 quality audio enabled with it or is that one on by default?
Holy shit, the MT-32 music for Space Quest 3 is amazing; how can I inject it into the game via SCUMMVM?!
edit: nvm I just had to go Audio>Override>choose MT32
EDIT2: Spent an hour or so on SQ 2, 3 and 4...dropped them afterwards :/ The death scenes really bring down my attempts at enjoying the games.
I am however making progress in SQ5 and am liking it quite a lot.
edit: nvm I just had to go Audio>Override>choose MT32
EDIT2: Spent an hour or so on SQ 2, 3 and 4...dropped them afterwards :/ The death scenes really bring down my attempts at enjoying the games.
I am however making progress in SQ5 and am liking it quite a lot.
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I still find it amazing that I beat all the Space Quests up to 6 without a guide as a child! Same for all adventure games up to that point really. That point being the day my school got it's first computer "on" the internet.
I did have help from my mum but she was just as shit as I was!
I did have help from my mum but she was just as shit as I was!
Is there any difference betwen the Steam and GOG versions of Space Quest 6?
I don't know how to edit the Configurations of the DOSBOX emulator they slapped onto the game...unless the emulator config files are stored somewhere on my C Drive...Furthermore SCUMMVM doesn't recognize the SQ6 folder but it recognizes the older games.
EDIT: OK went and downloaded a 'Day Edition' of SCUMMVM and this build recognizes the game. Seems TV2x renders it pretty big, bigger than 1080p!
Now I'm curious about the music: Older Space quest games had MT-32 ver. of their soundtracks, is such a thing happened with SQ6?
I don't know how to edit the Configurations of the DOSBOX emulator they slapped onto the game...unless the emulator config files are stored somewhere on my C Drive...Furthermore SCUMMVM doesn't recognize the SQ6 folder but it recognizes the older games.
EDIT: OK went and downloaded a 'Day Edition' of SCUMMVM and this build recognizes the game. Seems TV2x renders it pretty big, bigger than 1080p!
Now I'm curious about the music: Older Space quest games had MT-32 ver. of their soundtracks, is such a thing happened with SQ6?
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5 is by far the best IMO. I also gave up on 3 and 4 recently, but I enjoy the beginning of 3 at least. 4 is a mess. It's simply not fun to die every 3 steps
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I played through Samaritan Paradox, because I can't help but play through every game mentioned in this thread. Completely agree with your commentary on it, especially the extreme pixel hunting. I thought overall the puzzles were pretty good and the story was engaging until the final act
By the time SQ6 came out, MT-32 was dead.
It should have General MIDI soundtrack, so you can use, uhh, fluidsynth driver to have it sound better than internal Windows driver.
Started playing Thimbleweed Park and I'm in love tbh.
I still feel bad since I have grim fandango and DOTT on my backlog on PC. Played some of DOTTR, love it.
I still feel bad since I have grim fandango and DOTT on my backlog on PC. Played some of DOTTR, love it.
Could someone link to a working link for any Tesla Effect mods? I've heard there is a mod that improves the visual presentation.
I've been playing this recently and I appear to be about half way through the game.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/416250/Tales_PC/
It's a decent PnC but my main issue is its slow movement and traversal. I'd say the game would be maybe 1/3 shorter if the traversal was faster. There are some decent puzzles in the game too
I've been playing this recently and I appear to be about half way through the game.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/416250/Tales_PC/
It's a decent PnC but my main issue is its slow movement and traversal. I'd say the game would be maybe 1/3 shorter if the traversal was faster. There are some decent puzzles in the game too
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Maybe this one:
http://bigfinishgames.com.s80428.gridserver.com/mod-tesla-effect-0
Not used any myself though
Unavowed Steam page is up for your wishlisting pleasure:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/336140/Unavowed/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/336140/Unavowed/
Thanks mate I've been looking for it but one link to the mod pack was dead.
I've been playing this recently and I appear to be about half way through the game.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/416250/Tales_PC/
It's a decent PnC but my main issue is its slow movement and traversal. I'd say the game would be maybe 1/3 shorter if the traversal was faster. There are some decent puzzles in the game too
I definitely had that complaint with Tales too. The mechanic with transferring the items one at a time and the slow traversal definitely dropped down my appreciation for it. The puzzles were good and the books were interesting and if they just allowed for a simple map between books instead of having to return to the library every time and a way to transfer items between books easily it could have been a great game instead of merely good.
So is anyone else participating in the Most Anticipated Games of 2018 thread? Here'smy listso far. I have space for four more games. Any suggestions?
Also, we should vote in the inevitable best game of 2017 thread too since this year produced a lot of quality adventure games.
Consider voting in the SteamERA 2017 GOTY too, never hurts to hype up Thimbleweed Park twice ;P
So, anybody got some new salesnumbers for TP ?
