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Portal article:
Also, for what it's worth, I had trouble with the combat in Dreamfalll as well. It was pretty bad :(
Also, for what it's worth, I had trouble with the combat in Dreamfalll as well. It was pretty bad :(
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Portal article:
tsa: There aren't any places that I can think of that require you to do something in a real hurry, combat-style. Most of the game actually benefits from taking a more considered approach and planning out your next move in advance. There are one or two times where you'll need to place another portal while you're falling. It's tricky, but usually where you want to place that portal is right where you're going to land, so it's pretty easy after a couple of tries. Also, unlimited retries because there's no game over. If you die, you generally reappear right before whatever you did to kill yourself.
Plus, the game is only $20, so it might be worth taking the plunge to try it out and see what you think.
tsa: There aren't any places that I can think of that require you to do something in a real hurry, combat-style. Most of the game actually benefits from taking a more considered approach and planning out your next move in advance. There are one or two times where you'll need to place another portal while you're falling. It's tricky, but usually where you want to place that portal is right where you're going to land, so it's pretty easy after a couple of tries. Also, unlimited retries because there's no game over. If you die, you generally reappear right before whatever you did to kill yourself.
Plus, the game is only $20, so it might be worth taking the plunge to try it out and see what you think.
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Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People article:
As a big adventure game fan for over a decade and a huge Homestarrunner fan this is one of the most exciting announcements I've heard from the VG world. I do think though that in classic chapman style this will be a game for "insiders". Even as a big fan of the site I end up using fan sites to hunt down context for some of the jokes. If they are true to form this will be an enjoyable and humorous surface experience for the "outsider" enthusiast, and a deep comunity building in-joke gratifying geek-out experience for site fans like me. Bring it on!
As a big adventure game fan for over a decade and a huge Homestarrunner fan this is one of the most exciting announcements I've heard from the VG world. I do think though that in classic chapman style this will be a game for "insiders". Even as a big fan of the site I end up using fan sites to hunt down context for some of the jokes. If they are true to form this will be an enjoyable and humorous surface experience for the "outsider" enthusiast, and a deep comunity building in-joke gratifying geek-out experience for site fans like me. Bring it on!
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Portal article:
I doubt this game's playable if you had trouble with Dreamfall. This isn't an adventure game. Why don't they just review Bioshock, Duke Nukem, and Doom while they're at it?
I doubt this game's playable if you had trouble with Dreamfall. This isn't an adventure game. Why don't they just review Bioshock, Duke Nukem, and Doom while they're at it?
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Portal article:
It's sort of hard to answer that directly, as a lot of Dreamfall's difficulty was for the wrong reason (lousy combat control/implementation) and Portal doesn't have that problem. It does have some tricky jumps if you're not used to that sort of thing, so you'd probably have some difficulty in the later sections. But if you got through Dreamfall, I can't imagine you'd find Portal impossible.
It's sort of hard to answer that directly, as a lot of Dreamfall's difficulty was for the wrong reason (lousy combat control/implementation) and Portal doesn't have that problem. It does have some tricky jumps if you're not used to that sort of thing, so you'd probably have some difficulty in the later sections. But if you got through Dreamfall, I can't imagine you'd find Portal impossible.
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Portal article:
Is this game playable for people who found some of the action scenes in Dreamfall a bit difficult?
Is this game playable for people who found some of the action scenes in Dreamfall a bit difficult?
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Portal article:
Excellent indeed! Not just the article (like that's a surprise?), not just the game (which I haven't yet played but has there been a more universally loved game in recent memory?), but also the fact that Portal gets a regular review at AG. While I expect "slippery slope" argument to be raised by some now, I, for one, predicted it might be adventurish enough back when it was still in development. Had I been more active at the forum back then, I would have probably campaigned for it, too. ;)
Excellent indeed! Not just the article (like that's a surprise?), not just the game (which I haven't yet played but has there been a more universally loved game in recent memory?), but also the fact that Portal gets a regular review at AG. While I expect "slippery slope" argument to be raised by some now, I, for one, predicted it might be adventurish enough back when it was still in development. Had I been more active at the forum back then, I would have probably campaigned for it, too. ;)
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Portal article:
An utterly enthralling game. Nerve-wracking, too, at times, but utterly enjoyable nonetheless. And Jonathan Coulton's end theme song is absolute ear candy, spare but totally infectious.
I have no idea how they could extend the concept to a more 'full-length' game without wrecking it, but if they ever tried, I'd be game to give it a spin, just to see if it succeeded.
An utterly enthralling game. Nerve-wracking, too, at times, but utterly enjoyable nonetheless. And Jonathan Coulton's end theme song is absolute ear candy, spare but totally infectious.
I have no idea how they could extend the concept to a more 'full-length' game without wrecking it, but if they ever tried, I'd be game to give it a spin, just to see if it succeeded.
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Portal article:
Great that the game has received a bit of coverage here. It seemed only right lol.
Excellent review by the way.
Great that the game has received a bit of coverage here. It seemed only right lol.
Excellent review by the way.
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Emily Enough: Imprisoned article:
Anarcho is close to releasing another game, right now (beta-testing) and he's also working on sqoare something something... So 2 games in the (near) future from him.
As for the game, it's pretty much in the top 10 of AGS games for me, personally! (and the intro theme is fantastic with the guitar, btw :D)
Anarcho is close to releasing another game, right now (beta-testing) and he's also working on sqoare something something... So 2 games in the (near) future from him.
As for the game, it's pretty much in the top 10 of AGS games for me, personally! (and the intro theme is fantastic with the guitar, btw :D)
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Emily Enough: Imprisoned article:
An article I came across in doing some research for the review indicated he was working on something new (and had been for a long time),. If I find out any solid news I'll post a thread in the Underground forum about it.
An article I came across in doing some research for the review indicated he was working on something new (and had been for a long time),. If I find out any solid news I'll post a thread in the Underground forum about it.
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Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People article:
I'll play it and enjoy playing it, mainly because I trust Telltale with any game!
I'm looking forward to Lego Indiana Jones more though. I hope you can forgive me that.
I'll play it and enjoy playing it, mainly because I trust Telltale with any game!
I'm looking forward to Lego Indiana Jones more though. I hope you can forgive me that.
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Emily Enough: Imprisoned article:
I played this a couple of years ago and it's easily the best AG game I've ever played, to bad the author never made another game!
I played this a couple of years ago and it's easily the best AG game I've ever played, to bad the author never made another game!
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Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People article:
I agree with Lucien. The game looks like some kind of in-joke for the "Attractive People" Club. It makes me feel like a total outsider.
I agree with Lucien. The game looks like some kind of in-joke for the "Attractive People" Club. It makes me feel like a total outsider.
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Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People article:
So, will the game work for us unattractive people?
So, will the game work for us unattractive people?
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Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People article:
During conversations with other characters, Strong Bad will have the option to respond in a nice or mean way, which will affect how the other characters treat him and can change how the game progresses...
Whee! Nice to see that other designers working in the industry are including this feature in games. Plus, Mark Darin is all kinds of awesome, and that alone gives me motivation to play this.
During conversations with other characters, Strong Bad will have the option to respond in a nice or mean way, which will affect how the other characters treat him and can change how the game progresses...
Whee! Nice to see that other designers working in the industry are including this feature in games. Plus, Mark Darin is all kinds of awesome, and that alone gives me motivation to play this.
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Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People article:
Still can't seem to get excited about this game.
I think they are going to struggle to sell to people other than existing fans of the cartoon/website.
I checked out the website when it was announced and was underwhelmed.
I might give the first one a go, but as an attractive person it doesn't seem that cool.
Still can't seem to get excited about this game.
I think they are going to struggle to sell to people other than existing fans of the cartoon/website.
I checked out the website when it was announced and was underwhelmed.
I might give the first one a go, but as an attractive person it doesn't seem that cool.
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Obituary: April 9, 2008 - Uru Live blog post:
With URU and MOUL as with life you get out of it what you put into it as well as from what is there. There was a great deal to do in both the first version of URU and in MOUL both and the live events were exiciting and very much loved by hundreds of players who remained active throught out the game to the very end. On the last night there were 698 players active up until the last moment and we await the new incarnation with much enthusiasm and interest.
With URU and MOUL as with life you get out of it what you put into it as well as from what is there. There was a great deal to do in both the first version of URU and in MOUL both and the live events were exiciting and very much loved by hundreds of players who remained active throught out the game to the very end. On the last night there were 698 players active up until the last moment and we await the new incarnation with much enthusiasm and interest.
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Emily Enough: Imprisoned article:
I remember playing this when I was sick in bed a few months ago. It's really a gem. Wonderful and unique storyline and really good game design. Don't miss it - the author is truly talented.
I remember playing this when I was sick in bed a few months ago. It's really a gem. Wonderful and unique storyline and really good game design. Don't miss it - the author is truly talented.
Why go to the store or wait for shipping? You can buy and download full version games at Adventure Shop any time, no matter where you live.
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@ tastebud: If you had read the article you would know that Portal is no shooter. That's why.
I don't like it that many people's definition of adventure games is so narrow minded here.