I got the impression that it didn't do so well, got me a bit sad because it's a really well made point and click with name recognition.
With Detroid: Become Human looking very hot and interesting, I was wondering if anyone here played one of Quantic Dream's first adventure games Indigo Prophecy (Fahrenheit in Europe)? A game that had so much potential at first and was very innovative for its time, but nosedived after making a "genre" switch around halfway through the game.
Not sure - but i heard the Switch version sold very well. So glad a game like this got made in 2017.
Not sure - but i heard the Switch version sold very well. So glad a game like this got made in 2017.
Yes, I played Indigo Prophecy and really enjoyed the start of it until that nosedive took place. The QTE's were annoying, but I was glad I finished it in the end. I bought Heavy Rain, but never finished it, but I did enjoy Beyond: Two Souls. I hope Detroit will turn out okay.
I played it, but never finished it. The QTEs were so annoying, and I lost interest about halfway through. There was this one area where you have to sneak around some giant crates and I kept getting caught for choosing the wrong one and it annoyed me enough to quit, and I just never played it again.
So good news
TRÜBERBROOK
Has reached its goal and is EUR 40,000 away from its extra chapter goal
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1995524156/truberbrook-a-nerd-saves-the-world?ref=48hr
2 days left to back it if you're interested, but hopefully slacker backers, etc. will lead this stretch goal into fruition in the future.
TRÜBERBROOK
Has reached its goal and is EUR 40,000 away from its extra chapter goal
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1995524156/truberbrook-a-nerd-saves-the-world?ref=48hr
2 days left to back it if you're interested, but hopefully slacker backers, etc. will lead this stretch goal into fruition in the future.
Hey sir_crocodile can you add my little game to the list? :)
Detective Case and Clown Bot in: the Express Killer is the sequel to Murder in the Hotel Lisbon, a PnC Adventure game released in 2014. We are aiming for an early 2018 release.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/711920/
Someone has been killing passengers on the express train from Lisbon to Porto, every single day since Tuesday! Someone needs to stop the killer! Once again Garcia is not up to the task (was he ever?) and reluctantly calls upon his old friend and his strange flying sidekick: the mythical Detective Case and the unmistakable Clown Bot.
Together, they will board on the express train, bother everyone by asking annoying questions, pick up everyone's belongings and call them clues, drink and eat for free at the bar (because they are working after all!) and if all goes well, find and stop the express killer.
Oh, and they have to babysit Garcia's kid because his mom is in Porto and Garcia is busy and since they are taking the train to Porto they might as well take him with them. What could go wrong, right?
Time for you to board on a brand new adventure filled with humor, cases (this time many cases!), mysteries, and even more characters now than ever before! Will you be able to gather clues, solve the puzzles, succeed the trials, and find the culprit before reaching the final station?!
Thanks!
Detective Case and Clown Bot in: the Express Killer is the sequel to Murder in the Hotel Lisbon, a PnC Adventure game released in 2014. We are aiming for an early 2018 release.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/711920/
Someone has been killing passengers on the express train from Lisbon to Porto, every single day since Tuesday! Someone needs to stop the killer! Once again Garcia is not up to the task (was he ever?) and reluctantly calls upon his old friend and his strange flying sidekick: the mythical Detective Case and the unmistakable Clown Bot.
Together, they will board on the express train, bother everyone by asking annoying questions, pick up everyone's belongings and call them clues, drink and eat for free at the bar (because they are working after all!) and if all goes well, find and stop the express killer.
Oh, and they have to babysit Garcia's kid because his mom is in Porto and Garcia is busy and since they are taking the train to Porto they might as well take him with them. What could go wrong, right?
Time for you to board on a brand new adventure filled with humor, cases (this time many cases!), mysteries, and even more characters now than ever before! Will you be able to gather clues, solve the puzzles, succeed the trials, and find the culprit before reaching the final station?!
Thanks!
I've played that game soooo many times, I really like Quantic Dream games.
But don't ask me about the storyline. I still have no fucking idea of what that game was about.
Oi, y'all should hit up GOG.com and see if you can get any GOG versions of your Steam games via GOG.com/Connect.
F-Pina you should go here and get vERAfied
https://www.resetera.com/threads/verification-faq-11-20-17-update.2971/
Also, are those English screenshots from an early build? I feel like the last image's dialog could be written better.
F-Pina you should go here and get vERAfied
https://www.resetera.com/threads/verification-faq-11-20-17-update.2971/
Also, are those English screenshots from an early build? I feel like the last image's dialog could be written better.
Oh! I didn't know I could get such a thing as "vERAfied". Will do it.
GOG doesn't want our games there, we already tried 3 times in separate occasions. I've given up trying to understand why by now.
And yes, it's an old build before the English revision from our colleague who is doing the English revision :)
Thanks!
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Hey sir_crocodile can you add my little game to the list? :)
Detective Case and Clown Bot in: the Express Killer is the sequel to Murder in the Hotel Lisbon, a PnC Adventure game released in 2014. We are aiming for an early 2018 release.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/711920/
Someone has been killing passengers on the express train from Lisbon to Porto, every single day since Tuesday! Someone needs to stop the killer! Once again Garcia is not up to the task (was he ever?) and reluctantly calls upon his old friend and his strange flying sidekick: the mythical Detective Case and the unmistakable Clown Bot.
Together, they will board on the express train, bother everyone by asking annoying questions, pick up everyone's belongings and call them clues, drink and eat for free at the bar (because they are working after all!) and if all goes well, find and stop the express killer.
Oh, and they have to babysit Garcia's kid because his mom is in Porto and Garcia is busy and since they are taking the train to Porto they might as well take him with them. What could go wrong, right?
Time for you to board on a brand new adventure filled with humor, cases (this time many cases!), mysteries, and even more characters now than ever before! Will you be able to gather clues, solve the puzzles, succeed the trials, and find the culprit before reaching the final station?!
Thanks!
This is specifically a 2017 list, but when I do the new thread on the first of Jan I'll add it. :)
I expect a lot of the games on the 2017 list will make it to the 2018 one too, there's been a lot of slippage this year.
That's interesting! I though 4 was the pinnacle of the series! Never been able to finish 5!
I want that 250k audio commentary!!! It was so good in Blackwell serie
What a great developer, I feel like they are constantly raising the bar of quality with each subsequent release. And they are, at the same time helping so many other people publish their adventures on Steam.
Thanks Sir_Crocodile for the Tesla mod link. It was really just a couple of NVidia Inspector settings buuuuuuuuuuut after applying them I can't say I noticed any major improvements. Still gonna aim to beat this over the next couple of days.
After that is Vampyre Story and Wheels of Aurelia, then it is off to my GOG backlog.
After that is Vampyre Story and Wheels of Aurelia, then it is off to my GOG backlog.
YO HEADS UP
Pillars of Earth appears to be 50% off on Steam atm
http://store.steampowered.com/app/234270/Ken_Folletts_The_Pillars_of_the_Earth/
I think ep. 2 went up recently and I'm thinking of biting on that price unless it goes for a similar price on Humble or something.
Pillars of Earth appears to be 50% off on Steam atm
http://store.steampowered.com/app/234270/Ken_Folletts_The_Pillars_of_the_Earth/
I think ep. 2 went up recently and I'm thinking of biting on that price unless it goes for a similar price on Humble or something.
Yeah, it's weird that I didn't see one on the front page. I thought that To the Moon had a lot of fans.
I just finished Milkmaid of the Milky Way and thought it was a nice short game, even if some of the rhymes were pretty forced. I just picked up both Gorogoa and Finding Paradise so I'm glad that they're short and I should be able to finish both of them relatively quickly.
Have people seen RIDDLE OF THE SPHINX, a 2000 first person point and click "Myst clone", is coming back?
https://www.kickstarter.com/project...ng-discover-lost-tombs?ref=recs&ref=discovery
https://www.kickstarter.com/project...ng-discover-lost-tombs?ref=recs&ref=discovery
If you have an NVidia card, you can apply NVidia Inspector settings to Telltale's older games. I tried it with Back to the Future and well the changes aren't THAT noticable; the game's gfx options are good enough and the game looks OK as I hadn't noticed any aliasing. Depending on how you set it, there can be slowdown, esp. at 8x SSGSS AA. I'm gonna bump it down to 4x and 2x and see if the FPS can remain steady in certain points.
Gotta say though, the way this game loads data is pretty irritating as the game would freeze as it loads the next set of dialog or animation.
Gotta say though, the way this game loads data is pretty irritating as the game would freeze as it loads the next set of dialog or animation.
Though I think this recently changed, for about its first decade of existence the Telltale Tool didn't have any automatic pre-streaming, and loads every asset on the frame the game requests it. So for all but the absolute newest Telltale games, every voice line, texture, animation, etc, load from 0-100% into memory on the frame when they start playing.
Sorry about the extremely late reply but..
I'll always have strong nostalgia for the original C64 version of Maniac Mansion but still, have to agree with the NES MM probably being the best version overall. The highlighting cursor makes a big difference and is a big part of why the later Lucas adventures interface felt so good. That soundtrack adds a lo to the atmosphere of the game and I love how all the kids have their own tune. Its also interesting that there is a Famicom version of Maniac Mansion which is actually completely different to the NES version. (Inferior in every way by the looks of it)
Shadowgate's definitely near the top of my list to play as I've only heard good things about it. Wonder how it's held up and how unforgiving it is..